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DNA Replication Animation :star: - Coggle Diagram
DNA Replication Animation :star:
Principle #1:
People Identify objects by recognizing patterns
Make a connection about the shape of DNA to two cylinders. DNA is known as a twisted ladder
Make a connection to the enzymes involved in the process of DNA as circles or spheres
DNA Polymerase
Make a recognition about the 4 nitrogen bases in DNA. Each nitrogen base is a rectangle that connect to each other.
Thymine (T)
Principle #2
People scan screens based on past experience and expectations
When creating the animation, all important aspects will remain in the center of the screen
Each step of DNA replication will pop up and flow through the animation in the middle of the screen
Principle #3
People believe that things that are close together belong together
The labels of DNA will be close to the correct part and have enough space away from other parts of DNA
The labels of each enzyme will be if not on the enzyme, right next to the enzyme on the right side. The label will be clear away from other parts of DNA
When describing each step, adequate space will be between each step. The process of each step of DNA replication will be chunked together
Tips & Tricks
Movement has follow through
Adding small movement after the main action ends will create a more realistic look.
Exaggerate your movement
Actions that are too subtle could easily be missed by the audience, so when you want to highlight something or add dramatic effect you can push the animation outside the bounds of real movement.
Drawing look Realistic in Shape
Shapes need to feel like they are in a three-dimensional space. Pay close attention the volume, weight, and balance of all the items in your animation feel true to life. Make the audience be able to recognize the shapes (Geon Theory)
Content on DNA Replication
What topics are important to be covered in the animation about DNA Replication
Structure of DNA.
Double Helix Shape
Nucleotide
Sugar
Phosphate
Nitrogen base
Adenine (A)
Thymine (T)
Cytosine (C)
Guanine (G)
3' and 5' ends of DNA
Enzymes
Helicase
DNA Polymerase
Strands
Leading Strand
Lagging Strand
Best Engage Target Audience:
High School
Students
Asking Interesting Questions
Ask students why they think something happened one way and not the other. Point out a discrepancy or an inconsistency and ask them what’s behind it. Ask them what would they do in a hypothetical scenario your video is describing.
Create Knowledge Gaps
Set up a phenomenon then circle back towards the end of the video/animation and close the knowledge gap with new information
Make it intentional
Practice scaffolding and sequencing to meet students where they are. Explain the content at a level of complexity that you students understand
Storytelling
Can be an inspiring story of human achievement
EX
: In order for a cut to heal on a person, DNA must first replicate in order to undergo the division needed to heal the cut. Without DNA replication, the division process wouldn't take place and the cut would not heal
Use of modeling & Technology Together
Using modeling & technology to describe natural phenomenon. Using animation describes how something changes of time and space. Students engage best when working with scientific modeling across different medias
