The Molecules of Life Project flows creatively with Motilin. Monday, the 15th October in Mrs Grant’s second grade class at Oxford Elementary School, thanks to the Motilin Maidens, Becka Viau (BA, NSCAD) and Karen Schurman (BSc SMU), all eyes were drawn into the intestine as hands squeezed mimicking the peristalsis motion of the digestive tube. [...]
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006, Halifax, NS, 2nd graders captured a Jararaca snake in Brazil as they were transported to 1949 and the event of the discovery of Bradykinin, thanks to Stephanie Melanson (BSc DAL) and Emmelyne Pornillos (MDes NSCADU). All were intrigued as Emmelyne traced the silhouette of a volunteer student on a large piece [...]
Friday, November 24th, 2006, Halifax, NS, 2nd graders grasped their kidneys and learned about vasopressin, thanks to an impressive performance by three MLP students Katie Nizio (BSc SMU), Anna Sprague (MFA Concordia) and Cody Stephenson (MFA NSCAD). Starting out with basic questions about water its importance in the body, particularly in blood, Katie brought us [...]
The Molecules of Life Project feels its blood pressure rise with Angiotensin Wednesday the 15th November in Mrs Grant’s second grade class at Oxford Elementary School, Amy Trottier (BSc DAL) was asked to pump up the peptide jam solo. Providing a solid background on the circulatory system and that most important muscle the heart, Amy [...]
Molecules of Life and l’École de Manga Japonais de Montreal (The Montreal Manga School) team
The following video is intended primarily as an aid for elementary school teachers and parents to fa
The following video is intended primarily as an aid for elementary school teachers and parents to fa
August 6, 2012 in Instructional videos, Resource for teachers
The following video is intended primarily as an aid for elementary school teachers and parents to facilitate their presentation of plant chemistry to students, who may benefit from watching all or part of the video followed by further discussion of the science with the teacher in the classroom.
June 4, 2012 in Resource for teachers
Students will be introduced to the basics of the circulatory system with explanations on how blood cells carry oxygen and nutrients to every part of the body. They will learn more on the role of iron (in hemoglobin) for the transport of oxygen and how they can identify foods with high iron content. Lastly, they will experiment with rust, (iron oxide) to create patterns on textile banner in an art activity that reinforces their knowledge on iron as an oxygen transporter.
June 3, 2012 in DNA, Resource for teachers
This poster provides ressources and ideas for teaching about DNA to students, who links to age-appropriate websites describing DNA, extract DNA from various fruits, and play a decoding game to learn how their genetic code is translated into the their various phenotypic qualities.
Pdf version: DNA
