Review for:The mechanism of filament sliding during contraction of a myofibril

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posted: on June 12, 2008 at 5:19PM

My rating of this resource: *****

My experience using this resource:
Anatomy & Physiology

Topic I was teaching:
Muscles

My learning goal for which this resource was used:
To help students grasp the concept of the sliding filament model.

Course Level:
Honors or Advanced

How I/my students used the resource:
Using several visual aids that I previously had collected, I tried this one and some students liked it. This is a tough concept for students to get, so all the visual aids I can find will help.

Value Added:
Provides visualization or animation, Provides additional content, Increases student engagement and motivation

Strengths:
very effective tool

Weaknesses:
none

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