They explored the structure of a double helix and its role in building our bodies.
“What better way to understand the structure of something than to make a model of it yourself,” Science Club Coordinator Pepita Iocco-Catt said.
Pepita said students were thrilled to discover their structure could double as a snack.
“Using strawberry liquorice, different coloured jelly cubes and toothpicks, our scientists were able to build a model of a double helix.
“Students were even able to understand that the nitrogenous bases in a double helix are paired together – adenine with thymine and guanine with cytosine (or in our case, orange with lemon and raspberry with lime).
“The kids loved building their structures and of course eating them too.”
