Introductory Biology
ACTIVE LEARNING AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Give your biology students opportunities to explore and learn key concepts while actively thinking, experimenting, and problem-solving.
Our subscription-based SimUText System® lets you compile a custom collection of SimBio's inquiry-driven tutorials/labs with content you select from OpenStax Biology+, a fully vetted, open-source Intro Bio e-text that we've enhanced with auto-graded questions and other SimUText features. This provides a cost-effective way for you to give your students the advantages of SimBio's interactive teaching tools for conceptually challenging topics without sacrificing the value of a more traditional textbook.
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Add OpenStax Biology+ to Your SimUText
Include 4 or more tutorial/labs in your SimUText and OpenStax is FREE.
SimBio Content: | Cost/Student: | OpenStax: |
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1-3 Tutorials/Labs | $6 each | +$6/student |
4 Tutorials/Labs | $24 | FREE |
Unlimited* Tutorials/Labs | $49 | FREE |
*Unlimited = no limit on the number you may include in your SimUText for a single term. For courses spanning multiple terms, contact us for pricing options.
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*Unlimited = no limit on the number you may select to include in your SimUText.
SimBio Virtual Labs & Interactive Chapters
SimBio modules are powered by the SimUText System, a feature-rich platform that provides assessment and organizational tools to instructors and students at no additional cost. Enrolled students must have an active SimUText subscription to access course content.
Virtual Labs (workbook and tutorial-style) | $6.00/lab/student |
Unlimited Labs* *Unlimited = no limit on the number you may select to include in your SimUText. |
$49.00/student |
Interactive Chapters | $10.00/chapter/student |
SimUText Unlimited* (chapters and/or labs) | $89.00/student |
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Sample SimUText order:
1 SimBio Interactive Chapter | $10 |
2 SimBio Virtual Labs
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$12
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Cost Per Student | $22 |
We recognize that our standard subscription pricing may not fit all course structures. If you have special requirements, please contact us.
Our Goal: Help students learn by helping instructors teach
SimBio’s products are supported by research demonstrating the importance of active inquiry to student learning. SimBio Virtual Labs ® Tutorials target difficult-to-teach concepts and skills in biology. Our Interactive Ecology Chapters delve deeper into underlying mechanisms than is possible with traditional textbooks. SimUText,® our subscription-based teaching platform, helps instructors select, assign, and deliver content, assess student work, and more.
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