This HTML and CSS code describes a webpage for "BioScaffold: Virtual Dissection Lab," an interactive online platform designed for students and educators.
Here's a breakdown of the webpage's content and features:
Overall Purpose:
BioScaffold aims to provide a virtual environment for learning anatomy through dissection, offering an ethical, accessible, and safe alternative to traditional physical dissections.
Key Sections and Features:
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Header:
- Brand: "BioScaffold" with an atom icon.
- Navigation: Links to "Specimens," "Lab Interface," "Quizzes," and "Ethics" sections.
- Login Button: Suggests user accounts and personalized experiences.
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Hero Section:
- A welcoming message: "Welcome to BioScaffold."
- A brief description: "An interactive virtual dissection lab for students and educators. Explore anatomy like never before!"
- A "Get Started" call-to-action button, linking to the "Specimens" section.
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Specimens Section (
#specimens
):- Allows users to "Choose Your Specimen."
- Currently features three options, each presented as a card with an image, name, scientific name (example for frog and flower), a brief description, and a "Start Dissection" button:
- Frog Dissection: (Example: Rana temporaria) - Focuses on amphibian anatomy.
- Fetal Pig Dissection: (Sus scrofa domesticus) - For studying mammalian anatomy, similar to human systems.
- Flower Dissection: (Example: Lilium) - For exploring plant morphology and reproductive structures.
- The specimen cards have a hover effect (transform and box-shadow).
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Virtual Lab Interface Section (
#lab
):- Presents a "Conceptual Layout" for the interactive dissection area.
- It's divided into three main panes:
- Dissection Tools (Left Pane):
- Buttons for tools like Scalpel, Forceps, Pins, Probe, and Magnify, each with an icon.
- Utility buttons for "Toggle Labels" and "Reset View."
- Tool buttons have a hover effect.
- 3D Model Viewport (Center Pane):
- A placeholder area where the interactive 3D model of the specimen would be rendered.
- Includes a label indicating the current view (e.g., "Frog - External View").
- Placeholder controls at the bottom for Rotate, Zoom In, Zoom Out, and Pan the model.
- Information Panel (Right Pane):
- Designed to display details about selected parts from the 3D model.
- Initially shows an italicized instruction: "Click on a labeled part in the 3D model to see its details here."
- Includes a hidden example (
organInfoExample
) for the "Heart (Cor)" with a description, function, placeholder for an image/diagram, and a pronunciation button.
- Dissection Tools (Left Pane):
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Quizzes Section (
#quizzes
):- Titled "Test Your Knowledge."
- Indicates that interactive quizzes are planned ("Quizzes Coming Soon!").
- Mentions types of quizzes: identification, multiple-choice.
- The "Access Quizzes" button is currently disabled.
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Ethical & Educational Benefits Section (
#ethical
):- Highlights the advantages of virtual dissection:
- Animal Welfare: Reduces the need for animal specimens.
- Reduced Waste: Eliminates biological waste and chemical preservatives.
- Repeatability & Accessibility: Allows users to dissect anytime, anywhere, and repeat steps.
- Safety: No risk from sharp tools or chemicals.
- Highlights the advantages of virtual dissection:
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Footer:
- Copyright notice with the current year (dynamically updated by JavaScript).
- A tagline: "An innovative learning tool for the future of biology education."
- Placeholder links for social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn).
Interactivity (via JavaScript):
- Dynamic Year: The copyright year in the footer is automatically set to the current year.
- Conceptual Organ Info: Clicking within the 3D model viewport area simulates selecting an organ and displays the example "Heart" information in the Information Panel.
- Specimen Selection Simulation: Clicking a "Start Dissection" button on a specimen card triggers an alert (e.g., "Navigating to Frog Dissection...") and scrolls the page to the "Lab Interface" section. In a full application, this would load the specific 3D model.
- Tool Button Feedback: Clicking a tool button in the lab interface changes its background color and logs the selected tool to the console, providing visual feedback.
Styling:
- Uses Tailwind CSS for styling, providing a modern and responsive design.
- Custom styles are added for elements like
specimen-card
hover effects,tool-button
hover effects,section-title
underlines, andlab-interface-pane
borders. - The overall color scheme uses blues, grays, and accent colors for different elements (e.g., green for frog, pink for pig, yellow for flower).
- Font Awesome is used for icons.
- The 'Inter' Google Font is used.
In essence, this code lays the foundation for a comprehensive virtual dissection platform, outlining its structure, key features, and user interaction flow, even though some parts (like the 3D rendering and full quiz functionality) are conceptual at this stage.
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