Birth

Oct 3

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Medical Animation here. Who would’ve thunk that a baby could come out playing the violin?

This one’s for the older students/ strong of stomach:

Link to video (Vaginal delivery – embed may be unsuitable for some)

Clear video of a c-section:

Posted in Health and Social Issues, Medical

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Digestion: Quarter Pounder with Cheese to quarter-pounder with wheeze.

Oct 3

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Good-quality graphics. Teaching idea: give the video to students and ask them to record or narrate their own descriptions to go along with the images. It’s got to be better than the soundtrack provided here, and should fit the subject guide more closely.

Here is a brilliantly simple animation that shows how Flash should be used:

Digestion Animation –  by kitses.com

Next up, Robert Winston and a grisly stomach image – missing the lower intestines.

Finally, this one is nicely done: focuses on the enzymes of digestion and absorption through the villi.

Posted in Digestion, Enzymes, Health and Social Issues

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NHS Vaccinations

Oct 2

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NHS Immunisation VideoNice, simple animations here:

1. How vaccines work

2. Herd immunity

Aimed at the panicky classes after the Wakefield/MMR-autism fiasco- so are quite basic- but raise some points for discussion.

The rest of the NHS immunisation site contains some good, clear information on vaccination schedules and the various diseases covered.

Posted in Immunity & Immune System, Medical

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Ali G takes on Kent Hovind

Oct 2

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A bit silly, but vintage Ali G baits creationist ‘Dr’ Kent Hovind.

“So, has you ever eaten a banana? Ya? That’s proof!”

(EDIT – changed spelling of Hovind’s name)

Posted in Evidence, Evolution (Core and Options), Fun, Silly and Funny, YouTube

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Real-Life CSI: Autopsy

Oct 2

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Interesting short clip about the job of a medical examiner.

Posted in Evidence, Forensics & Crime, Medical, YouTube

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Planet Earth: An Inconvenient Spoof

Sep 29

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While trawling Google Video for short Planet Earth excerpts, I came upon this mock trailer. It’s filed under ‘comedy’ but is a stark reminder of our destructive influence on the world.

Posted in BBC, Environments, YouTube

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Multimedia Resource Site: teachersdomain.org

Sep 29

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Membrane Transport AnimationThis site has some good resources, including savable flash videos.

http://www.teachersdomain.org/sci/index.html

You’ll need to register yourself and your school, but it’s worth the odd email in the inbox.

Posted in Free Resources, Membranes & Transport, Saving Video & Resources

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Defense Against Infectious Disease

Sep 26

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Phagocytic leukocyte having a gobble:

Immune response animation. Good plenary.

Cell mediated immune response:

Posted in Defense Against Infections Diseases, Endocytosis & Exocytosis, Immunity & Immune System, Pathogens

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HIV/AIDS: Causes, Myths and Social Impacts

Sep 25

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Here’s a nice two-parter of the VSO’s work on HIV/AIDS in Mozambique:

Part 1:

Part 2:

This is a bit dry, but raises a number of good issues about the transmission and social implications of HIV/AIDS.

Here’s Tim & Moby’s take on HIV. Nice and colourful:

Brainpop HIV/AIDS

And here’s a good one, though big, from NOVA:

NOVA Surviving Aids: HIV in Action

Posted in Defense Against Infections Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Pathogens

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Mate Attraction: Bird of Paradise

Sep 24

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It almost doesn’t look real, but this we chappy comes direct from Attenborough – so it must be true!

BBC’s Planet Earth is awesome. I wish my telly was bigger than 14″

Posted in BBC, Mate Selection, The Natural World

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