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Auxin Affects Cell Walls

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Overview:

This site provides information about the hormone auxin, how it enables plant growth, and the effect(s) it has on cell walls.

Type of Material:

This site discusses the effect of auxin on a plant, and includes an animation.

Recommended Uses:

Classroom - Presentation
Homework - Students watch videos and come up with questions for Stump your Partner Activity
Team work in a Send a Problem activity where groups of students review this website content becomes send their analysis to another group and then to another - this makes more content analysis and students learning context and enhance skills.

Technical Requirements:

The user will need access to the Internet using Firefox or Google Chrome and the ability to view videos.

Identify Major Learning Goals:

Students will learn about what are the components of pant cell.
Students will be able to explore various types of pressure involved in transport of substances within the cell.
Students will be able to apply the knowledge, concepts and skills to navigate the through the website learn about physiology of plant cell.
Students will be able to explain the role played by auxin in controlling cell wall.
Students will understand the importance of auxin in expansion and contraction of plant cells.

Target Student Population:

Students in High School, College Lower Division, and College Upper Division will benefit from the video at this site.

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

No prerequisites are needed, but some basic knowledge of biology would help in understanding the material.

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Strengths:

The topics are well-organized
The text is accurate and complete
Material is clearly laid out - good conceptual flow of information via video and text.

Concerns:

It would help if some actual photographs accompanied the animations so users have an idea of how the animations relate to real life
Links to external resources to explore more information would enhance the site.

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Strengths:

Information provided helps students understand the relatedness of the topics
The material is logically presented
The way material demonstrates relationships among biochemical processes - Demonstrates relationship between cells components in movement of ions, visualizes effect of auxin hormone for better clarity

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Concerns:

The animation could be divided into two parts with formative assessment for each part