WGBH Lab | Sandbox | Animation

The Center of Things

kdorwart — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:10:17 -0400

Animation , Nature

An animated grid of a sunflower blossom dissolves to show nearly microscopic florets, which grow from the bud's center. The new florets force the older ones out to the flower's edge, and in this, make a spiral pattern. 6/18/1996.

NOVA clip - credit Peace River
Copyright: WGBH Educational Foundation
3.2 MB

A Chambered Nautilus Spirals

chastings — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:16:57 -0400

Animation , Nature

An animation of a chambered nautilus growing from a slip of a crescent shape into a shell, a spiral of layers growing larger into maturity. 6/18/1996.

NOVA clip - credit Peace River
Copyright: WGBH Educational Foundation
3.2 MB

Putting the "Ice" in "Lattice"

kdorwart — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:37:24 -0400

Animation , Nature , Science

A demonstration of the formation of ice shows orange globes representing water molecules. Slowed by the cold, they bond into hexagonal structures, which, multiplied, form crystalline lattices. 6/18/1996.

NOVA clip - credit Peace River
Copyright: WGBH Educational Foundation
3.6 MB

Proteins on Parade

kdorwart — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:41:02 -0400

Animation , Beauty , Science

A twisting, turning protein chain of festive colors, twirling like curling ribbon, floats against a black background. Anatomical travelogue. 11/14/2001.

Building Blocks

kdorwart — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:11:33 -0400

Animation , Beauty , Science

A rotating spiral of DNA moves closer, its colors more vibrant as it grows larger. Anatomical travelogue, 11/14/2001.

Copyright: WGBH Educational Foundation and Vulcan Productions, Inc.
2.7 MB

The Information

chastings — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:10:53 -0400

Animation , Science

A large gene, close up and nubby, dissolves to a DNA double helix, from which three molecules emerge. Anatomical travelogue. 11/14/2001.

Copyright: WGBH Educational Foundation and Vulcan Productions, Inc.
2.1 MB

This Mortal Coil

chastings — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:17:10 -0400

Animation , Beauty , Science

A slowly turning animation of a DNA double helix. 6/18/1996.

Copyright: WGBH Educational Foundation and Vulcan Productions, Inc.
2.6 MB

Protein Chain

kdorwart — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:44:22 -0400

Animation , Science

In this animation of a protein chain, the camera moves from one end of a rainbow-colored strip of protein to the other, as color-coded names of amino acids and other chemicals along the way zoom out toward the viewer. Anatomical travelogue. 11/14/2001.

Copyright: WGBH Educational Foundation
2.8 MB

Journey into the DNA

kdorwart — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:48:36 -0400

Animation , Science

In an animated close-up of chromosome 17, the image turns and camera zooms inside the DNA double helix, revealing its molecular structure. Molecules fly towards the camera. Anatomical travelogue. 11/14/2001.

Copyright: WGBH Educational Foundation
4.8 MB

Magnetic Fields Explained

kdorwart — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:32:11 -0400

Animation , Heat , Science

In an explanation of the earth's magnetic fields, the circle of a compass transforms into the globe of the earth, to which sweeping arcs of lines, demonstrating force, flow toward the center, which in turn dissolves into a glowing yellow iron core. 12/13/1997.

NOVA clip - credit Peace River
Copyright: WGBH Educational Foundation
2.8 MB