Students in Timothy Gann’s biology class at Selma High School participated in the Raw Materials for the Construction of DNA Model Blocks project. An accurate working model illustrating the abstract processes of DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis provided students with a three dimensional, hands-on, interactive, visual opportunity to work through the steps of each process. For the first time ever, students were able to conceptualize very abstract ideas with hands-on manipulatives. This concept helped students understand ideas that are challenging for biology instructors to teach.