The Good Earth: Introduction to Earth Science (WCB Geology)

McConnell, David

ISBN 10: 0073524107 / ISBN 13: 9780073524108

Editore: McGraw-Hill Education, 2014

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• Titolo: The Good Earth: Introduction to Earth Science (WCB Geology)
• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0073524107
• ISBN 13: 9780073524108
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Edizione: terza edizione
• Condizione: Good

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Riassunto

The Good Earth is the product of collaboration between the content rigor provided by Earth Science specialists (McConnell, Steer) and the results of research on learning. The Good Earth has been explicitly designed to be compatible with inquiry-based, active learning in the college classroom. The structural elements of this text will allow the instructor to incorporate these student-centered teaching methods into their Earth Science course. The authors have tested the book’s content and pedagogy in large Earth Science classes for non-majors that are populated with mostly freshmen. Their experiences show that the materials and methods in The Good Earth can improve students’ learning, increase daily attendance, reduce attrition, and increase students’ enthusiasm in comparison with classes taught following a traditional lecture format.

The authors have chosen to emphasize three scientific themes throughout the text: i) scientific literacy; ii) Earth Science and the human experience; and, iii) the science of global change. The discussion of scientific methods is woven into the text throughout. They have included numerous examples of human interaction with the Earth that can serve as entry points for students to appreciate the nature of science. Global change is a theme that is evident in much current Earth Science research so our authors have used global change as a content theme throughout the book.

Contenuti

1 Introduction to Earth Science

2 Earth in Space

3 Near-Earth Objects

4 Plate Tectonics

5 Earthquakes

6 Volcanoes and Other Mountains

7 Rocks and Minerals

8 Geologic Time

9 Weathering and Soils

10 Landslides and Slope Failure

11 Streams and Floods

12 Groundwater and Wetlands

13 Oceans and Coastlines

14 The Atmosphere

15 Weather Systems

16 Earth's Climate System

17 Global Change