Microbe magic is an interactive website for primary school students. The science website offers quizzes, games, experiments, etc. This website also offers different subdisciplines such as anatomy/physiology, health, and microbes.
Type of Material:
Learning Object Repository
Recommended Uses:
The material at this site can be used in the classroom and might also be very useful as a homework assignment for many students.
Technical Requirements:
None.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
To help primary school students understand how the human body works and how microbes interact with it by exploring the various body systems.
Target Student Population:
Grade School, Middle School
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
None.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Information is accurate and provides a good basic background about the material
Interactivity keeps users interested in the material
Learning objects are interactive and engaging
The site provides experiments, educational games and quizzes (with the answers)
Concerns:
Images to accompany the animations would improve the site, so users have an idea of how the animations relate to real life
The site has not been updated since 2015
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The pedagogy of providing information is a nice blend of learning and interactivity
This site makes learning exciting and fun
The material is interactive and hence, keeps users actively involved with the learning experience
Concerns:
None
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The information is well-organized
Site is fast
The site is easy to navigage
Concerns:
None
Creative Commons:
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