Simulations & software teaching tools
Module and Area columns can be sorted by clicking their header
| Item | Module | Brief description | Area | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | MendelPede | Deduce genotype from phenotype; explore non-Mendelian cases | Genetics | crosses, deduction, exceptions to Mendel, autoGrade, homework |
| 1000 | xPloratory | Material under development | Universal | Generally, re-creating desktop apps in web-friendly form | 9 | FillBlanks | Gamified content review | Universal; learning + review | Interactive fill in the blanks... with hinting! Authoring tool exists! |
| 5 | PatternMaster ** | Deduce an underlying pattern in visual 'data' | Sci method | hypothesis, prediction, test, autoGrade, homework, genetics |
| 1 | BasePairer | How and why bases fit together | Structure | DNA, bases, H-bonds |
| 100 | Opsinize | Mutate a red-sensitive opsin into a green-sensitive one | Structure | structure-function, evolution, mutation, genetic code part of cohesive unit on opsin, color vision evolution |
| 7 | VocabuWary | Gamified, unique vocabulary learning | Vocabulary | Gamified, fast-response vocab training using a variety of contexts |
| 40 | PediDucer | Deduce genotypes; provide justification for answers | Genetics, logic | Logic, hypothesis testing, necessary-sufficient argumentation |
Outdated stuff that doesn't work in modern browsers/iPads :-(
| Item | Module | Brief description | Area | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | x_plorer | How to determine dominant trait | Genetics | crosses, deduction, enumeration of hypotheses |
| 100 | Cricket (advanced) ** | Follow the footsteps of Crick et al. as they deduce the 3-letter nature of the code | Genetics | crosses, deduction, homework, genetics |
| 100 | PathFinder (advanced) | Use Saccharomyces, make deductions about gene number and path order | Genetics | simulation, genetics, crosses, homework |
| 100 | Information Flow | Conceptual exploration of storage, transmission and 'interpretation' of cellular information | IntroBio | Central dogma, overview, transcription, translation, replication |
| 100 | StructViewer | Small molecule structures and properties | Structure | bases, amino acids, bonds |
| 100 | Amino Acid Dancer | Compare the flexibility, diversity of amino acids to rigidity of bases | Structure | amino acids, bases, folding |
| 100 | Hang Twenty | Learn amino acid 1-letter codes playing Hangman | Vocabulary | game, vocabulary |
| 100 | XWords | IntroBio topical crosswords | Vocabulary | Crosswords with some enhanced features (images, multiple clues, hints) |
| 100 | Evolvotron | Module introducing basic concepts in speciation, evolution, trees Overview movie |
Evolution | 'evolution' of island-hopping 'protobug'; features acquired by random mutation + environment-driven selection |
| 100 | Silverswords | Discover relatedness of Hawaiian silverswords Overview movie |
Evolution | intuitive sequence alignment, use real data, images of plants, info on habitat to draw valid conclusions |
| 100 | FlowerPower | Select monkeyflowers toward bee or hummingbird pollinators | Evolution | Based on actual images and (conceptually correct) underlying genetics; derived from work by Toby Bradshaw and colleagues |
| 101 | OperoNation | Figure out the inner workings of an operon; map genes to roles | Genetics | Bacterial sex, operons, dominance, cis-trans |
| 50 | Gameter ** | Explore meiosis by designing chromosomes and observing animation of meiosis | Genetics | meiosis, genes, alleles, linkage, segregation |
| 60 | Tubulin ** | Adjust kinetic parameters (ATPase rate, dissociation rate) of tubulins to give rise to chromosome-capture capable microtubules | Cell biology, biochemistry, evolution | meiosis, chromosomes, machines, timers |