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DNA and Genes

Please answer these questions by reading the information provided from Biology for Kids: DNA and Genes

What does DNA stand for?

DNA is short for deoxyribonucleic acid.

What is a Codon?

A sequence of three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule.

What is the specific shape of a DNA called?

Double Helix

Complete this sentence - Even though there are only four different letters, DNA molecules are thousands of letters long. 

What percentage of our DNA makes us unique?

0.1%

Are our DNA molecules long? What evidence from the text can you provide to support your answer?

DNA molecules are long --- so long, in fact, that they can’t fit into cells without the right packaging.

What are genes?

A unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristics of the offspring.

What is the relationship between cells and DNA?

Cells are held together by a lipid membrane and contain organelles and proteins that underpin their various functions. 

How many cells do we have in our bodies?

37.2 trillion cells

Swimming poem

Summer is here so

We're under the sun

In the pools to have some fun
Making splashes is 
Making us happy,but when

Its free time we 

Never get angry when we 

Get out we never feel bad because we can go home to relax 

Water fun Day

We were all sitting down on the courts in our houses as we were waiting all of the houses were practicing their house chart.As Mis Tofa arrived at the courts she told all of the houses what activity we were going to and one by one she sent each class room’s to their first activity.

 Our first activity was at the swimming pool as we got there we all got told we ain't allowed Bomb into the pool,drown someone and no hitting.when they were done talking to us we all hopped into the pool one by one we were all diving under,playing tag and some of us grabbed pool noodles and started floating with them.

 as we were done with that activity our next one was with Mis Smith when we got there Mis Smith told all of us the rules and after that she gave one of us a balloon and the others had to catch it and pass it back.Once all of us had done it the last one ran and putted the balloon into the buck and got a cup and ran to the basket and poured the water into the basket.

 Our next activity was with Mrs Kyee she told us what to do and then we got a yogurt container and hopped into to hula hoops and then we ran up the hill to pour the water into the basket.Then we ran down and gave the yogurt container to the next person and as we were running Mis Kyee was spraying water at us.

 After that we headed over to Mr Nath he told us what to do and then we got a cup but it had holes in it so we covered it with our fingers and ran up the hill to pour the water into the basket and ran straight down and some of our classmates were sitting down and some was wetting all of us with the hose and Mr Nath told them off .we were all getting tired because we were running a lot. Once we were done with the activity we went to our second to last activity and that was with Mrs Atuahive she was doing the slide and it was fun she explained to us and after explaining to us we got a cup each and ran and slid down and when we got down and after pouring we ran up the hill.

As we were done with the activity we had our last one witch was sponge bob and we took the sponge and did up and down and the last one took the sponge and ran to the basket and poured the water in as we were done we all got told that Nikau won and the rest of the houses and us did our chart one last time and then we all got changed and went back to class.