Review for:Photosynthesis

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posted: on June 17, 2007 at 9:27AM

My rating of this resource: *****

My experience using this resource:
Energy, Matter, and Organization

Topic I was teaching:
Photosynthesis

My learning goal for which this resource was used:
Identify the reactants and products of photosynthesis
Describe the effects of increasing or decreasing a particular reactant have on the rate of photosynthesis

Course Level:
Intro or Regular

How I/my students used the resource:
I prepared a word document with guides instructions and questions. As the students completed the activity, they learned for themselves the effect of various limitting agents on the rate of photosynthesis

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

Strengths:
ExploreLearning.com is a very effective learning tool. It reenforces the concepts being taught in class. its content is of high quality. It is user friendly. And, once the teacher has establish the rules for students accounts, management becomes a very easy process.

Weaknesses:
None.

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