Free to use in class. Play it a few times; it's made to support what students learn in class, not replace it.
About this song
A cinematic rock anthem about the Golgi apparatus and vesicles for grades 6-9. Diagrams follow one protein from the rough ER through the Golgi's cis and trans faces to its address: out of the cell, into the membrane, or to a lysosome.
Dr. Lewicki Science Series
Check yourself
Which side of the Golgi ships proteins out?
Show the answer
The trans face ships proteins out. The cis face, on the side facing the ER, receives them.
Key terms
Golgi apparatus
Golgi body
vesicles
rough ER
endoplasmic reticulum
cis face
trans face
glycoprotein
protein sorting
exocytosis
endocytosis
lysosome
motor proteins
microtubules
Standards it supports
MS-LS1-2Model the function of a cell as a whole and how the parts of cells contribute to that function.
NGSS: Next Generation Science Standards.
Lesson pack
Coming soon for this song: a lyric sheet, fill-in-the-blanks, vocabulary, a quiz and an exit ticket.