Review for:Biolgy Labs-Online, Evolution Lab

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posted: on June 10, 2007 at 8:59AM

My rating of this resource: *****

My experience using this resource:

Evolution

Topic I was teaching:

Natural selection

My learning goal for which this resource was used:

I wanted students to have a more realistic model of evolution that they could manipulate.

Course Level:

A.P., Honors or Advanced, Intro or Regular

How I/my students used the resource:

Groups of two worked on a tablet laptop. They were given a logon name and password to get onto the biology labs-online website and access the correct lab. Students then completed several case studies that illustrated different scenarios on the islands.

Value Added:

Provides visualization or animation, Increases modeling skills, Provides access to data sets, Increases data collection & analysis skills, Provides a virtual lab, Provides practice or tutorial, Provides additional content, Increases student engagement and motivation

Strengths:

This lab is really engaging for students. It is easy to use, has good visual effects, produces data that can be analyzed in a number of ways. The case studies that come with the student manual are good, but you can also design your own activities for the model.

Weaknesses:

I used this lab primarily with AP Biology courses. When I used it with honors and regular 9th grade biology they needed more guidance with data intrepretation.

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