Can You Build It? Using Manipulatives to Assess Student Understanding of Food-Web Concepts

Richard Grumbine

doi:10.1525/abt.2012.74.7.16

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Richard Grumbine^*

^*Richard Grumbine is Associate Professor of Natural Sciences at Landmark College, River Road, Putney, VT 05346. E-mail: rgrumbine@landmark.edu.

Abstract

This article outlines an exercise that assesses student knowledge of food-web and energy-flow concepts. Students work in teams and use manipulatives to build food-web models based on criteria assigned by the instructor. The models are then peer reviewed according to guidelines supplied by the instructor.

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Richard Grumbine "Can You Build It? Using Manipulatives to Assess Student Understanding of Food-Web Concepts," The American Biology Teacher 74(7), 518-520, (1 September 2012). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2012.74.7.16

Published: 1 September 2012