Review for:The Lac Operon

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posted: on June 10, 2008 at 7:56PM

My rating of this resource: ****

My experience using this resource:
Biology

Topic I was teaching:
Gene expression

My learning goal for which this resource was used:
To help students understand the role of a repressor.

Course Level:
Intro or Regular

How I/my students used the resource:
I showed the animation in class. The graphics are clear and the step by step presentation makes it easy for students to understand. I sent the animation to the class conference for students to review it again for homework.

Value Added:
Provides visualization or animation, Provides practice or tutorial

Strengths:
Clear text and graphics.

Weaknesses:
The graphics are simple which can sometimes make the concept seem more straightforward than it actually is.

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