Explore Big Ideas
Labster's award-winning lab simulations have been proven to increase learning outcomes. Our interactive labs help students understand key science practices and make learning engaging and fun. Get Access NowMake AP Biology Come to Life with Labster
AP Biology courses are structured around four big ideas which encompass the core scientific principles, theories and processes governing living organisms and biological systems. Labster brings these big ideas to life with true-to-life virtual laboratory experiments.
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Big Idea 1
The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life.
Big Idea 2
Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce and to maintain dynamic homeostasis.
Big Idea 3
Living systems store, retrieve, transmit and respond to information essential to life processes.
Big Idea 4
Biological systems interact and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties.
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You can now perform advanced experiments to achieve core science learning outcomes. Theory and practise are connected in a novel way, and all you need is a computer/laptop and a browser!
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Explore many different science topics at your own pace and level of difficulty.
Our virtual laboratory simulations are aimed at university, college and high school level students, within fields such as Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Physics and many more.
With unlimited access to more than 60 different full simulations, you will have hundreds of hours of fun, innovative and high quality learning content available to you.
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You will get unlimited access to all of our simulations! We release multiple new simulations nearly every month, and you can always see an overview of all our simulations in our simulation catalog.
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