IB Biology (2nd Edition)

Features

• Diagrams, illustrations and photographs

  Clear, uncomplicated diagrams, illustrations, and photographs support and reinforce the text.

• Key Ideas

  The introduction to each activity is prefaced by a key idea, summarizing the primary focus of the activity.

• End of chapter synoptic activities

  End of chapter synoptic activities provide a means of self-testing or assessment. They focus on the understanding of content and vocabulary.

• Weblinks

  A wide variety of over 320 engaging activities facilitate effective differential instruction. Introduce, consolidate, extend, and test using the same workbook.

• Literacy and comprehension

  A literacy and comprehension activity concludes each chapter, testing knowledge of important terms, synthesis of information, and understanding of basic concepts. A perfect synoptic self-test for students.

• Utilization 

  BIOZONE's unique tab system identifies utilizations, making connections to related concepts across the entire IB Biology syllabus.

• TOK and International-Mindedness

  Specific indicators to these components of the syllabus are made in the introduction to each chapter and throughout the workbook. Students are encouraged through questions and visual material to address them in context as appropriate.

• Understandings, Applications, and Skills

  The understandings, applications, and skills required for each topic are summarized in a series of learning objectives that provide the IB learner with performance expectations. Key terms arising from these provide the basis of the literacy activities that conclude each topic.

• Write-On Activities

  A wide variety of over 320 engaging activities facilitate effective differential instruction. Introduce, consolidate, extend, and test using the same workbook.

• Group 4 Experimental Skills and Mathematical Requirements

  These components of the syllabus are addressed in two complementary ways. Data handling and interpretation activities are integrated throughout the workbook, provide real-world scenarios in context. A comprehensive concluding chapter supports this, covering basic planning, computational, and graphing skills to be used in skill development and consolidation, and as a reference.