biol+4+slomations

Your task is to create a slomation (ideally with audio track) on one of the following concepts.

2 groups do DNA replication 2 groups do gene expression (transcription and translation) 2 groups do meiosis

Some hints for creating your story board and making props b4 Friday's lesson. You may whish to use these or disregard them totally. It is up to you. Don't try and show everything, focus on the key terminology and charactristics of the process. Even though you may have an audio track, you still should have relevant labels to reinforce what your are saying and showing.
 * DNA replication-start with a general overview (using mainly plasticine) and then focus in on the events at the replication fork (using prepared paper strips of base sequences)
 * Gene expression-give an overview using plasticine but then you might have prepared paper strips of base sequences (along with plasticine for other structures) to show in more detail transcription and translation
 * Meiosis-plasticine is useful here but you might want to limit your parent cell to a maximum of 6 chromosomes (ie 3 pairs of homologous chromsomes)

Then click on "files". Then click on the heading that says when it was added. This should arrange them in order of most recent. If it starts with the oldest, then click the heading again and it should order them from most recent. Scroll down till you get to your ones, they are labelled according to the intials in your group. Click on the image file and then right click the image to save. This will be laborious, if only you had given me your USBs. Just imagine how long it took me to upload all these files. **
 * Images for the slomations can be found by going to the "Manage wiki" section in the LHS menu.

DNA replication unpacked media type="file" key="dna replication.wmv"

It would be really worthwhile if you all commented on the above animation after viewing it. What was accurate? Did it help you understand DNA replication better? Specifically what helped you? Do you disagree with anything mentioned? Any other thoughts? VM

I don't want to influence anyone else but I think it is fantastic in the way it clearly shows all the key parts to the process. So much better than the teacher was able to ever explain. Hehehe. anon

I totally agree with anon, this is a fandoubletastic video, so clear, terminology was all accurate and present. Art work magnificant, very realistic. i like it a lot. anon 2.

any queries post them below.

Q: Vojtech, for meiosis, do we have to include the crossing over/recombination stage? // A. that will be up to you. if you feel like you understand it, go for it, otherwise it is not important that you go into it. VM

Q. Vojtech i am having heaps of trouble uploading my windows file. I've tried everything but i guess i lose the battle to technology. I'm really sorry. been at the computer for an hour trying to make it work so now im giving up. also because i'm leaving for qld in 20 mins. (a very sad jappelboom)// // A. Its probably because it is a large file. The option is to simply email it to me at school. Otherwise, just bring it on a USB when you come back next term. VM //