Materials | Science textbooks, computers with Internet access, projection equipmentOverview | How can animations help convey the dynamic nature of cellular processes? What can we learn from animation that cannot be learned as easily from still images? In this lesson, students watch high-definition animations that depict the processes of DNA transcription and translation, and then write voice-over scripts.
Warm-Up | Show the animation “The Inner Life of the Cell.”
Afterward, ask: What is this video about? What clues give you that idea? Do you recognize any of the structures highlighted in the video? If you had to write a paragraph describing this animation, what would you write?
Next, show the Times video “The Animators of Life”...
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