A unit in an introductory chemistry course for MCTP students that concludes with the students constructing spreadsheets to answer this question. In the traditional textbook approach to teaching science the goal is primarily to give students information. GenScope helps them turn that information into knowledge. These creatures are drawn in an appealing Walt Disney style and have a simple genetic structure that is useful pedagogically and does not prematurely raise such sensitive issues as the pros and cons of genetic engineering. Lots of sample solar systems are included or you can create your own with the built in point and click editor.
Documentation is built in.
Nominated for the Best Shareware award by the Boston Computer Society. Used after the students have constructed and studied the circuits in the laboratory, in an effort to deepen their conceptual understanding. Students work with representations that actually work and respond to changes just like the real circuits, yet look just like the schematic diagrams in their textbooks. Other examples of the use of technology in the MCTP project This page is maintained by Prof. T. C. O'Haver , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Maryland at College Park.