More ATSS Teacher Support Material
Thanks to the very useful online file converter Zamzar I was able to convert one of the old ATSS support booklets from it’s original Microsoft Publisher .pub format to a more-friendly and easily-edited Word format. This booklet illustrates the concept of News Values and is based around the question of “Who creates the news?”. The material […]
Beyond Genetics 4: Histone Modification
Taken from our forthcoming (August 2016) Psychology film “Beyond Genetics” this simple animation illustrates histone modification through both tight and loose DNA binding.
ATSS Teacher Support Materials
Those of you with long memories may recall the ATSS (Association for the Teaching of Social Science), an organisation that was eventually folded into the British Sociological Association and lives on (sort-of) in their Teaching Group. Anyway, a while back (probably 10 years or so?) ATSS produced a range of Teacher Support booklets, some of […]
Beyond Genetics 3: DNA Methylation
This short animation, taken from the second part of the forthcoming “Beyond Genetics” film, “Turn Me On / Turn Me Off” provides a simple visual representation of DNA Methylation.
Beyond Genetics 2: Epigenetic Tagging
This simple animation, taken from the second part of the forthcoming “Beyond Genetics” film, “Turn Me On / Turn Me Off” provides a simple visual representation of epigenetic tagging.
Beyond Genetics 1: DNA and Proteins
Our latest (August 2016) 3-part film “Beyond Genetics” shows how developments in the field of epigenetics are shedding new light on the “nature – nurture” debate and this simple animation, taken from the first part of the film “All in the Genes?” illustrates the relationship between DNA, proteins and genetic transmission.
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