Cell Cycle and Mitosis Music Video!

Based on the Cell Cycle and Mitosis vocabulary attached, create an original song and music video to highlight the process of cell cycle and mitosis as learned in class and through other educational sources. Your music video/song should be no longer than 5 minutes and should cover all of the following criteria in it: Song: 1. Music from any genre. You can make a rap, a country song, pop, hip hop, etc. The music can be an original sound track created by you or it can be the cover of another song (Example: Bruno Mars When I see your face) The skys the limit on your choice. 2. The song has to include a description of the steps of cell cycle and mitosis (including cytokinesis) from start to finish. 3. The song has to talk about the function of mitosis in the body and why our cells go through this process 4. The song must also include under what conditions the body goes through mitosis 5. Lyrics must be typed and handed in to the teacher in addition to the music video Video: 1. The video may be an original animation or something videotaped with your group members in it. (If you need a flip camera you can rent one from the school library) 2. The video should be entertaining and represent what the song is singing about but it has to be school appropriate and MUST NOT contain any obscene words or body movements! 3. The video has to be given to me in one of the following formats: YouTube video, DVD, Google Drive, or flash drive. Any other means of digital media please consult with me first. 4. The video, like the song, should be no longer than 5 minutes

Due Date:

A-Day 12/10/13

B-Day 12/11/13

Vocabulary: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Cell Cycle Mitosis Check points Interphase G1 phase S Phase G2 Phase Chromosomes Chromatid 10. Centromere 11. Centriole 12. Spindle fibers 13. Prophase 14. Anaphase 15. Metaphase 16. Telophase 17. Cytokinesis

Cell Cycle and Mitosis Music Video

Includes all 17 vocabulary words
Song (50 Points)

Points Possible 40 5 5

Points Earned

Lyrics must be typed and handed in to the teacher Lyrics and song layout is creative and scientifically accurate The video must be an original animation or something videotaped with all of your group members in it.

20

Video (50 points)

The video should be entertaining and represent what the song is singing about: Mitosis and Cell Division The video has to be in one of the following formats: YouTube video, DVD, Google Drive, or flash drive The video, like the song, should be between 3 and 5 minutes

10

10

10

Total

Possible 100

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