Starch and Amylase
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Starch and Amylase
Ninja Leprechauns
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01 Nov, 2010
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Categories:
Biology , Chemistry , Explanation , Secondary
Biology , Chemistry , Explanation , Secondary
A quiet lunch, interrupted by puppets explaining some of the processes involved. It happens all the time, obviously.
Director's Notes:
Team Ninja Leprechauns write:
A girl is eating her sandwich when a girl randomly appears to explain how the enzyme amylase acts on starch. In a very interesting way……
SciCast Notes:
Quick, simple, funny — what’s not to like?
Favourite bit? Tough call between the flip-sided starch puppet, and the clever choice of subject — the team have picked something small and simple and covered it well, without trying to cram too much in.
Oh, or maybe: Doodly-doo, doodly-doo, doodly-doo…
— Jonathan