Teach and assess students’ scientific literacy and reasoning skills

• Interpreting Data end-of-chapter questions help students learn to use quantitative material by analyzing graphs and interacting with other data. Interpreting Data activities in MasteringBiology help students continue to practice their graph-analysis skills.

Engage non-science majors by emphasizing the relevance of biology to everyday life

• Why Biology Matters Photo Essays engage student curiosity about biology through the use of dynamic photographs and intriguing scientific observations. Each intriguing science fact is later revisited in the chapter narrative to help students see the link between the everyday application of biology and the chapter material.
• Analogies and applications to everyday life have been added throughout the prose and the illustrations, making key concepts easier to visualize and to remember for students who are learning the material for the first time.
• Chapter threads explore a single high-interest topic throughout each chapter in “Biology and Society” essays, “Process of Science” investigations, and “Evolution Connection” discussions. New topics discussed in chapter threads include

Show students the connections between key biological themes

• “Major Themes in Biology” are introduced in Chapter 1 to underscore unifying principles that run throughout biology. These themes–Evolution, Structure/Function, Information Flow, Energy Transformations, and Interconnections within Systems--are highlighted throughout the text (and marked with icons at the start of appropriate headings) to help students see the interconnectedness of concepts and to help instructors focus on the big picture ideas in biology.

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• MasteringBiology is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment product designed to improve results by helping students quickly master concepts. Students benefit from self-paced tutorials that feature immediate wrong-answer feedback and hints that emulate the office-hour experience to help keep students on track. With a wide range of interactive, engaging, and assignable activities, students are encouraged to actively learn and retain tough course concepts.
  • “Current Topic” Instructor PowerPoint^® presentations are enhanced with “active lecture” suggestions. New topics include BioFuels, Diabetes, and more.
  • Everyday Biology Videos briefly explore interesting and relevant biology topics that relate to concepts that students are learning in class. These 20 videos, produced by the BBC, can be assigned in MasteringBiology with assessment questions.
  • Evaluating Science in the Media activities teach students to recognize validity, bias, purpose, and authority in everyday sources of information.
  • Scientific Thinking Activities help students develop an understanding of how scientific research is conducted. Featured topics include:
    • What Is the Role of Peer Review in the Process of Science?
    • How Does “Citizen Science” Affect Scientific Data Collection?
    • Can Scientists Use Gene Expression Data to Personalize Cancer Treatment?
    • Is There a Genetic Basis for Adapting to Life at High Altitudes?
    • Do the Microorganisms in Our Digestive Tract Play a Role in Obesity?