Problem Statement
Nowadays, teachers and students of biology face a variety of challenges. In an interview with Valentina Beckonert, a biology and mathematics teacher at the Berufskolleg Gladbeck, the following problems became apparent: Due to the complexity of biology, especially the subject of genetics, teachers find it difficult to explain the subject to students in a way that is easy to understand. The topics covered in genetics, such as the basics of animal and plant cells, mitosis and meiosis, DNA structure and its function, the basics of heredity and much more, are multi-layered and complex. In order to be able to pass this knowledge on to pupils in an understandable way, purely textual explanations are not enough – visual aids and illustrations are needed.
