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Khan Academy: New biology resources debut on Khan Academy
We’re excited to share that, with support from the Amgen Foundation, we’re making lots of new videos, articles, and quizzes to help students taking biology courses at the AP and introductory college levels. Several areas of biology are already complete, and we’ll continue adding more throughout this school year and beyond.Here’s a more detailed list of the biology topics we’ve revamped so far:- Chemistry of life- Water, acids, and bases- Properties of carbon- Macromolecules- Structure of a cell- Membranes and transport- Cellular and molecular biology- Energy and enzymesIn addition to funding from the Amgen Foundation, scientists from the foundation’s parent company, the biotechnology firm Amgen, are volunteering their time to provide expert quality reviews of our new biology resources to ensure they’re top-notch. “Khan Academy has shown how to leverage technology to put an excellent education in the…