Principles of Life 2e | Vision and Change | Process of Science

 

 

Investigation figures emphasize the process of scientific inquiry and give a realistic sense of how science is done. Each Investigation figure is organized in order of hypothesis, method, results, and conclusion, and now includes the original citation(s). Most Investigation figures are followed by Analyze the Data problems, which are accessible also in LaunchPad.

Investigation Links provide links and additional information for all of the Investigation figures.

Analyze the Data exercises ask students to interpret the real experimental data presented in Investigation figures. Students learn to analyze data from published biological problems for themselves, arriving on their own to connections between observations, analyses, hypotheses, and conclusions.

Apply the Concept exercises give students the opportunity to work with a concept in a natural world setting by interpreting actual research data and drawing their own conclusions.

Animated Tutorials (in LaunchPad) present clear, detailed animations with an introduction, conclusion, and quiz on complex topics, including experimental techniques, the scientific method, and influential experiments.

 Using the standards of journal publication as a model, A Student Handbook for Writing in Biology , Fourth Editionto provides specific instructions and practical advice to students who are learning to write according to the conventions in biology. Available in print and e-book format.

Tree of Life, Appendix A, presents the phylogenetic tree of life as a reference tool that allows students to place any group of organisms mentioned in the text into the context of the rest of life.

The web-based, interactive version of the Tree of Life, in LaunchPad, provides links to photos, keys, species lists, distribution maps, and other information (via the online database at DiscoverLife.org) to help students explore biodiversity in greater detail.
 

Lab Partner is an online resource that allows instructors to easily create their own custom lab manuals, combining experiments from W. H. Freeman and Hayden-McNeil with their own lab material.