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All about Plants

Reviewed:
Jan 14, 2023 by Biology
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Ratings

Overall Rating: 1.0 stars
Content Quality: 1.0 stars
Effectiveness: 1.0 stars
Ease of Use: 1.0 stars
Overview:

This is a Weebly site describing a few features of flowering plants from germination to flowering and seed dispersal. It has a few animations showing dispersal of seed and several pages taking the viewer through the generalized information about plants.

Type of Material:

Tutorial

Recommended Uses:

The material can be used in an elementary school classroom, although it might be best suited for individuals who enjoy interactivity in learning plant biology at home.

Technical Requirements:

An Internet browser such as Chrome or Firefox is needed to use these materials.

Identify Major Learning Goals:

To present some basic present plant biology and generate fascination with plants.

Target Student Population:

Grade School, Middle School

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

None

Content Quality

Rating:
Strengths:
  • The site mentions and defines a some key terms in botany 
  • The content includes a few nice images and cartoons
  • The web design is colorful
Concerns:
  • The information provided includes numerous inaccuracies
  • The content is fragmentary and incomplete

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating:
Strengths:
  • The site is colorful and engaging
  • The blend of text and images makes the material interesting
  • This site demonstrates enthusiasm for basic plant biology
Concerns:
  • This site would benefit from more animations or interactivity
  • Very few labels or magnifications are provided
  • The writing is very poor (perhaps written by a child) and full of errors
  • The formatting of the site has inconsistencies and errors
  • No context is given for the information (much of which is incomplete or wrong)

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:
  • The navigation works as intended
  • No defective links or major bugs were found
Concerns:
  • The headings are inconsistently presented
  • The links jump around in the site with no clear theme or path
Other Issues and Comments:

There is no information given on authorship. I assume the site was created by an individual who did not wish to reveal their name or contact information.

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