"Cellular State of Mind" - Cell Parts Song / Rap

A song about parts and organelles of the cell, based on Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind"

Lyrics written by, song performed by, and Powerpoint slide show done by a simple high school science teacher named Mr. Hsu.

This song and video have been made solely for educational purposes. Its level of depth and detail into the process of cellular respiration are aimed at High School College-Prep Biology students (at least the ones I teach). If you find any errors or omissions (i.e. I didn't mention tonoplasts), this is due to the fact that I didn't make this song specifically for AP Biology, Honors Biology, or College-Level Biology (although those students certainly enjoy it). Instead, I'm trying to make a song to appeal to students who aren't normally very interested in science (or at the very least they are not interested in memorizing a bunch of complicated words to something so small they'd never see it in their everyday lives), AND I'm being constrained by describing the many structures of a cell through a fairly recent and repetitive rap song...

I actually performed this song for my students in class the day before our cell parts test. If you're lucky, you might find a video of such a live performance somewhere in the vast internet (quite a few of them were recording me singing it in class, after all). This video is a result of me taking a simple digital camera and aiming it at my computer to try and record the performance my students experienced (so sorry for the crude recording and poor quality).

mp3 available:
http://c3po.barnesos.net/~wakkonat/shhs/cellularstateofmind.mp3

Lyrics:
(youtube won't let me paste it into the description box, because it is too long...it's in the video...)

Category:

Education

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• Cell Organelles
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• Cell Parts Rap
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• Biology
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• Cellular State of Mind
• cellularstateofmind

[moviemakerHaris]

hey i was wondering if there is a way you can download the music file. I'd like to use it my science project. Thanks

[scienceteacherhsu]

@moviemakerHaris

There is a link in the description box below the video.

[patrick6295]

hello there kind sir,

is it possible to email me a copy of the lyrics

or post it on youtube?

much appreciated

thanks

[scienceteacherhsu]

@patrick6295

The description box notes that youtube will not let me post the lyrics in the description box, because it is too long. Sorry, but you just have to type it from the video itself (at least it's there). I'll admit copy/paste is easier, but I'm limited in what I can do here...

[DarkFighter569]

azn rap ftw

[appleberries7]

Haha our teachers r makin us learn this and the best sicence class teacher will make a vid like this

[xPennySnatcher]

Hi, Mr. Bolding, Ajay don't make fun of my name.

[awesomeconanfan]

We're learning this song in science, our teacher gave out a lyric sheet too.

[KiNgOfLaX1]

SHAKER HEIGHTS!

[meeperpieman]

This isn't enough for me to pass biology! At least not with Mr Weisner... I need more of these, even if you're not the best singer. :P

[Megan07ification]

this is so annoying

he is not a good singer

[ParodyofFriends]

my teacher made us sing this

[mushroom01223]

Your welcome bitches, I made you smarter :3

[MsBibis12]

My Science Teacher Showe Us This Video and He Wants Us to Something LIke This...Well simpler Like that :D

[daannniielllexoxo39]

why the hell couldnt i find this before my test omg this guy is the best teacher ever