WHAT DO YOU THINK? AND WHAT DID YOU THINK? questions in each chapter ask students to consider their present beliefs and actively compare them with the correct science presented in the book.
FOCUS QUESTIONS about important concepts are presented in most sections of the book. These questions encourage students to frequently test themselves on material presented in the preceding sections of the chapters and thereby correct their beliefs before errors accumulate.
DYNAMIC ART Summary figures appear throughout the book to show either the interactions between important concepts or the evolution of important objects introduced.
INSIGHT INTO SCIENCE boxes are brief asides that relate topics to the nature of scientific inquiry and encourage critical thinking.
ICONS LINK THE TEXT TO WEB MATERIAL
• Starry Night ™ icons link the text to a specific interactivity in the Starry Night ™ planetarium software, which is available as an optional, free download code which can be packaged with the textbook.
• Video, Animation and Interactive Exercise icons link the text to relevant media available on the textbook’s Web site.