Biology edition guide sixth student study

Engage students with relevant stories and help them develop scientific literacy skills. Make complex biology topics more manageable for non-science students. Check out the preface for a complete list of features and what's new in this edition. Sounds Right, But Is It? The Evidence for Evolution Community and Ecosystem Ecology Important: To use the test banks below, you must download the TestGen software from the TestGen website.

If you need help getting started, read the tutorials on the TestGen site. Pearson offers affordable and accessible purchase options to meet the needs of your students. Connect with us to learn more. Colleen Belk and Virginia Borden Maier collaborated on teaching biology to nonmajors for over a decade at the University of Minnesota—Duluth.

John Fisher College in Rochester, New York, and has been enhanced by their differing but complementary areas of expertise. In addition to the nonmajors course, Colleen Belk teaches general biology for majors, genetics, cell biology, and molecular biology courses.

Virginia Borden Maier teaches general biology for majors, evolutionary biology, zoology, plant biology, ecology, and conservation biology courses. After several somewhat painful attempts at teaching the breadth of biology to non-majors in a single semester, the two authors came to the conclusion that they needed to find a better way. They realized that their students were more engaged when they understood how biology directly affected their lives. Colleen and Virginia began to structure their lectures around stories they knew would interest students.

When they began letting the story drive the science, they immediately noticed a difference in student engagement and willingness to work harder at learning biology. Access Card Package. We're sorry! We don't recognize your username or password. Please try again. The work is protected by local and international copyright laws and is provided solely for the use of instructors in teaching their courses and assessing student learning. You have successfully signed out and will be required to sign back in should you need to download more resources.

Biology: Science for Life, 6th Edition. John Fisher College. Description For non-majors biology courses. This package includes Mastering Biology. Engage students in science with stories that relate to their lives Biology: Science for Life weaves a compelling storyline throughout each chapter to grab student attention through the exploration of high-interest topics such as genetic testing, global warming, and the Zika virus. By combining trusted author content with digital tools developed to engage students and emulate the office-hour experience, Mastering personalizes learning and often improves results for each student.

New to the 6th edition are author-created Figure Walkthrough videos that guide students to solidify their understanding of the concepts within challenging illustrations as well as Make the Connection activities that help students bridge the gap between each storyline and the science behind it, as well as Ready-to-Go Teaching Modules for select chapters that provide instructors with assignments to use before and after class, as well as in-class activities.

Learn more about Mastering Biology. Also available as an easy-to-use, standalone Pearson eText Pearson eText allows educators to easily share their own notes with students so they see the connection between their reading and what they learn in class—motivating them to keep reading, and keep learning.

Portable access lets students study on the go, even offline. And, reading analytics offer insight into how students use the eText, helping educators tailor their instruction. Learn more about Pearson eText. Preface Preface is available for download in PDF format. Figure Walkthrough videos guide students through key figures with author-narrated explanations and figure markups.

Make the Connection Activities tie the storyline of the chapter to the key scientific concepts behind it to ensure that students truly understand the relationship between the story and the science. Working with Data questions in each chapter challenge students to analyze and apply their knowledge of biology to a graph or set of data.

Evaluating Science in the Media activities ask students to examine selected media websites, articles, videos with a critical look at the sources and methods used to convey information.

Scientific Thinking Activities help students develop an understanding of how scientific research is conducted. Everyday Biology Videos briefly explore interesting and relevant biology topics that relate to concepts that students are learning in class.

Coaching activities help students read, interpret, and create graphs that explore real environmental issues using real data. All 10 activities explore current topics such as the carbon footprint of food, fresh water availability, and ocean acidification in an entirely new mobile experience with accessible design.

HHMI Short Films are documentary-quality movies from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute with explorations from the discovery of the double helix to evolution and include assignable questions. Current events articles are assignable and regularly updated to give instructors the opportunity to integrate current topics into their course.

Video Field Trips allow students to observe everyday environmental problems and solutions, including wind power, invasive species, and campus sustainability. ABC News Videos connect biology concepts to everyday life. Ready-to-Go Teaching Modules make use of teaching tools for before, during, and after class, including new ideas for in-class activities.

The modules incorporate the best that the text, Mastering Biology, and Learning Catalytics have to offer and can be accessed through the Instructor Resources area of Mastering Biology.

Each module also includes a Teaching Tips video, in which authors Colleen and Ginny provide additional background and helpful hints for presenting the content in the context of particular storylines, in class or online. Pearson eText, optimized for mobile, seamlessly integrates videos and other rich media with the text andgives students access to their textbook anytime, anywhere.

Pearson eText is available with Mastering Biology when packaged with new books, or as an upgrade students can purchase online. Help your students develop critical thinking skills. Monitor responses to find out where your students are struggling. Rely on real-time data to adjust your teaching strategy.

Automatically group students for discussion, teamwork, and peer-to-peer learning. Team names are no longer case sensitive Dynamic Study Modules DSMs help students study effectively on their own by continuously assessing their activity and performance in real time. Students complete a set of questions with a unique answer format that also asks them to indicate their confidence level of confidence in their answer.

Questions repeat until the student can answer them all correctly and confidently. These are available as graded assignments prior to class, and accessible on smartphones, tablets, and computers. Instructors can now remove questions from Dynamic Study Modules to better fit their course. About the Book Engage students with relevant stories and help them develop scientific literacy skills Each chapter weaves in a story based on a current issue or hot topic that presents and explains biological concepts, examples, and applications.

In addition, the heritability section helps counter the notion that criminals are born not made, and the DNA profiling section explains how positive identification has been used to exonerate many wrongfully convicted individuals. Make complex biology topics more manageable for non-science students NEW!

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