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Candy Chemosynthesis
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In this activity, groups of learners work together to create edible models of chemicals involved in autotrophic nutrition.

Model Eardrum
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In this activity (last activity on the page), learners make a model of the eardrum (also called the "tympanic membrane") and see how sound travels through the air.

Have Your DNA and Eat It Too
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In this activity, learners build edible models of DNA, while learning basic DNA structure and the rules of base pairing.

Reading DNA
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In this activity, learners use edible models of the DNA molecule to transcribe an mRNA sequence, and then translate it into a protein.

Molecular Menagerie
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In this activity, learners use molecular model kits to construct familiar molecules like lactose, caffeine, and Aspirin.

Balloon Bugs
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In this activity, learners make balloon models of disease-causing bacteria.

Make a Comet Model and Eat It!
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In this activity, learners build models of comets, using edible materials, to learn about comets' structure.

Slimy Cells
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In this activity, learners solidify their conceptualization of cells by building a model of a cell in a ziplock bag.