Insights in Biology is an introductory biology course that develops fundamental concepts in biology in a context that is relevant to all students, presenting ideas within a story line that ties together these concepts.
New to Second Edition New to the second edition of Insights in Biology:
-Updated content on cell biology, genetics, molecular biology and ecology.
-Single, case bound, four-color teacher and student editions.
-Wrap-around Teacher Edition
-NSTA's SciLinks
The civilization of ancient China forms the central content of the unit, with exploration of systems of language, leadership, economics, and architecture in this ancient culture. Students broaden their understanding by comparing the ancient Chinese civilization with aspects of their own lives and communities.
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In this unit, students explore our numeration system in depth. Students begin by looking at patterns in our system and then work with other systems to help discover what constitutes a place-value system and a base system. By analyzing the structure of each system and comparing and contrasting different numeration systems, they will gain a deeper understanding of place value and bases and be able to justify why our system is both a place-value system and a base system.
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This unit is designed to support students in understanding the COVID-19 pandemic, transmission of the COVID-19 virus, and the impacts of the pandemic on communities, especially communities of color. Specific learning targets are listed at the beginning of each lesson and highlight a core idea for the lesson, the science and engineering practice students will engage in, and the crosscutting concept students will use in the lesson. There are four broad areas of learning goals targeted in this unit:<