Final Project: Describing Communication Technologies
I have created an infographic to visually display the history of the term Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid (DNA). As a Biology teacher I am often trying to find engaging visuals for my students. In the grade 12 Biology curriculum we cover the discoveries that led to our current understanding of DNA. I added a twist to this content to explore the term DNA and the history that led to how we use the term today. This interactive infographic has been designed with my students in mind. I intend to use this with my students this school year, therefore I felt the audio clips were needed to support my students learning.
I used the website https://app.genial.ly/ to create this interactive visual along with embedded audio clips. As per the guidelines of the assignment I have also provided a PDF of the infographic.
Hi Katlyn, beautiful infographic poster! This will be a hit with your students! One small note- something I am super passionate about and had me a little sad… please consider including Rosalind Franklin in your infographic. Her work was instrumental in discovering the double helix structure of DNA- something that Watson and Crick get all the credit for. It’s so important for young girls to see role models in careers such as the sciences that I believe we should try as much as we can to include their important contributions where possible. Unfortunately, at the time the attitude towards females in science prevented Franklin from getting much credit for her work.