- Number of visits 77
- Number of saves 12
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Description
- Overview:
- Your body is made of cells -- but how does a single cell know to become part of your nose, instead of your toes? The answer is in your body's instruction book: DNA. Joe Hanson compares DNA to detailed manual for building a person out of cells -- with 46 chapters (chromosomes) and hundreds of thousands of pages covering every part of you.
- Subject:
- Biology, Genetics
- Level:
- Middle School, High School
- Material Type:
- Assessment, Lecture, Lecture Notes, Lesson Plan, Simulation
- Author:
- Joe Hanson, Nipun Sharma
- Provider:
- TED
- Provider Set:
- TED-Ed
- Date Added:
- 07/02/2013
- License:
-
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
- Language:
- English
- Media Format:
- Video
on Mar 27, 03:04am Evaluation
Quality of Assessments: Limited (1)
Again, this would be a good supplement to DNA instruction. The assessment post video is limited, but encourages deeper thinking about content. This assessment works well to foster class discussion.
on Mar 27, 03:04am Evaluation
Quality of Technological Interactivity: Limited (1)
The assessment at the end is slightly interactive if completed as a class. (Open answer questions)