Students will participate in a 5E lesson. To ENGAGE, students will connect their understanding of similarities between parent and offspring to the fundamental molecule of life: DNA. To EXPLORE, students will participate in interactives to observe, analyze and summarize how genes are used to create proteins and traits. In the EXPLAIN section, students will take notes on DNA replication and the Central Dogma. To ELABORATE on their understanding of DNA, students will participate in a protein synthesis race (game) to practice transcription and translation. Formative evaluations of students's ability to explain the process of protein synthesis include (1) a protein synthesis and codon practice sheet, (2) a labeling activity, and (3) making a recording that models and explain the process. As an extension, students can apply their understanding of mRNA to explain how the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines work. Finally, int summative EVALUATE, students model replication, transcription, and translation as they build an organism!

Students create model elevator carriages and calibrate them, similar to the work of design and quality control engineers. Students use measurements from rotary encoders to recreate the task of calibrating elevators for a high-rise building. They translate the rotations from an encoder to correspond to the heights of different floors in a hypothetical multi-story building. Students also determine the accuracy of their model elevators in getting passengers to their correct destinations.

In this Illustrative Math resource, students must transform expressions using the distributive, commutative and associative properties to decide which expressions are equivalent. The Virginia Department of Education extension activity titled, "Translate and Evaluate Expressions" directs students to represent verbal quantitative situations algebraically using a matching activity, graphic organizer, and teacher lesson plan.

Express yourself through your genes! See if you can generate and collect three types of protein, then move on to explore the factors that affect protein synthesis in a cell.

Students learn how engineers apply their understanding of DNA to manipulate specific genes to produce desired traits, and how engineers have used this practice to address current problems facing humanity. They learn what genetic engineering means and examples of its applications, as well as moral and ethical problems related to its implementation. Students fill out a flow chart to list the methods to modify genes to create GMOs and example applications of bacteria, plant and animal GMOs.

A collection of free and open primary texts in digital formats for the study of early world literature in English translation. Multiple English translations are provided for comparison and study, as well as open secondary and supplemental resources.

Students review a few main rules for when and how to use the subjunctive, review a handful of common expressions that trigger subjunctive usage, and then work in partner groups to translate and diagram 12 sentences.  

Video lecture on quadratic equations and their graphs. The video connects the equation, the graph, the roots, and the minimum or maximum of the quadratic function.

This art history video discussion examines the "Rosetta Stone", 196 B.C.E., granite (British Museum, London).

The mini lesson consists of a presentation of slides of transformations of translation, reflections, and rotations.  Students will decide which slide and use a text box to type the answer per slide.

In this lesson, the students will explore and learn how to translate two step algebraic expressions from words and real-world scenarios. The teacher will engage students in discussion and facilitate their learning as they encounter a variety of learning styles including sorts, self-check games, and drag-and-drop modeling. The attached PDF provides links to the resources and materials.