The order of these events are replication, transcription, and then translation.
Replication: Replication begins when DNA is broken apart by helicase, an enzyme that unzips and unwinds DNA. The separated strands are then readied for replication by RNA primase, an enzyme that prepares DNA for synthesis. The strands of DNA are then paired up with with their respective nucleotides (A<-->T and G<--->C) by DNA polymerase which synthesizes DNA.
Translation: Translation is when a DNA strand is used as a template to make RNA. Synthesis of RNA is initiated by something called a promoter which searches for a specific sequence that tells it where to start reading the DNA strand in order to make RNA. When the promoter finds its sequence, it begins generating complementary base pairs just like in DNA replication except in this case T--->A, G--->C, and C--->G, but A--->U...NOT A--->T. This is one of the main differences in a DNA and RNA strand: a DNA strand has T but not U, and RNA has U and no T (T= Thymine, A = Adenine, C= cytosine, G= guanine).
Translation: In translation, the synthesized RNA strand is then turned into amino acids which then form proteins. Here, the RNA strand is read by ribosomal subunits which match up the codons of the RNA with their respective anticodon. A codon is just a set of 3 nucleotides in an RNA strand. For example, if an RNA strand had 20 nucleotides(AUGCGCUAGAUCGAUGGUAC) AUG is one codon, CGC is another codon, and UAG is another codon. An anticodon is just 3 nucleotides that pair up with a codon. For example, codon CGC pairs up with anticodon GCG. The ribosomal subunit reads the RNA strand until it finds a start codon, in other words, it finds a set of three nucleotides that code for methionine. I assume that in class you were given or told about a chart that translates a set of nucleotides into amino acids (if you weren't here is what I'm talking about: http://members.cox.net/amgough/The_Genetic_Code-01_01_15.jpg) When a codon is matched with its anticodon, the anticodon codes for an amino acid, so if the strand of RNA mentioned above is matched with its respective set of anticodons, you would have 6 amino acids bound together by peptide bonds. Peptide bonds are the type of bonds that link the amino acids together. When a bunch of amino acids come together, they end up making a protein. Translation of an RNA strand ends when the ribosomal subunit reads a codon that codes for a stop codon. The three stop codons are UAA, UAG, and UGA.
The big picture here is that proteins are what end up giving you your phenotype. In other words, the way you look physically is due to the proteins that help make up your genetic structure. Enzymes and many structural components of cells are made up of proteins and proteins determine how we function. DNA controls our phenotype by encoding proteins.
I hope this was helpful to you. I tried explaining things in a manner that you would understand even if you had never even read a chapter of this stuff. It's been a while since I have studied replication, transcription, and translation, but I'm sure I covered the big picture things in the summaries of each event.