Pop Bead Activity Name: __________________________ Hr: _____

Tape your assigned cutout of your DNA Sequence here

DNA – Using the pop beads, make a double stranded DNA molecule of your given sequence.
Teacher Initials
After getting the teacher initials for your model, make a sketch of your DNA molecule in the box below.

What are the 4 nitrogen bases in DNA?

What are the 2 molecules in a nucleotide that are a part of the backbone of DNA?

What connects the 2 strands together?

How would the DNA molecule you just made differ from RNA?
RNA – Using the pop beads, make an RNA molecule from your given DNA sequence.
Teacher Initials
After getting the teacher initials for your model, make a sketch of your RNA molecule in the box below.

Write your given DNA sequence to DNA

the right and its corresponding RNA
sequence directly below it. RNA

What are the 4 nitrogen bases in RNA?

What are the 2 molecules in a nucleotide that are a part of the backbone of RNA?

How does your RNA molecule differ from the DNA?

Even though RNA can exist in a double stranded form, why do you think double stranded RNA would be a
problem when creating protein?