Biology Science for Life

Never Highlight a Book Again! Cram101 Textbook Outlines give the student all of the highlights, notes, and practice-tests for their textbook. Only Cram101 is Textbook Specific, not generic. "How do you define readability?"For the authors, readability means a textbook that is pleasurable to read and is placing biology in the context of students' everyday lives to prompt their natural curiosity. This encourages them to learn and to read about biology in order to understand the complete story. Achieves readability at the beginning of the chapter and throughout each chapter by having the story drive the science. Chapter 5 starts with college student Nicole's cancer diagnosis (pp. 101-103) and follows her progress as she learns about cancer and begins treatment (pp. 104, 113, 116-117, 121, 122, 123, 132-133). Integrates analogies throughout the main body of the chapter. For example, when discussing protein synthesis in Chapter 8, the process is likened to baking a cake (pp. 201-202) with each step in protein synthesis matched to an appropriate step in the baking process. Keeps jargon to a minimum to allow students to focus on the main concepts of biology. In Chapter 4, fermentation and anaerobic respiration are described in a level-appropriate manner by minimizing extraneous detail and terminology (p. 82). "How do you engage your students?"Students taking this course may have a lot of anxiety and may fail to see the connection between the concepts and the applications in biology. As a result, students may not engage in the lecture and may have a difficult time understanding the concepts. The authors noticed that connected with non-majors best when they related biological concepts to students' everyday lives. Following this principle -- that students are first engaged by their own natural curiosity -- each chapter is driven by a story. Engages students by having the story drive the science. Chapter 7 opens with the story of the Romanov family of Russia and their 1918 execution (pp. 167-168). The mystery of the bones found in Russia in 1991 and how scientists proved the bones to be those of the Romanovs builds in suspense as the chapter instructs students on sex linkage and DNA fingerprinting (pp. 169, 173, 178-181, 185-189). Integrates plenty of analogies to keep students interested in the concepts. For example, in Chapter 4, a taxicab serves as an electron carrier in the description of the electron transport chain (p. 84). "How important is it for your students to become scientifically literate?"In order to achieve scientific literacy, students must see that biology is related to their everyday lives. If students are to make meaningful decisions about health care or to discuss critical science issues, they need to understand the biological concepts underlying these issues. The authors take it one step further by showing students how to think about those issues as a matter of science. Applies the process of science to address many of the issues raised in the book. Many chapters build on the scientific method introduced in Chapter 1 and apply this method to the topics discussed in those chapters. For example, Chapter 12 presents predictions and tests hypotheses about the genetic evidence of divergence (pp. 298-300). Shows students how scientific theories can be applied to many diverse questions. In Chapter 2, students explore the possibilities of life in the universe (pp. 23-24, 34, 41). Prepares students to face constantly changing issues in science and public policy. Students see the revised FDA food guide pyramid in Chapter 3 (p. 67) and consider ways to curb greenhouse gases in Chapter 4 (p. 97). "Do you have students who won't read the textbook but will look through the figures?"Students who are visual learners will benefit from our illustration program.The figures have been designed to better teach students by instructing through analogies, step-by-step process art, three-dimensional figures, and illustrated tables.Matches the analogies from the text in the figures to help students make the connection between what is being read and what is being illustrated. To demonstrate the importance of individual genetic variability, the authors use an analogy involving jackets (pp. 382-383) along with a figure to support the connection between ideas. Shows step-by-step process art to facilitate the understanding of difficult concepts. For example, Figure 10.1 illustrates the reproductive cycle of HIV (p. 260), and a textual connection is linked to the figure and its steps on the next page (p. 261). Includes many three-dimensional figures to provide depth to the figures so that they are more realistic and lively. (p. 172, 182, 266) Includes many unique illustrated tables to organize information and to provide a strong visual reference for students. (pp 95, 177, 375) "What role does evolution play in your course?"Evolution serves as an overarching theme in the book.Highlights the role of the evolutionary process in every chapter, even when the chapter is not specifically focused on evolution. Chapter 2 provides a brief discussion of evolutionary theory when considering what constitutes life (pp. 40-41). Likewise, Chapter 8 integrates evolution when discussing pest resistance and genetically modified corn (p. 214). Shows how life is connected through the process of evolution by applying it throughout the chapters. First introduced in Chapter 1 (p. 7), evolutionary theory is often referred to as part of the link between concepts (p. 55, 94, 112, 173). INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES Prentice Hall BLAST!! s Biology Lecture Animation and Simulation Lecture Tool (3 CD/1 DVD set). Available only to adopters of Prentice Hall Biology textbooks, BLAST offers 69 modules depicting complex biological concepts and processes. Stunning 3-D graphics and variable controls give instructors the flexibility to teach concepts the way they want: 0-13-237034-4 Instructor Resource Center on CD/DVD s 3 CD/1 DVD set plus TestGens Test Item File CD: 0-13-188801-3 Each chapter of the Belk IRC on CD/DVD contains numerous offerings to aid instructors in class prep and lecture presentation. These features include: JPEGs of all the numbered figures, photos, and tables in labeled and unlabeled versions Each chapter's JPEGs pre-loaded into PowerPoint in two versions ("Image Gallery" and "Image Gallery Editable-Label") Two pre-built "Suggested Lectures" for each chapter containing text slides as well as key figures, photos, and tables Over 100 lecture animations of key biological processes pre-loaded into PowerPoint in PC and Mac versions CRS "clicker" questions for each chapter pre-loaded into PowerPoint Class prep materials in Word format including the full Test Item File and the Instructor Resource Guide which includes chapter outlines, text question answer, and activities Each chapter offers a Media Guidesa PDF file that lists and describes the full media offerings for the chapter, including the appropriate Prentice Hall BLAST!! animation/simulation modules and Instructor Animaitons for the chapter in Belk A separate CD in the IRC on CD/DVD package offers the Test Item File in TestGen test-generating software Test Item File s printed version: 0-13-219743-X Instructor Resource Guide - activities and lecture outlines: 0-13-219746-4 Transparency Pack s includes 300 transparencies: 0-13-196318-X STUDENT RESOURCES Companion Website with Grade Tracker s Each chapter of the Belk Companion Website with Grade Tracker offers numerous study tools designed to help students succeed in this course. These tool include:Flashcards: This tool offers students an interactive way of mastering the key terms in each chapter. Online Study Guide: A concise summary of each section of each chapter is offered along with interactive study questions with immediate grading and feedback which help students determine if they understand the chapter coverage Chapter Quiz: All the study questions from the Online Study Guide are offered in a single quiz for each chapter; questions contain hints, feedback for correct as well as correct responses, and textbook section and page references for further review Web Tutorials: Key topics in each chapter are dynamically portrayed using animation, still graphics, text, and voiceovers; designed to appeal especially to visual learners Student Lecture Notebook Online: Figures from each chapter are offered as PDF files that students can print out before lecture so that they don't have to try to sketch figures during lectures Biology in the News: Students can delve more deeply into biological topics presented into the chapterssincluding special expanded coverage to the most newsworthy biological topics of the day Student CD s Online Study Guide, a Chapter Quiz, and one Web Tutorial for each chapter (packaged with textbook) Audible Study Guide s 20+ minutes of study tools on MP3 files for each chapter - go to www.audible.com - Available for fall classes; sample chapter availablity date TBD Student Study Companion s Study tools in printed format: 0-13-188802-1 Student Lecture Notebook s Full-color print outs of all the line drawings from the text: 0-13-219744-8 SafariX Textbook Online s eTextbook: 0-13-227673-9 Laboratory Manual s Written by the textbook authors and updated for the Second Edition: 0-13-188804-8 na