Description
The Focus On Middle School Geology Student Textbook, 3rd Edition introduces young students to the scientific discipline of geology. Students will learn about the many branches of geology; the steps in the scientific method; tools and equipment used by geologists; how rocks, minerals, and soils are formed and what they are made of; the various layers inside Earth and how they function; plate tectonics and the formation of mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes; the layers of the atmosphere and its composition; the hydrosphere, including the hydrologic cycle, oceans, freshwater, and human interactions; the biosphere and its cycles, ecosystems. and biomes; magnetism, Earth's magnetic field, and the magnetosphere; Earth as a system and Earth System Science; and more.
The Focus On Middle School Geology Student Textbook, 3rd Edition has 12 full color chapters with many illustrations and includes a glossary-index and pronunciation guide. 164 pages. Grades 5-8.
Author: Rebecca W. Keller
Publisher: Gravitas Publications, Inc.
Published: 02/28/2019
Pages: 164
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.45d
ISBN13: 9781941181546
ISBN10: 1941181546
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Earth Sciences | Geology
- Education | Teaching | Subjects | Science & Technology
- Education | Home Schooling
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