The super-duper version will have embedded exercises and activities... if this version generates enough enthusiasm :-)
| Chapter | Contents | Text | Figs | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0: Goals and Principles | Design and methods of this text | Ready | **** | YES |
| 1: Why understanding biology matters | Relevance of biology to all learners | **** | **** | 0 |
| 2: Ways of knowing: the Scientific method | What is 'scientific' thinking? Examples. | **** | *** | YES |
| 3: Molecules and the Molecular World | The rules for molecules and how they arise | *** | ||
| 4: Proteins: Life's machines | How a string of similar-but-different components form 3D shapes | |||
| 5: A working machine: ATPase | Investigate how amino acids combine to make a machine | |||
| 6: DNA and RNA: Life's instructions | How the structure of the bases hold 'information' | *** | *** | **** |
| 7: Machines from Instructions: translation | The team that turns code into working products | |||