Great interactive inquiry based labs.
Submitted 9 years ago
Community Review for Cogent Education
Stacey S.
Divine Savior Holy Angels High School
Milwaukee WI, US
My Take
The interactive labs help the students become engaged in the material. They are responsible for understanding the core of the material so we and dive into more complex topics. The students liked that they could work at their own pace and go back to portions of the interactive lab if they still had questions. They understood the nitrogen cycle better and in more detail then any of my previous classes.
How I Use It
AP Biology student were given a summer assignment to complete the Nitrogen lab. My students loved the interactive learning and came to class with an understanding about the nitrogen cycle.
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