This film tackles the complex subject of xenotransplantation using the format of a popular chat show hosted by a pig named Perry Pigger.
The film was developed and made by ten Year 9 girls aided by a professional animator and a scientist. The girls were one of six groups of students who won the opportunity to turn their idea into reality when they won the north west round of First Light's Big Screen Science competition.
The resulting film proves just how successful the collaboration between science and filmmaking can be.
Could an animated film based on a popular chat show format and featuring a pig as the host, convey the complex subject of xenotransplantation to a group of secondary school students? The Perry Pigger show manages to do exactly that, and the film is even more remarkable when you discover that it was developed and made by ten Year 9 girls from Manchester's Abraham Moss School, with the help of a professional animator and a scientist. The girls were one of six groups of students around the UK who won the opportunity to turn their idea into reality when they entered and won the North West round of the Big Screen Science competition run by the young people's filmmaking initiative, First Light, and supported by the Wellcome Trust. The resulting film proves just how successful the collaboration between science and filmmaking can be.
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Video about a xenotransplants, which teaches students many important issues surrounding the topic through the use of an animated chat show.
I used this with a BTEC Applied Science class. I loved it - what raised a lot of the issues and simplified the science. Here are some of my students' comments. They are older (age 17+) and as I had really enjoyed the video I thought they would too, even though it is aimed at KS4. Thank you for this resource! I thought that your animation was entertaining yet informative and would be good to show to pupils in secondary schools. Good luck! Had a lot of good information and was very funny. The cartoon would help raise the issue to younger children/teenagers about xenotransplantation. It also raises awareness that major transplants are an issue for children too. Great wee show (smiley face). Easy to understand. The cartoons were a great idea to get the message across. Putting pigs hearts into people is a good idea, I think as it will save many lives (smiley face). It was funny. It had a lot of information. One of the characters looked like my teacher and made it really funny. The character Suzy was cute (smiley face). I loved the mix of humans and talking animals in the video. It was really cool (smiley face). Thank you. It shows ethics with science at the same time (smiley face). I believe the material is described in good detail for its target audience. Very good production for GCSE age people. I like how its cartoonized as it would appeal to younger people and inform them of the xenotransplantation. Very good! (smiley face) The material is explained well and in detail for an audience of a younger age group.
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