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Biology Companion Site, 10/e

Sylvia S. Mader

ISBN: 007352543x
Copyright year: 2010

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Dedicated to providing high-quality and effective supplements for instructors and students, the following supplements were developed for Biology.

For Instructors

Laboratory Manual
The Biology Laboratory Manual, Tenth Edition, is written by Dr. Sylvia Mader. With few exceptions, each chapter in the text has an accompanying laboratory exercise in the manual. Every laboratory has been written to help students learn the fundamental concepts of biology and the specific content of the chapter to which the lab relates, and to gain a better understanding of the scientific method.
ISBN (13) 978–0–07–722617–6
ISBN (10) 0 07–722617–8

Connect Biology
McGraw-Hill Connect Biology is a web-based assignment and assessment platform that gives students the means to better connect with their coursework, with their instructors, and with the important concepts that they will need to know for success now and in the future. With Connect Biology, instructors can deliver assignments, quizzes and tests easily online. Students can practice important skills at their own pace and on their own schedule. With Connect Biology Plus, students also get 24/7 online access to an eBook—an online edition of the text—to aid them in successfully completing their work, wherever and whenever they choose.

Companion Website
The companion website contains the following resources for instructors:

Presentation Tools
Everything you need for outstanding presentation in one place! This easy-to-use table of assets includes
  • Enhanced image PowerPoints—including every piece of art that has been sized and cropped specifically for superior presentations as well as labels that you can edit. Also included are tables, photographs, and unlabeled art pieces.

  • Animation PowerPoints—Numerous full-color animations illustrating important processes are also provided. Harness the visual impact of concepts in motion by importing these files into classroom presentations or online course materials.

  • Lecture PowerPoints with animations fully embedded.

  • Labeled and unlabeled JPEG images— Full-color digital fi les of all illustrations that can be readily incorporated into presentations, exams, or custommade classroom materials.

Presentation Center
In addition to the images from your book, this online digital library contains photos, artwork, animations, and other media from an array of McGraw-Hill textbooks that can be used to create customized lectures, visually enhanced tests and quizzes, compelling course websites, or attractive printed support materials. All assets are copyrighted by McGraw-Hill Higher Education, but can be used by instructors for classroom purposes.

Instructor’s Manual
The instructor’s manual contains chapter outlines, lecture enrichment ideas, and critical thinking questions.

Computerized Test Bank
A comprehensive bank of test questions is provided within a computerized test bank powered by McGraw-Hill’s flexible electronic testing program EZ Test Online. EZ Test Online allows you to create paper and online tests or quizzes in this easy to use program! A new tagging scheme allows you to sort questions by difficulty level, topic, and section. Imagine being able to create and access your test or quiz anywhere, at any time, without installing the testing software. Now, with EZ Test Online, instructors can select questions from multiple McGraw-Hill test banks or author their own, and then either print the test for paper distribution or give it online.

Test Creation
  • Author/edit questions online using the 14 different question type templates

  • Create question pools to offer multiple versions online—great for practice

  • Export your tests for use in WebCT, Blackboard, PageOut, and Apple’s iQuiz

  • Sharing tests with colleagues, adjuncts, TAs is easy

Online Test Management
  • Set availability dates and time limits for your quiz or test
  • Assign points by question or question type with dropdown menu
  • Provide immediate feedback to students or delay feedback until all finish the test
  • Create practice tests online to enable student mastery
  • Your roster can be uploaded to enable student self- registration

Online Scoring and Reporting
  • Automated scoring for most of EZ Test’s numerous question types
  • Allows manual scoring for essay and other open- response questions
  • Manual rescoring and feedback are also available
  • EZ Test’s grade book is designed to easily export to your grade book
  • View basic statistical reports

Support and Help
  • Flash tutorials for getting started on the support site
  • Support Website: www.mhhe.com/eztest
  • Product specialist available at 1–800–331–5094
  • Online Training: http://auth.mhhe.com/mpss/ workshops

Go to www.mhhe.com/maderbiology10e to learn more.

McGraw-Hill: Biology Digitized Video Clips
ISBN (13) 978–0–312155–0
ISBN (10) 0–07–312155–X

McGraw-Hill is pleased to offer an outstanding presentation tool to text adopting instructors—digitized biology video clips on DVD! Licensed from some of the highest-quality science video producers in the world, these brief segments range from about five seconds to just under three minutes in length and cover all areas of general biology from cells to ecosystems. Engaging and informative, McGraw-Hill’s digitized videos will help capture students’ interest while illustrating key biological concepts and processes such as mitosis, how cilia and flagella work, and how some plants have evolved into carnivores.

Student Response System
Wireless technology brings interactivity into the classroom or lecture hall. Instructors and students receive immediate feedback through wireless response pads that are easy to use and engage students. This system can be used by instructors to take attendance, administer quizzes and tests, create a lecture with intermittent questions, manage lectures and student comprehension through the use of the grade book, and integrate interactivity into their PowerPoint presentations.

For Students

Companion Website
The Mader: Biology website is an electronic study system that offers students a digital portal of knowledge. Students can readily access a variety of digital learning objects that include:
  • Chapter-level quizzing with pretest and posttest
  • Bio Tutorial Animations with quizzing
  • Vocabulary flashcards
  • Virtual Labs
  • Biology Prep, also available on the companion website, helps students to prepare for their upcoming coursework in biology. This website enables students to perform self assessments, conduct self-study sessions with tutorials, and perform a post-assessment of their knowledge in the following areas: introductory biology skills, basic math, metric system, chemistry, and lab reports.
  • Introductory Biology Skills
  • Basic Math Review I and II
  • Chemistry
  • Metric System
  • Lab Reports and Referencing

Electronic Books
If you or your students are ready for an alternative version of the traditional textbook, McGraw-Hill eBooks offer a cheaper and eco-friendly alternative to traditional textbooks. By purchasing eBooks from McGraw-Hill students can save as much as 50% on selected titles delivered on the most advanced E-book platform available. Contact your McGraw-Hill sales representative to discuss E-book packaging options.

How to Study Science
ISBN (13) 978–0–07–234693–0
ISBN (10) 0–07–234693–0

This workbook offers students helpful suggestions for meeting the considerable challenges of a science course. It gives practical advice on such topics as how to take notes, how to get the most out of laboratories, and how to overcome science anxiety.

Photo Atlas for General Biology
ISBN (13) 978–0–07–284610–2
ISBN (10) 0–07–284610–0

Atlas was developed to support our numerous general biology titles. It can be used as a supplement for a general biology lecture or laboratory course.

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