SaplingPlus is the online companion to Genetics: A Conceptual Approach and combines Sapling’s acclaimed automatically graded online homework with a powerful e-book and an extensive suite of engaging multimedia learning resources. Problems feature hints for when students get stuck, answer-specific feedback to help them learn from their mistakes, and solutions to reinforce what they’ve learned.

SaplingPlus also includes tools to help students prepare for class and study for their exams. LearningCurve adaptive quizzing ties back to the e-book and is a great tool to help students learn basic concepts and do assigned readings before coming to lecture. SaplingPlus also includes a wealth of multimedia and problem solving resources to help students make the most of their study time.

SaplingPlus features:

• Questions with hints/feedback/solutions (now Flash-free and in HTML 5)
• Some EOC questions are in Sapling Plus
• LearningCurve: Adaptive quizzing to get students prepared for class.
• Tutorial-style questions: that walk students step by step through a problem (with a new look in HTML5)
• Reading Quizzes: a quick quiz to test if your students have read the book
• Nature articles (with assessment questions) embedded at key points in the text
• Problem Solving Videos - that demonstrates how to solve problems that mirror ones that appear in the EOC problem set
• VitalSource etext (can be accessed on- and off-line)
• Math readiness assignment - to help students brush up on key math and stats skills needed to be successful in genetics

Genetics: A Conceptual Approach provides students with a strong foundation upon which to build their conceptual understanding of the field of genetics.

• Conceptual Framework
• Student-friendly writing style
• Chapter opening stories to capture student interest
• Concepts, Concepts Checks, Connecting Concepts, Chapter Summary
• Learning Outcomes (new)
• Art and Media
• The art program has been revised to be more modern looking and more understandable for students.
• Animations (with assessment questions) are based on figures in the text and are included in SaplingPlus.
• Powerful Assessment
• Connecting Questions (NEW) help students synthesize concepts from different chapters to understand the big picture. These new questions ensure that students get a bigger picture of the science of genetics and, much like real geneticists, learn to use information from different disciplines in genetics in problem-solving. 
• Concept Mapping Questions available in the book and in SaplingPlus ask students to build a visual representation of a topic.
• Worked Problems teach students a methodical approach to build the skills they need to become proficient problem solvers.
• End-of-chapter questions written by Ben Pierce are well aligned to the teaching method of the text and are organized by level of rigor.
• Support for Active Learning
• Active Learning Hub (NEW) with in class activities is now in SaplingPlus. It contains powerpoints and worksheets to help you easily implement more active learning in your classroom.
• Think-Pair-Share exercises encourage students to work, and learn in groups.
• Model Genetic Organisms Appendix to familiarize students with the kinds of organisms used  in genetic research