Geology & Oceanography

Have your students been trained to learn from a textbook? How effectively do they use your textbook as a learning device?

• "Written for the way students learn" - Stan Chernicoff is, first and foremost, a teacher.  Based on his years of teaching and refined by educational research into how students learn through textbooks, Geology has been crafted to better support instructor aims by better supporting the students.  From the very visible, unique "Geology at a Glance" features, to the more subtle use of captivating stories and metaphor, down to the very subtle but strategic use of bulletpoints and word choice, Geology is deliberately designed to be a more efficient tool for instructors and students.
• "Geology at a Glance" - Unique to the Chernicoff/Whitney text, these concept map-like features graphically organize the chapter contents. Educational research shows that concept mapping can significantly raise student retention and understanding.  These were developed in Stan Chernicoff’s class and are a great help for the visual learner or any student new to the material.
  • Every chapter now contains at least one "Geology at a Glance."
  • The Student Lecture Notebook provides more, in-depth opportunities for concept mapping.  Using the "Geology at a Glance" feature as a springboard, the students can construct their own concept maps of the chapter.
  • This feature should help students substantially as they review for course exams.
• Highlights - Perceived relevance is a defining criteria for student engagement.  Boxed features throughout the text help instructors illustrate to their students of diverse academic backgrounds and majors the relevance of the topics being studied.  In many cases, the Highlights comprise a late-breaking story that also shows students that Earth's geology and its effects on us are changing daily.
• Examples:  The Tragedy of Hurricane Katrina (p. 494); The La Conchita Mudslide (p. 452); Opening up the Northwest Passage--A By-Product of Global Warming? (p. 575); Can (and Should) We Control Nature's Coasts? (p. 630); The Drowning of Tuvalu (p. 641)

How important is it that introductory students develop an intuitive understanding of the depth of geologic time?

• "The Scale of Time" (pp. 268-286) - This stunning, richly illustrated timeline concisely and vividly depicts the progress of Earth history.  It was adapted for use here from Smithsonian: Earth, perhaps the best-selling Earth science book ever published for the general public, from Dorling Kindersley Publishers.  For instructors who wish for more material on historical geology than is found in standard textbooks, it effectively serves as a concise overview of key events in Earth history and their relative relationships to one another.  For students who will read it on their own, it will help develop an intuitive understanding of the scale of deep time and the evolution of life.

How and when do you integrate plate tectonics into your course?

• Early and thorough treatment of plate tectonics - Chapter 1 contains a thorough introduction to the theory of plate tectonics, establishing it as the unifying theory of geology and setting the stage for its incorporation into succeeding concepts.  Part Two of the text sees the concepts fully fleshed out, culminating in Chapter 12 (Plate Tectonics and the Formation of the Earth's Oceans) and Chapter 13 (Continental Tectonics and the Formation of the Earth's Continents).
• Unifying Themes - Chernicoff/Whitney infuses the treatment of the topics with four unifying themes to which the student returns throughout the text.  This treatment provides for both a mastery of these fundamental topics and a basic framework for organizing and understanding the details of the science:
  • Plate tectonics
  • The interconnectedness of Earth's various systems
  • Environmental geology
  • Natural resources
  • Natural disasters

What role do illustrations play in student understanding?

• Annotated illustrations support the central theme of the book’s art program, illuminating what introductory students should know.
  • Building on previous editions, the color in the illustrations has been made more vivid (which better lends them to projection in class).
  • Explains, describes, stimulates, and teaches, showing how the Earth and its geological features actually look.
  • Shows geological processes in action, enabling students to discover how geological features evolve through time.

How much student motivation derives from curiosity about or concern for the environment?

• The thoroughly integrated environmental theme that has been a hallmark of the text continues in the new edition, helping the reader appreciate the interconnectedness of the Earth’s various systems.

 How important are visual resources to your lectures?

• Prentice Hall Environmental Geology Video DVD - Focusing on first-person experiences with geologic processes, this DVD contains more than 35 30-second to 3-minute video segments, perfect for integration into lectures.  The video is offered at the highest quality to allow for full-screen viewing on your computer and projection in large classrooms.  Processes featured include:
• Hurricane storm surge
• Surveillance camera earthquake video
• Volcanic destruction
• Urban flooding
• Dust storms
• Tornado formation and destruction
• Prentice Hall Geoscience Animation Library - More than 100 animations illuminating many of the most difficult-to-visualize geologic concepts./  Created through a unique collaboration among six of Prentice Hall's leading geoscience authors, these animations represent a truly significant leap forward in presentation aids.  (For a complete list of animations, see p. x of the Preface.)
• The Instructor Resource Center (IRC) on DVD - The IRC gathers all the digital, visual resources in one easy-to-access place, including:
• Three PowerPoint presentations for each chapter:
• Art and Animations - All of the line art, tables, and photos from the text, along with the Prentice Hall Geoscience Animations Library, preloaded into PowerPoint slides for easy integration into lecture presentations.
• Lecture Outline - Includes customizable lecture outlines, including supporting art and animations.
• Clicker Questions - Pre-authored and modifiable, these conceptual questions can be used with our without a classroom polling system (e.g, Interwrite/PRS, Qwizdom) to gauge student understanding.
• Prentice Hall Geoscience Animation Library
• "Images of Earth" photo gallery - An amazing collection of over 300 geologic photos contributed by geology professor and photographer Marli Miller (U. of Oregon) and others.

