Benefits and limitations of iPads in the high school science classroom and a trophic cascade lesson plan

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 378-384

  Ward, Nicholas D ^a   Finley, Rachel J ^b   Keil, Richard G ^a   Clay, Tansy G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Garfield High School PTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecology; Food chain; IPad; K 12; Lesson; Mobile; STEM; Tablet; Trophic cascade

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FOOD CHAIN; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT; TEACHING;

EID: 84888410683     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/13-008.1     Document Type: Article

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