Essentials of Geology
A substantial revision of an already successful text, the Third Edition of Essentials of Geology combines an accurate and engaging narrative with exceptional visual and pedagogical elements. It is supported by a complete learning and teaching package. Innovative media, such as Geotours—which take students on virtual field trips using GoogleEarth™—make it possible for instructors to bring real-world geology to life in the classroom.
Google Earth™ Geotours apply textbook lessons to real-world geology
Easily incorporated into lecture or assigned to students as homework, Geotours are coordinated with every chapter in Essentials of Geology. Each Geotour appears as a visually rich two-page spread that directs students online to GoogleEarth™, where they can explore real-world examples of concepts discussed in the text.
A stunning and pedagogically useful art program helps students visualize and understand important concepts
Eye-catching new narrative figures abound in Essentials of Geology, combining drawn art, photographs, maps, and satellite images to give students the complete story of a geologic process. Narrative figures include concise bubble captions that direct students’ attention to the most important elements and arrows that show students how a geologic process occurs through time. These narrative figures work with other visual innovations to get students thinking like geologists. What a Geologist Sees figures combine a photograph with a geologist’s sketch, and beautiful two-page Gary Hinks art spreads show a complete snapshot of a geologic system.
Expanded in-chapter pedagogy helps students focus on the most important concepts
Each chapter in Essentials of Geology now includes a streamlined narrative, a smartly reduced list of key terms, and consistently applied active-learning pedagogy to help students identify and retain the most important concepts. On Further Thought questions at the end of every chapter prompt students to apply chapter reading to their everyday experience and to current events.
The most complete and current coverage of climate change
The first introduction to geology text to include a full chapter on global change, the Third Edition of Essentials of Geology includes cutting-edge content on this hot-button issue, reflecting the findings of the Nobel Prize-winning report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Coverage of climate change follows a discussion of short- and long-term, natural and anthropomorphic global changes, allowing students to analyze the issue in its scientific context.
Geotours
Including over 200 links to high-resolution satellite and aerial images of geologic sites around the world, Geotours take students on virtual field trips to explore fascinating real-world examples of the geology they’re learning about in class.
StudySpace Student Website
Free and open for students, StudySpace offers assignment-driven study plans that help students organize, learn and connect chapter content, including: chapter overviews, reading guides, diagnostic quizzes, vocabulary flashcards, over 60 animations, links to premium content on the ebook, Google Earth™ Geotours links and worksheets, Geology in the News, and more.
Instructor Resource Package
Package includes Instructor's Resource Disc, computerized Test Bank, and Videos of a Planet DVD.
Instructor's Manual and Test Bank
This manual offers useful material to help instructors as they prepare their lectures and includes over 1,200 multiple-choice and true-false questions.
