Principles of Life 2e | Vision and Change | Active Learning

 

 

Active Learning Exercises (in LaunchPad) can be used to stimulate classroom discussions. 

Click the image to download a sample Active Learning Exercise (PowerPoint).

 

The Analyze the Data and Apply the Concept exercises throughout the book are designed to promote active learning, and when used in the classroom, these problems give students practice presenting information to others, problem-solving, discussing, and more.

i>clicker makes it easy for instructors not only to take attendance, but to ask questions (text- or video-based), actively engage your students, and gather responses immediately no matter how large the class size. Questions for use with iClicker are available in LaunchPad. For more information, visit www.iclicker.com  

New! Instant Access codes(Quick Response or QR Codes) and Direct Web addresses integrated into the text let students link to dynamic resources at the right moment, via their smartphones, tablets, or any Web browser. All student resources have been re-built to be fully mobile-device compatible for more efficient studying. 

Activities (in LaunchPad) help students learn important facts and concepts through labeling steps in processes, identifying parts of structures, building diagrams, and identifying different types of organisms. These are ideal as classroom discussion-starters, assigned as homework, or used with i>clicker.