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Article Title
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This article presents a developmentally appropriate approach to introduce high school biology students to the structure of DNA and illustrate how its structure and function are related. We address the importance of beginning instruction with a concrete representation of DNA, and using it to scaffold to several important biological concepts. We also make clear the teacher's crucial role in this scaffolding process. This article promotes National Science Education Content Standards C and G, and Iowa Teaching Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7.
Publication Date
Winter 2007
Journal Title
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Volume
34
Issue
1
First Page
14
Last Page
20
Copyright
© Copyright 2007 by the Iowa Academy of Science
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Smith, Jennifer A. R. and Martin, Cynthia J.
(2007)
"DNA: Modeling Structure and Function,"
Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 34:
No.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol34/iss1/5