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- The material is clearly laid out.
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- The images (drawings) are very, very amateur and are often of such poor quality that it is difficult to imagine what the organelles really look like. Suggest employing an artist to render the drawings or use photomicrographs instead.
- Material covered is nothing that could not be found in any decent biology
textbook. The textbook would even have better drawings and photos.
- Site provides nothing new or innovative.
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- Good for reveiwing material or for low level classes
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- Site only has static pictures and text
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- The links are all complete and so the site is easy to navigate
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Author's Comments:
The Cell-ebration web site was designed as a REVIEW of the function of cell
organelles for 6th-9th grade students. The site was created because other
sites on the web were at too high a level for 11-14 year-olds.
The premise is that the students learn about organelles in earlier grades
but never learn that the cell membrane is also an organelle with selective
permeability until they are in advanced high school biology.
The rest of the unit (published by the American Physiological Society)
introduces experiments and information to understand how cell membranes
with lipids and proteins) act like they are selectively permeable when it
comes to membrane transport physiology.
The drawings were designed to be childish and like cartoons to appeal to
young children. |
