Synopses & Reviews
The fifth edition has been updates includethe replacement of all 23 air-photo stereograms with Google Earth images. Within this manual, questions are highlighted and embedded within the text, creating a dialog format and an inquiry-based learning environment. Little or no lecture is required to get students started on the exercise du jour. Minimal introductory narrative text precedes questions. Helpful hints accompany questions that some students might find difficult.
Synopsis
This inquiry-based lab manual offers real-world case studies of topical events with activities and Google Earth images appropriate for an introductory geology or physical geology course. Instructors can select individual lab activities from this text in Wiley Custom Select, an online platform that allows you to tailor Wiley lab manuals to your course, and save students money. Visit us online at http: //customselect.wiley.com.
Table of Contents
1. Geologic Time
2. Maps
3. Minerals
4. Igneous Rocks
5. Sedimentary Rocks
6. Metamorphic Rocks
7. Weathering
8. Plate Tectonics
9. Earthquakes
10. Geologic Structures and Maps
11. Streams and Rivers
12. Groundwater
13. Slopes and Subsidence
14. Glaciers
15. Deserts
16. Coastal Processes and Problems