Cells Summative Assessment

During the past weeks, I have been working on a cell summative assessment.  Its purpose was to give our science teacher a tool that could be used with the students. The project could be a comic book, storybook, newspaper, game, song, talk show, etc. I decided to write a song.

  My initial plan was to create a website, which didn´t work at all due to a few technical problems. I gave up with 6 days remaining!! I couldn´t decide which project was more suitable for me until the weekend was left. So, I thought writing a song wouldn´t take me much time. Though, I was wrong. Writing the lyrics took me a whole day. Still, I hadn´t finish the entire project. My teacher requested a video which explained my work. Yet, what would I explain if it was a simple song about cell division? Ms. took this into consideration and told me to record it!?! I almost passed out but I had no choice. Despite the fact of my voice, practicing the song helped me remember each step of the cell division process without studying!

At the end comes my self-evaluation. Since I only worked on my project during the last weekend, the quality of it isn´t the most favorable. At least, it became a more interacting and fun way of learning science. The lyrics are provided below so feel free to check it out.

Lyrics:

How do Cells Divide

Ohh

How do cells divide, over and over again

A message to the man ohhh

The sequence of events, preparing to divide

Into two new cells

Let’s Go!!

Yeah, you listening now

 At interphase the cell grows to its mature size

 The cell makes an exact copy of the DNA

 At the end it has two equal sets of DNA

 Preparation in cell division beginns ahaa

 Produces structures that will be used ahaaa

 The next event of the cell cycle is prophase

 Chromatin in the nucleus condenses to form chromosomes

 The pairs of centrioles, move to opposed sides

 Spindle fibers form, a bridge from the end- sides

 The nuclear envelope breaks down

 Then is metaphase, chromosomes line up in the center of the cell

 Each attaches to spindle fibers at its centromere

 Stop making this so hard for me, damn

 I used to be a kid that couldn´t solve this out

 That’s why you have to keep singing till you understand

Ohh

How do cells divide, over and over again

A message to the man ohhh

The sequence of events, preparing to divide

Into two new cells

Yeah, anaphase is next

Two chromatids split becoming two new chromosomes

The new chromosomes

Begin moving to the opposed ends of the cell

It stretches out as the opposite ends are pushed apart

At the end, each pole has a complete pile of chromosomes

 At telophase, chromosomes begin to stretch out and lose

 Mate, now my song would leave them amazed

Great, it feels like a hard time fading out

Since the day I thought of that cunning plan

But I´m missing something I try to remember

Which belong to this song, the final stage!

It’s Cytokinesis, where the cell splits in half

Each ending with alike sets of chromosomes

 Everyone’s a kid that couldn´t solve this out

 You just gotta keep singing till you understand

How do cells divide, over and over again

A message to the man ohhh

The sequence of events, preparing to divide

Into two new cells

Ohh (4x) Interphase

Ohh (4x) Prophase

Ohh (4x) Metaphase

Ohh (4x) Anaphase

Ohh (4x) Telophase

Ohh (4x) Cytokinesis

I know how cells divide, over and over again

A message to the man ohhh

The sequence of events, preparing to divide

Into two new cells