Most Recent Animations:

Natural Selection     Speciation     Hardy-Weinberg Equations     Sanger Method of DNA Sequencing     Restriction Enzymes     Protein Synthesis (Translation)     Submarine Circuits

Animations Full List:
	Adrenalin: Mode of Action     Flash animation showing how the hormone adrenalin binds to a receptor on the target cell membrane and activates intracellular enzymes.
	Atoms Release Light     You know those neon signs you see in restaurants? Check out this Flash animation to see how electricity excites atoms like neon to release light.
	Blood Vessels Slideshow     Slideshow with images and descriptions of arteries, arterioles, veins, venules, and capillaries.
	CCK Causes Bile Release     Flash animation showing how lipids from the stomach are emulsified by bile in the duodenum. Includes CCK and bile. Includes a tutorial video.
	Crossing Over Causes Genetic Variation     Flash animation showing non-sister chromatids from a homologous pair of chromosomes undergoing crossing over in meiosis.
	Digestive Anatomay Lab Slideshow     Slideshow of teeth, tongue, esophagus, stomach, and small intestine to accompany Digestive Anatomy Lab from class.
	Displacement of Water: Density Animation     Flash animation showing how the density of a rubber stopper can be determined using the displacement of water method.
	Electron Transport System Produces ATP     Flash animation showing how the ETS produces ATP. Illustrates the electron carrier, NADH, and various ETS components.
	Endocrine Disorders Slideshow     Slideshow with images and descriptions of some endocrine disorders including Addison's Disease, Cushing's Syndrome, Diabetes, etc.
	Hardy-Weinberg Equations       Drag-and-drop animation used in class to teach the Hardy-Weinberg equations for solving evolution problems.
	Independent Assortment Causes Genetic Variation     Flash animation showing how Indpendent Assortment of chromosomes during meiosis leads to genetic variation in gametes.
	Induced Fit / Competitive and Allosteric Inhibition     Flash animation showing how substrates bind with enzymes and are converted into products. Also shows how products compete with substrates for the active site on an enzyme (competitive inhibition) or how they can bind to allosteric sites (allosteric inhibition).
	Flash Functional Groups     Flash animations illustrating some of the major functional groups commonly found in biologically important molecules. Also try U-Draw Functional Groups where you can practice circling functional groups right in your browser and then check your answers.
	Human Blood Slideshow     Slideshow with images and descriptions of blood cells and some blood-borne diseases.
	Lactose Operon     Flash animation illustrating the lactose operon in the presence and absence of lactose.
	Lung Lab Slideshow     Slideshow with images and descriptions of respiratory structures including the bronchus, bronchiole, alveolus, etc. (for review of microscope slides).
	Microscope Calculations Slideshow       Slideshow illustrating how to measure the diameter of field of view for low power and how to calculate the diameter of field of view for high power and the actual size of a cell.
	Microscopic Examination of Reproductive Structures Slideshow     Slideshow with images of the ovary, follicle and seminiferous tubules.
	Natural Selection       Slideshow used in class to teach stabilizing, disruptive, and directional selection. Includes graphs and explanations.
	Neutralization of Stomach Acid     Flash animation showing how acid in the stomach is neutralized in the duodenum. Includes secretin and bicarbonate.
	Passive Transport     Flash animation showing the processes of passive transport including simple diffusion, osmosis, and facilitated diffusion. Also labels components of the cell membrane.
	Photosynthesis: Light Dependent Reactions     Flash animation illustrating the photosystems embedded in the thylakoid membrane, photolysis, electron transport, and production of NADPH and ATP.
	Post-transcriptional Modification of mRNA     Flash animation showing how the primary mRNA transcript produced during Transcription is modified to become a mature transcript.
	Protein Synthesis (Translation)       Flash animation showing how mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA bind and function together to produce a tripeptide during Translation, the second phase of Protein Synthesis.
	Restriction Enzymes       Drag-and-drop animation used in class to teach restriction enzymes, plasmids, and recombinant DNA.
	Saltatory Conduction on Myelinated Neuron     Flash animation showing the steps of action potential propagation along a myelinated neuron.
	Sanger Method of DNA Sequencing       Slideshow used in class to teach Sanger method of sequencing unknown viral DNA. Uses dideoxy/chain termination process.
	Speciation       Drag-and-drop animation used in class to teach speciation. Includes genetic drift, reproductive isolation, allopatric speciation, and sympatric speciation.
	Submarine Circuits     You are an electrician on a submarine. Use your knowledge of grade 9 electricity to work through circuits controlling the beacon light, communication and propulsion, weapons, etc.
	Synaptic Transmission     Flash animation showing release of neurotransmitter which leads to Na+ influx and depolarization of postsynaptic neuron.
	Thirst Reflex     Flash animation showing how eating salty chips causes blood to be more hypertonic and stimulates the thirst reflex.
	Tonicity     Flash animation showing what happens to a cell when it's in a hypotonic or hypertonic solution.
	U-Draw Scientific Variables     Draw right in your browser! Circle, box, and underline the independent, dependent, and controlled variables in these descriptions of scientific experiments and check your answers.