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.
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
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