Rethinking the Visual Program
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The art in the text of How Life Works and the associated media in LaunchPad were developed in coordination with the text and assessments to present an integrated and engaging visual experience for students.
Two of the biggest challenges introductory biology students face are connecting concepts across chapters and building a contextual picture, or visual framework, of a complex process. To help students think like biologists, we provide Visual Synthesis figures at twelve key points in the book. These figures bring together multiple images students have already seen into a visual summary, helping students see how individual concepts connect to tell a single story.
This Visual Synthesis figure on Speciation brings together multiple concepts from the chapters on evolution.
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Online, the Visual Synthesis FIGUREs turn into zoomable, dynamic Visual Synthesis MAPs where students can explore both the big picture and the details.
Many of the Visual Synthesis MAPs also include 3D animations (for concepts that are best learned by seeing them in action) and simulations (for concepts best learned by doing).
Assessment questions accompany all Visual Synthesis MAPs, 3D animation activities, and simulations to help students work through a core concept in a variety of ways.