How to integrate CS when learning about DNA/RNA/protein
Create a DNA-like representation for the alphabet

This activity establishes a background experience that can later be used when teaching that DNA and computer data are sequences of discrete values. Each student picks three colors and creates a 27-character table showing all permutations of "codons" of the colors, akin to the 4^3 DNA codons representing amino acids. This activity was implemented in a U.S. grade 7 science classroom. An example of the student work is shown below, although the printed worksheet was revised after the pilot to make more explicit connections to both computer science and genetics. 

Sample student work: