Insights in Biology represents an innovative approach to teaching and learning introductory biology. This new approach incorporates the traditional discipline-specific concepts with an emphasis on presenting concepts in depth and in context.
It develops conceptual connections through a story line that is relevant to students' lives, and uses inquiry-based activities that focus on process and thinking skills. Concepts coincide with current thinking in education about what biology students should know and be able to do; these concepts are organized in the new ways in the four units that constitute the curriculum.
