Textbook

Glencoe Florida Biology is $83.97 (It is important that it is the Florida Edition)

The book is also available online http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/login.do click on the online textbook link after you login.  Username & Password will be provided by Mrs. Rubino on request.

You will be issued a book and you will be held responsible to return the book in the same condition that it was handed out to you. 

Link to PDF of Interactive Textbook

Link to online access information


Readability of our textbook

Upon testing, an section from Chapter 1 of the text shows to be at a 11.3 according to the Flesch-Kincaid model. This is on point to our reading level for this course. 


Flesch-Kincaid Readability Measure:

  • Grade level: 11.3
  • Eleventh grade

Fry Readability Measure:

  • Number of Words:  156
  • Number of Sentences:  10
  • Number of Syllables:  278
  • Average Sentence Length:  16
  • Average Number of Syllables per Word (ASW):  2
  • Grade Level: 10th grade

Upon testing, an section from Chapter 14 of the text shows to be at a 9.7 according to the Flesch-Kincaid model. This is on point to our reading level for this course. 


Flesch-Kincaid Readability Measure:

  • Grade level: 9.7
  •  10th grade

Fry Readability Measure:

  • Number of Words:  175             
  • Number of Sentences:  11       
  • Number of Syllables:  297
  • Average Sentence Length: 16
  • Average Number of Syllables per Word: 2
  • Grade Level: 11th grade


Biggs, A. (2005). Biology: The Dynamics of Life. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill.