Biology: Concepts and Investigations
by
Mariëlle Hoefnagels
"For years, biology instructors have recognized that we need to turn away from teaching methods that reward students who memorize and regurgitate superficial knowledge. Instead, we need to emphasize deeper learning that requires students to understand and apply course content. This idea is precisely what I have tried to achieve since I started teaching at the University of Oklahoma in 1997, and it has been a guiding principle in the creation of my books and digital material as well. This edition retains what users have always loved about this book: the art program, readable narrative, handy study tips, Investigating Life essays, tutorial animations, and concept maps. In this edition, I have explicitly connected the unit-wide Survey the Landscape concept map at the start of each chapter to the more detailed, chapter-specific Pull It Together concept map at each chapters end. Not only does each Survey the Landscape now direct the students attention to the Pull It Together concept map, but the latter includes a specially-labeled question directing the readers attention back to the Survey the Landscapes "big picture" view. The objective remains the same: to help students see the "forest" and the "trees." One way to motivate students to learn is to help them see that biology is all around them: in food, medicine, pets, water, gardens, parks, and even vacant lots. For students interested in environmental quality, biology forms a foundation for understanding issues ranging in scale from the quality of local tap water to the changing global climate. The Burning Question and Apply It Now boxes support my efforts to help readers learn why biology matters. Each chapter now also includes one or more Scientific Literacy questions. These new thought questions at the end of each chapter will help students practice thinking like a scientist about relevant social, political, or ethical issues. We continue to acknowledge the growing numbers of instructors and students who are embracing digital textbooks.Preface SmartBook® user data from thousands of students using the fourth edition helped us to identify passages that needed clarification. The user data also guided us as we created a carefully selected array of digital Learning Resources to accompany many probes in SmartBook. In addition, many chapters have bonus features for ebook users, including new digital-only miniglossaries, tables, figures, and live-action videos of plants, fungi, and animals; see the Changes by Chapter section for a complete listing of our new additions. Ebook users will notice another new feature that supports the goal of bringing biology into student lives: a set of 12 relevancy modules that explain core biology content in the context of timely topics. Relevancy module topics span the books units, from the process of science (Himalayan salt lamps) to organic chemistry (chocolate) to metabolism (weight gain) to cell division (cancer) to evolution (antibiotic resistance) to plant biology (mega crops) to animal biology (running a marathon) to ecology (climate change), and more. Depending on their teaching goals, instructors can assign a module before or after covering the core content and use it as a jumping-off point for class discussions or homework assignments. I believe that one set of tools and techniques does not work in every classroom. For that reason, my team and I are proud to create a package that gives you the flexibility to teach introductory biology in a way that works best for you. The following sections illustrate the features and resources for this edition that can help you meet your teaching goals. I hope that you and your students enjoy this text and that it helps cultivate an understanding of, and deep appreciation for, biolog"--
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ISBN: 9781260575880
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
by
"For years, biology instructors have recognized that we need to turn away from teaching methods that reward students who memorize and regurgitate superficial knowledge. Instead, we need to emphasize deeper learning that requires students to understand and apply course content. This idea is precisely what I have tried to achieve since I started teaching at the University of Oklahoma in 1997, and it has been a guiding principle in the creation of my books and digital material as well. This edition retains what users have always loved about this book: the art program, readable narrative, handy study tips, Investigating Life essays, tutorial animations, and concept maps. In this edition, I have explicitly connected the unit-wide Survey the Landscape concept map at the start of each chapter to the more detailed, chapter-specific Pull It Together concept map at each chapters end. Not only does each Survey the Landscape now direct the students attention to the Pull It Together concept map, but the latter includes a specially-labeled question directing the readers attention back to the Survey the Landscapes "big picture" view. The objective remains the same: to help students see the "forest" and the "trees." One way to motivate students to learn is to help them see that biology is all around them: in food, medicine, pets, water, gardens, parks, and even vacant lots. For students interested in environmental quality, biology forms a foundation for understanding issues ranging in scale from the quality of local tap water to the changing global climate. The Burning Question and Apply It Now boxes support my efforts to help readers learn why biology matters. Each chapter now also includes one or more Scientific Literacy questions. These new thought questions at the end of each chapter will help students practice thinking like a scientist about relevant social, political, or ethical issues. We continue to acknowledge the growing numbers of instructors and students who are embracing digital textbooks.Preface SmartBook® user data from thousands of students using the fourth edition helped us to identify passages that needed clarification. The user data also guided us as we created a carefully selected array of digital Learning Resources to accompany many probes in SmartBook. In addition, many chapters have bonus features for ebook users, including new digital-only miniglossaries, tables, figures, and live-action videos of plants, fungi, and animals; see the Changes by Chapter section for a complete listing of our new additions. Ebook users will notice another new feature that supports the goal of bringing biology into student lives: a set of 12 relevancy modules that explain core biology content in the context of timely topics. Relevancy module topics span the books units, from the process of science (Himalayan salt lamps) to organic chemistry (chocolate) to metabolism (weight gain) to cell division (cancer) to evolution (antibiotic resistance) to plant biology (mega crops) to animal biology (running a marathon) to ecology (climate change), and more. Depending on their teaching goals, instructors can assign a module before or after covering the core content and use it as a jumping-off point for class discussions or homework assignments. I believe that one set of tools and techniques does not work in every classroom. For that reason, my team and I are proud to create a package that gives you the flexibility to teach introductory biology in a way that works best for you. The following sections illustrate the features and resources for this edition that can help you meet your teaching goals. I hope that you and your students enjoy this text and that it helps cultivate an understanding of, and deep appreciation for, biolog"--
