Help your students develop a conceptual framework for modern biology and gain an appreciation of science as a process with this interactive CD-ROM. It explores eight essential themes of biology and science in general as defined by the AP Biology Development Committee:

• Science as a Process

• Evolution

• Energy Transfer

• Continuity and Change

• Relationship of Structure to Function

• Regulation

• Interdependence in Nature

• Science, Technology, and Society

Special features include…

• 48 supporting examples from the AP Biology curriculum’s three main sections: “Molecules and Cells,” “Heredity and Evolution,” and “Organisms and Populations”

• Tutorials filled with audio narration, animations, fun facts, and other interactive elements, to engage users and boost their information retention

• A feedback-giving multiple-choice quiz, to reinforce the learning experience

After using this CD-ROM, your students will be able to…

• Understand the eight major themes that underlie all biology concepts

• Place key biology concepts into a broader context of the eight unifying themes

• Define the eight themes and cite two examples of how each theme can be applied to biology concepts

System requirements:

• PC platform: Windows 95, 98, NT4, Me, 2000, XP.

• Macintosh platform: OS 8.x, 9.x, 10.x.

A viewable/printable instructor’s guide is included. Correlates to the National Science Standards from the National Academy of Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Project 2061. A Cambridge Educational Production. Recommended for grades 8-12. Networkable. Can be used with both Windows and Macintosh.