Exploring Earth Science

Author: by Stephen Reynolds (Author), Julia Johnson (Author)

Publisher:‏‎ McGraw Hill

Edition:‏‎ 2nd edition

Publication Date:‏‎ 2018-03-1

Language: ‎ English

Paperback: ‎ 696 pages

ISBN-10: ‎ 1259638618

ISBN-13: ‎ 9781259638619

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Exploring Earth Science, Second Edition, by Stephen Reynolds and Julia Johnson, is an innovative textbook intended for an introductory college geology course, such as earth science. This ground-breaking, visually spectacular book was designed following cognitive and educational research on how students think, lea, and study.
Nearly all information in the book is built around 2,600 photographs and stunning illustrations, rather than long blocks of text. These annotated illustrations help students visualize geologic processes and concepts, and are suited to the way most instructors already teach. To alleviate cognitive load and enable students to focus on one important geologic process or concept at a time, the book consists entirely of two-page spreads organized into 20 chapters. Each chapter is a leaing cycle, which begins with a visually engaging two-page spread about a compelling geologic issue. Each two-page spread is a self-contained block of information about a specific topic, emphasizing geologic concepts, processes, features, and approaches. These spreads help students lea and organize geologic knowledge in a new and exciting way. Each chapter ends with an “Investigation” that challenges students with a problem associated with a virtual place.
Inquiry is embedded throughout the book, modeling how scientists investigate problems. The title of each two-page spread and topic heading is a question intended to prompt readers to think about the topic and become interested and motivated to explore further for answers. Most two-page spreads contain a Before You Leave This Page checklist that highlights what is important and what is expected of students before they move on. This list contains leaing objectives for the spread and provides a clear way for the instructor to indicate to the student what is important. The items on these lists are compiled into a master What-to-Know List provided to instructors, so they can delete or add entries to suit leaing goals and to distribute to students before they begin reading the book.
New to This Edition
• The entire text has been significantly revised for clarity and concision.
• Every chapter incorporates significant additions and improvements, including new photographs, revised figures, and reorganization.
• New fonts improve readability on portable electronic devices.
• More than 180 new photographs represent a wider geographic diversity and provide more detail and clarity about various processes and features, whether on land, in the atmosphere, or in the water.
• The text includes new and revised figures.
• New spreads and information focus on sedimentary environments and impact craters and revised coverage on climate change.
• The text reflects new ideas and provides new data on topics such as Pluto, comets, satellite temperatures, and sea-level rise.
• Text boxes are numbered to guides student to read in a specific order.McGraw-Hill's Connect (available as an optional, add-on item) is the only integrated leaing system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver just what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that class time is more effective. Connect allows the professor to assign homework, quizzes, and tests easily and automatically grades and records the scores of the student's work. Problems are randomized to prevent sharing of answers and also may have a multistep solution to guide students' leaing along if they experience difficulty.

About the Author

Stephen J. Reynolds received a B.A. from the University of Texas at El Paso, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in geosciences from the University of Arizona. Dr. Reynolds is a professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, where he has taught regional geology, earth resources, evolution of landscapes, field studies, and teaching methods. He has directed the geologic framework and mapping program of the Arizona Geological Survey, completing a new Geologic Map of Arizona. As a National Association of Geoscience Teachers distinguished speaker, he has traveled across the country presenting talks and workshops on how to infuse active leaing and inquiry into large introductory geology classes. He is a commonly invited speaker to national workshops and symposia on active leaing, visualization, and teaching. Dr. Reynolds is the author of the highly successful Exploring Geology.
Julia K. Johnson eaed an M.S. and Ph.D. in structural geology and geoscience education. Dr. Johnson is a full-time faculty member in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University (ASU), where she teaches Introduction to Geology to nearly 1,000 students a year and supervises the associated introductory geology labs. She also coordinates the introductory geology teaching efforts of the School of Earth and Space Exploration, helping other instructors incorporate active leaing and inquiry into large lecture classes. The main focus of her geoscience education research is on student- and instructor-generated sketches for leaing, teaching, and assessment in college geology classes. Before coming to ASU, she conducted groundwater studies of copper deposits and taught full time in the Maricopa County Community College District, teaching physical geology and environmental geology.

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