Practical Proteins (Part 1 of 4)

In this lesson students are introduced to the idea that DNA is the code to create proteins and that proteins can be structural or functional. Students are given a problem to create a model of a protein that can accomplish a particular function. Students will work in pairs to use the given materials to construct a "protein" that will remove a "nutrient" from a container and transport it along a wire. Once student have a working protein, they will create a detailed diagram in which the label each part of the protein and identify what it does for the structure of the protein.