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to accompany Life: The Science of Biology, Eleventh Edition

LaunchPad is the easy-to-use online platform that integrates the e-Book, all of the student and instructor media resources, and assessment functions into one clean, unified interface. For more about LaunchPad, see pages xvi–xix and visit macmillanlearning.com/LaunchPad.

Student Resources

ACTIVITIES. A range of interactive activities helps students learn and review key facts and concepts through labeling diagrams, identifying steps in processes, and working with simulations of biological systems and processes.

ANIMATIONS. In-depth animations present complex topics in a clear, easy-to-follow format. Each is accompanied by a brief quiz.

MEDIA CLIPS. These engaging video clips depict fascinating examples of some of the many organisms, processes, and phenomena discussed in the textbook.

BIONEWS FROM SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. BioNews makes it easy for instructors to bring the dynamic nature of the biological sciences and up-to-the-minute currency into their course via an automatically updated news feed in LaunchPad.

WORK WITH THE DATA. Online companions to the Work with the Data exercises in the textbook.

FLASHCARDS. A convenient way for students to learn and review the extensive terminology of introductory biology.

TREE OF LIFE. An interactive version of the Tree of Life from Appendix A, with links to a wealth of information on each group listed.

MATH FOR LIFE. A collection of mathematical shortcuts and references to help students with the quantitative skills they need in the biology laboratory.

SUMMATIVE QUIZZES. Pre-built quizzes that assess overall student understanding of each chapter.

LEARNINGCURVE. A powerful adaptive quizzing system with a game-like format that engages students. See pages xvii–xviii for details.

Instructor Resources

TEXTBOOK FIGURES AND TABLES. Every figure and table from the textbook (including all photos and all unnumbered figures) is provided in both JPEG and PowerPoint formats, in multiple versions, including whole, reformatted, and unlabeled.

POWERPOINT RESOURCES. For each chapter of the textbook, several different PowerPoint presentations are available, providing instructors the flexibility to build presentations in the manner that best suits their needs:

• Textbook Figures and Tables

• Lecture Presentations

• Layered Art Figures

• Active Learning Exercises (see below)

• Active Learning Modules (see below)

VIDEOS. Featuring many new videos for the Eleventh Edition, the wide-ranging collection of video segments helps demonstrate the complexity and beauty of life.

ACTIVE LEARNING GUIDE. New for the Eleventh Edition, this guide provides an excellent overview of active learning techniques in biology, along with chapter-specific support. See page xiii for details.

ACTIVE LEARNING EXERCISES. Set up for easy integration into lectures, these short exercises pose questions or problems for the class to discuss or solve. Each also includes a multiple-choice element, for easy use with clicker systems.

ACTIVE LEARNING MODULES. New for the Eleventh Edition, these comprehensive modules provide instructors everything they need to teach selected key topics using an active learning approach. See page xii for details.

INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL. The Instructor’s Manual includes the following sections for each chapter: Overview, What’s New, Chapter Opener Resources (Discussion Questions and Online Resources), Chapter Outline, and Key Terms.

LEARNING OUTCOMES. The new Learning Outcomes provide instructors using Life, Eleventh Edition a thorough set of learning standards, to which all of the assessment resources are aligned. See pages x and xviii for details.

TEST BANK. The Life Test Bank includes over 7,000 questions, all referenced to specific Key Concepts, Learning Outcomes, and Bloom’s Levels. Each chapter includes a wide range of multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short-answer questions.

COMPUTERIZED TEST BANK. (CD, ISBN 978-1-319-08581-0) The entire Test Bank, plus the Summative Quizzes and LearningCurve questions are all included in Blackboard’s easy-to-use Diploma program (software included). Designed for both novices and advanced users, Diploma allows instructors to quickly and easily create or edit questions and create quizzes or exams.

COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUPPORT. As a service for Life adopters using Blackboard, Moodle, Desire2Learn, or other course management systems, full electronic course packs are available.

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Additional Resources

Increase participation. Confirm understanding. Measure performance.

iclicker is an award-winning student response solution that allows you to easily transform your classroom into an active learning environment. For more information, visit iclicker.com.

Macmillan Learning Lab Solutions

Macmillan Learning Lab Solutions unites the same brands you know and trust—W. H. Freeman, Hayden-McNeil, Sapling Learning, and Late Nite Labs—and provides the resources to build a seamless, comprehensive lab experience for your students. For more information, visit macmillanlearning.com/LabSolutions.

CatchUp Math & Stats for the Life Sciences

Michael Harris, Gordon Taylor, and Jacquelyn Taylor (ISBN 978-1-4292-0557-3)

Presented in brief, accessible units, this primer will help students quickly brush up on the quantitative skills they need to succeed in biology.

A Student Handbook for Writing in Biology, Fifth Edition

Karen Knisely (ISBN 978-1-3191-2181-5)

This book provides practical advice to students who are learning to write according to the conventions in biology, using the standards of journal publication as a model.

BioStats Basics: A Student Handbook

James L. Gould and Grant F. Gould (ISBN 978-0-7167-3416-1)

Engaging and informal, BioStats Basics provides introductory-level biology students with a practical, accessible introduction to statistical methodology.

Inquiry Biology: A Laboratory Manual, Volumes 1 and 2

Mary Tyler, Ryan W. Cowan, and Jennifer L. Lockhart (Volume 1 ISBN 978-1-4292-9288-7; Volume 2 ISBN 978-1-4292-9289-4)

This introductory biology laboratory manual is inquiry-based—instructing in the process of science by allowing students to ask their own questions, gather background information, formulate hypotheses, design and carry out experiments, collect and analyze data, and formulate conclusions.

Hayden-McNeil Life Sciences Lab Notebook

(ISBN 978-1-4292-3055-1)

This durable, high-quality carbonless laboratory notebook allows students to hand in originals or copies of their lab work, not entire composition books. The Lab Notebook contains Hayden-McNeil’s unique white paper carbonless copies and biology-specific reference materials.

Scientific Teaching

Jo Handelsman, Sarah Miller, and Christine Pfund (ISBN 978-1-4292-0188-9)

Transformations: Approaches to College Science Teaching

Deborah Allen and Kimberly Tanner (ISBN 978-1-4292-5335-2)

Entering Research: A Facilitator’s Manual

Janet L. Branchaw, Christine Pfund, and Raelyn Rediske (ISBN 978-1-4292-5857-9)

Discipline-Based Science Education Research: A Scientist’s Guide

Stephanie J. Slater, Timothy F. Slater, and Janelle M. Bailey (ISBN 978-1-4292-6586-7)

Assessment in the College Classroom

Clarissa Dirks, Mary Pat Wenderoth, and Michelle Withers (ISBN 978-1-4292-8197-3)