In this peer-instruction case study, students will learn about the dynamics of cytoskeleton through the shape-shifting amoeba.
Students take the role of a cell biologist and are given a dataset with amoeba cell counts under multiple drug treatments that affect cell shape. They are then tasked to determine if there is a statistically significant difference between treatments. This case study uses the flipped classroom strategy in which students will prepare for the task by watching videos, reading and performing a quiz before entering the classroom. Assigned videos to watch: A tour of the cell, Tour of an animal cell. In the classroom, students are asked to produce a graph that best represents the data and to chose an appropriate statistical test to analyze the data. Following that, they are asked to provide conclusions about the role of cytoskeleton in Amoeba.
Students will be able to:
Published: 13/06/2019
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