This introductory course takes students on an immersive journey through the natural world, providing clarity and relevance through compelling examples, captivating visuals, and interactive learning experiences spanning from the microscopic world of atoms to the complexity of entire ecosystems.
Our three-step mastery-based homework and testing software utilizes AI-based tutoring, robust learning aids, multimodal instruction, and unlimited penalty-free practice to effectively assess knowledge and empower student success while supporting instructors and providing course resources.
5 FREE CHAPTER PROJECTS
From 47 featured chapter projects, our expert editors have handpicked their top 5 for you to use in your courses—absolutely free!
- Chapter 5: A “Beary” Gummy Experiment engages students with water movement, osmosis, and diffusion by immersing gummy bears in solutions.
- Chapter 9: Tricky Taste Buds highlights the significance of cell communication by altering taste bud signaling.
- Chapter 12: Let’s Create a Dog! unleashes students’ inner geneticists by applying the rules of dominant and recessive alleles to create hypothetical furry friends.
- Chapter 14: DNA Fields Forever explores how DNA extraction works, and encourages students to consider the underlying principles using DNA from a strawberry.
- Chapter 30: Create an Herbarium takes learning outdoors to curate a collection of pressed plant specimens.
ENGAGING INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT
Over 2,100 engagement opportunities and interactive prompts improve clarity and comprehension for students, including Helpful Hints, Simulations, Group Activities, Evolution Connections, Further Resources, and more.
Reflection Questions ask students to think about the concepts as they relate to their own lives. These are open-ended, thought-provoking questions that could potentially be used to open a class discussion.
Simulations allow students to directly interact with biological concepts to better understand the material and improve overall learning and engagement.
Helpful Hints provide students with supplemental knowledge or strategies to help understand a concept. These hints go beyond the definitions or introductory content in our Learn screens.
Science and You engagements make connections between the world around students and the lesson content to make it more personal and relatable.
A CLEAR PATH TO MASTERY
Hawkes' three-mode Learning Path teaches students a systematic approach to learning, mirroring the innate way we learn. Distinct modes for learning and practice within each topic create an ungraded, anxiety-free environment and are independent of the actual homework itself.
- Multimedia rich instruction
- Application-based exercises
- Immediate, error-specific feedback
- Penalty-free practice sessions
- Mastery-based assignments
Students can also create customized practice sessions to reinforce knowledge and guide focused study sessions while game-like lessons motivate students to achieve mastery.
3-STEP APPROACH TO HOMEWORK
Competency-based learning made simple:
1. LEARN
Learn offers a multimedia-rich presentation of the e-book content including instructional videos, interactive questions, group activities, and more.
2. PRACTICE
Practice engages students with algorithmically generated questions and intelligent tutoring in an ungraded environment.
3. CERTIFY
Certify requires students to demonstrate mastery of the material at a defined proficiency level without access to tutoring aids.
STUDENT FEATURES Define the path to success.
With Hawkes, the entire learning experience is designed with the student in mind. By providing a mastery-based approach with multimodal instruction, penalty-free practice, powerful learning aids, and customized remediation, students are empowered to overcome knowledge gaps and achieve academic excellence.
STUDENT-CREATED PRACTICE TESTS
Students can create their own tailored, ungraded assessments to gain insights into their strengths and weaknesses with detailed competency breakdowns allowing for immediate focused practice.
QUIZLET VERIFIED CONTENT CREATOR
Hawkes Learning is a Quizlet Verified Creator, proud to provide students with a free online learning resource including flashcards, games, and more.
EXPLAIN ERROR
Students receive precise, immediate feedback from the system's integrated artificial intelligence, turning mistakes into learning opportunities and enhancing understanding.
Connect With Industry-Leading Learning Management Systems To Level Up Your Online Learning
Synchronize class rosters, assignments, and final grades into your LMS—including Canvas, Brightspace by D2L, Moodle, and Blackboard—from your Hawkes Grade Book.
REPORTING & ANALYTICS
Provide data-driven guidance.
Our instructor platform provides robust reporting tools that allow you to track student progress on assignments in real time.
These tools provide detailed performance reporting and analytics designed to empower instructors to make data-driven decisions and implement timely interventions for their students’ success.
"Hawkes' software provides an ideal environment where students can practice the new skills they are learning until they really have them mastered, getting immediate feedback on the mistakes that they make as they work."
Dr. Tristan Denley | Chief Academic Officer of the University System of Georgia
SERVICE IS THE DIFFERENCE Let us personally answer your questions.
Your school will be assigned a dedicated Customer Success Specialist who will work with you before, during, and after each term to learn about your course goals and help you utilize the Hawkes system to achieve them.
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