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A 3D Molecular Design model of Aquaporin
Student handouts for use with the purple translation mat in the Flow of Genetic Information Kit ©
Students can model different conditions and then predict which way water will move, making vocabulary like hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic more memorable. This is a kit you will use over and over as your curriculum progresses to deepen student understanding.
A 3D Molecular Design Interactable about Monomers and Polymers
A 3D Molecular Design short content video about monolayers, micelles, and bilayers.
AR enhancements of the Amino Acid Starter Kit allow for the exploration of how sidechain properties drive protein folding
Part 1 of 3D Molecular Designs Side Chain Interactable
A 3D Molecular Design short content video nvestigating purines and pyrimidines
Considered the gateway kit for students to develop model literacy, this is a great beginning-of-the-year activity.
Conceptual understanding skyrockets as you invite students to investigate chromosomes at the microscopic and molecular scales! You will love the versatility of this kit as you explore the cell cycle, cell division, and genetics.
- Simulate PCR using flanking primers result to copy sequences of interest
- Investigate how restriction endonucleases are used in DNA cloning
- Explore the Sanger DNA sequencing method using chain-terminating fluorescent dideoxy nucleotide analogs
A 3D Molecular Design short content video about modeling the states of matter
As your students begin to realize that DNA is code for an amino acid sequence that ultimately determines protein structure, their confidence soars!
A 3D Molecular Design short content video about the structure of phospholipids
3D Molecular Designs Anabolic Interactable
Conceptual understanding skyrockets as you invite students to investigate chromosomes at the microscopic and molecular scales! You will love the versatility of this kit as you explore the cell cycle, cell division, and genetics.
In this introductory lesson, students explore hydrogen and covalent bonds within and between molecules. Working through this independent activity with their physical models, lab notebook, and several different molecular representations of water, they learn about polarity and will model cohesion and hydrogen bonding.
A 3D Molecular Design Interactable about Binding Chemicals
AR enhancements of DNA show the similarities and differences between multiple DNA representations
A 3D Molecular Design Interactable about Shapes and their binding properties
Fun, self-correcting, and intuitive, this kit results in confidence and learning that lasts for years.
As your students begin to realize that DNA is code for an amino acid sequence that ultimately determines protein structure, their confidence soars!
AR enhancements of DNA show the similarities and differences between multiple DNA representations
Students will create a model of a protein based on the 3D coordinates displayed on a webpage.
This hands-on modeling kit is designed to help students visualize protein structures and how a protein's unique shape impacts its function.
Students will explore protein structures on web pages to identify similarities and differences.
A 3D Molecular Design video about the Solubility of Alcohols
A 3D Molecular Design short content video about triglyceride structure, oils, and fats
The 3DMD Jmol Training Guide covers how to access Jmol, design a protein model, and export it for 3D printing.
Set your students up for successful CRISPR investigations by first exploring how bacteria seek and destroy viral invaders.
Set your students up for successful CRISPR investigations by first exploring how bacteria seek and destroy viral invaders.
Students explore the properties of amino acids and how they are connected to form a polypeptide.
Students will learn about alpha helices and beta sheets and how they are displayed in molecular visualization software.
Students will explore how the properties of the amino acid sidechains influence the tertiary structure of a protein.
AR enhancements of the Water kit allow students to explore and model the states of matter
A 3D Molecular Design short content video about the diversity of phospholipids
Part 2 of 3D Molecular Designs Side Chain Interactable
A 3D Molecular Design Interactable about Catabolic reactions
Tim Herman, PhD, 3D Molecular Designs' founder and scientific officer, explores the CRISPR/Cas9 system.
AR enhancements of the Flow of Genetic Information Kit allow students to model protein synthesis and investigate how different antibiotics inhibit protein production
A 3D Molecular Design video demonstrating the Flow of Genetic Information kit
AR enhancements of the Water Kit allow students to discover the molecular reason for water polarity
AR enhancements of the Amino Acid Starter Kit allow students to begin investigating the different levels of protein folding
Dr. Goodsell creates cellular landscapes that accurately illustrate the size, shape, and distribution of proteins in a B-cell
Load an existing SMILE file or build your own small molecules. Export them as images for use in a document or presentation or export them as .STL files for 3D Printing
Considered the gateway kit for students to develop model literacy, this is a great beginning-of-the-year activity.
AR enhancements of the Dynamic DNA kit allow students to begin investigating DNA - protein interactions
Webinar Series:
CRISPR Cas-9 - A Powerful New Tool for Editing the Human Genome
CRISPR Innovations: Clever and Cleverer
Tim Herman, PhD - 3D Molecular Designs
Excellent at revealing student thinking, this kit can complement traditional classroom assignments like the catalase or amylase labs,
Tim Herman, PhD, 3D Molecular Designs' founder and scientific officer, explores the CRISPR/Cas9 system.
Considered the gateway kit for students to develop model literacy, this is a great beginning-of-the-year activity.
Your students can connect protein synthesis to blood sugar regulation as they fold their own insulin model.
Keep this mesmerizing model on your desk to invite student questions
This easy-to-build model is a perfect starting point that students can use to test their ideas and transfer their understanding to other, more complex models.
A 3D Molecular Design short content video about RNA processing, including polyadenylation, methyl caps, and more.
Your students can connect protein synthesis to blood sugar regulation as they fold their own insulin model.
A 3D Molecular Design short content video about chromosome structure.
A molecular structure file includes the X, Y, and Z coordinates to position each atom in a molecule in 3D space. The buttons below will load structure files in the Jmol window to the right.
Amplify understanding as students model the molecular processes in your pGLO or crime scene labs.
Thanks to our patented design innovations, the structure of this molecule is revealed to students through their own investigation.
Dr. Goodsell creates cellular landscapes that accurately illustrate the size, shape, and distribution of proteins in a B-cell
Learn how to prepare your Modeling Tie to create an accurate model of a protein.
Learn how to fold your Modeling Tie into an accurate model of a protein.
A 3D Molecular Design short content video about p arms, q arms, telomeres and more
Your students will uncover how electrical and chemical signals allow us to move, breathe, and think, then predict what happens when things go wrong.
Conceptual understanding skyrockets as you invite students to investigate chromosomes at the microscopic and molecular scales! You will love the versatility of this kit as you explore the cell cycle, cell division, and genetics.
Get your students' own neurons firing with these models.
Thanks to our patented design innovations, the structure of this molecule is revealed to students through their own investigation.
A 3D Molecular Design Short Content video modeling different types of solutions
You will astonish your students with how much information is in one gene just by unrolling this 15-foot map in the classroom.
Cytochrome C is an important protein structure involved in carrying electrons during respiration.
Immunoglobulin Folds are an important protein motif found immunology proteins such as antibodies.
Zinc Fingers are an important family of protein structures involved in regulating access to DNA in the nucleus of our cells.
Puzzling promotes sensemaking when students engineer an enzyme's active site.
Your students will uncover how electrical and chemical signals allow us to move, breathe, and think, then predict what happens when things go wrong.
Flow of Genetic Information Kit© Demonstration Video
3DMD Partner and Director of Operations, Heather Ryan, explores how students can model replication of the leading and lagging strands of DNA, model transcription as they copy one strand of DNA into mRNA using an RNA polymerase, and model translation/protein synthesis as they decode the mRNA into protein on the ribosome placemat.