Creator: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | visit site
Grade Range: 8 - 11
Excellent videos explain the discoveries made in this Institute using 3D animation: Origin of Breast Cancer, Molecular Visualizations of DNA, Colony Stimulating Factor, and many other topics. These 3D videos are housed at YouTube. If your district blocks YouTube, you will need to ask for it to be unblocked to show.
In the Classroom
Use these videos as an introduction or as a way to review material covered in class. Make theoretical biology concepts more concrete through visuals and real diseases. Share these video clips on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Provide this link on your class website for students to view both in and out of the classroom. Be sure to check out the videos on the Malarial life cycle for a great application of many different biological concepts.
At Home
If your student is learning biology, be sure to bookmark this one (mark as a favorite). This is an excellent site to reinforce what is being learned in class and show real world examples.
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dna, diseases, human body, medicine,