A fiction story of mitosis and meiosis
Extra Credit Assignment!
Biology 130
Spring 2018
Art/ Writing /Acting & Science Project
1) Come up with a creative way to cover / teach/ explain any of the material we
have covered in the class
2) Write up a short summary (2-3 sentences) of what you plan to do with your
project. Include:
a) what topic you want to cover (can be any topic already covered or to be
covered- see syllabus if unsure)
b) how you plan to present it (eg. a story, a picture, a model, a video, …)
3) Get my approval to do the project – after you give me the summary
The project can be:
Making models* of a topic (eg. cells, organelles) – NO Styrofoam Cells Please!
Turning a concept into some form of art (painting, drawing, photography)
(eg. making photosynthesis a graphic story)
Write up a poem or short story or comic book
Create a computer program that lets someone interactively explore a
concept (eg. how cellular respiration works)
Act out a process that occurs
Make video to explain a topic
Some other creative way to explain a concept you found interesting!
You will be graded on:
Quality of the work (eg. the more you put in, the more you get out)
Presenting what you’ve made to class
Focus on your own interests and strengths in picking a topic and how to depict it.
If you like engineering and working with your hands, then build something. If you
like to draw, draw something.
You may work in pairs (2 people max) BUT I expect more work out of 2 people than
I do for one. Otherwise, you will split the points.
Worth up to 15 points!
Due in lecture no later than May 24
Answer preview
A fiction story of mitosis and meiosis
A couple that lived in a small neighborhood was blessed with twins, a girl, and a boy. The boy they named Mitosis and the girl they named Meiosis. The two always like to play together since there were no other children around the neighborhood that were of that age. And more so, their parents were very skeptical about letting them out of the gate…
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