• Refined and expanded "Geology at a Glance" features.  Unique to the Chernicoff/Whitney text, these concept map-like features graphically organize the chapter contents. Educational research shows that concept mapping can significantly raise student retention and understanding.  These were developed in Stan Chernicoff’s class and are a great help for the visual learner or any student new to the material.
  • Every chapter now contains at least one "Geology at a Glance."
  • The Student Lecture Notebook provides more, in-depth opportunities for concept mapping.
• A new chapter (Chapter 13) on continental tectonics and mountain building explains how the great mountain systems of the world are created and how they collapse, and give a brief geologic tour of the evolution of the North American continent through time.
• Updates the latest discoveries in the geosciences — Includes Earth systems interactions, continental tectonics and mountain-building, a vastly expanded treatment of the geologic timescale and the evolution of life, and more.
  • An in-depth discussion of the search for water in the rocks and soils of Mars and the implications of the discovery of hematite "blueberries" on the Martian surface.
  • An updated discussion on the effect of rock weathering and the carbon cycle on global climatic change.
  • A new highlighted disucssion of the SAFOD project--the effort to drill through the San Andreas fault zone in order to capture earthquakes in progress.
  • An expanded discussion of geochronology to date past tectonic events.
  • A new highlighted discussion of the hypothetical scheme to study Earth's core...directly.
  • An introduction to D", a remote later of Earth's deep interior.
  • A highlighted essay on the remarkably constant position of Earth's oceans through our planet's long history.
  • An introduction to Project Neptune, geoscience's bold initiative to study directly Earth's final frontier--the tectonics of the deepsea structure--with seafloor observatories and monitoring systems.
  • Expanded discussions of the plate tectonics of the seafloors and continents, including a speculative essay about the resumption of volcanism along North America's East Coast.
• Up-to-the-minute examples of exciting geological processes — Includes the most recent volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunami, floods, and discoveries on Mars and on the Earth’s own seafloors.
  • The causes and tragic effects of the Pakistan earthquake of October 2005, and the Indonesian earthquake and devastating tsunami of December 2004.
  • The human tragedy and underlying geological causes of the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina.
  • An update on the tragic mass-movement events in Santa Barbara's La Conchita region and in the Laguna Hills area of southern California.
  • A highlighted discussion of the alarming prospects for a massive landslide and the potential for a monumental sea wave generated on the eastern slopes of the Cumbre Vieja volcano n the Canary Island, La Palma.
  • A highlighted discussion of the prospects for an ice-free Northwest Passage in the wake of protracted global warming.
  • A modern treatment of the potential for rapid climate deterioration in the wake of the disruption of the Northern Atlantic Deep Water current.
  • A highlight that focuses on the plight of low-lying Pacific Islands--such as Tuvalu--that are threatened with elimination from the world's maps with the warming-induced rise in sea level.
  • A highlight on hydrogen fuel cells and their potential for meeting our burgeoning twenty-first-century energy needs.
  • An up-to-date discussion of Earth's most recent earthquakes and the proposals for new early-warning systems in the Pacific Ocean and Carribean Sea.
  • A focus on the renewed eruptive activity of Mount St. Helens, and a discussion about our increasing concern for the potential of a Yellowstone eruption.
•  Updated learning and teaching devices — Engages students and encourages content retention.
  • Enhanced “Geology at a Glance” features are a series of “concept map” figures that enable the readers to review information as they read through long sections.
  • “Learning Actively” sections at the end of each chapter provide several ways to engage students with exercises designed to be simple, fun, and informative.
  • “Highlights,” found in nearly every chapter, are in-depth discussions of current topics that provide a broader view of the relevance of geology.
• Extensive revision to the art program - Each figure has been reviewed, revamped, and/or replaced to ensure that the core concepts are more effectively communicated, resulting in clearer, less complex illustrations.

I. Forming the Earth

     1. A First Look at Planet Earth — Its Origins, Systems, and Tectonic Plates

     2. Minerals

     3. Igneous Rocks and Processes

     4. Volcanoes and Volcanism

     5. Weathering — The Breakdown of Rocks

     6. Sedimentary Processes, Environments, and Rocks

     7. Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

     8. Telling Time Geologically

II. Shaping the Earth’s Crust

     9. Earth Structures — Folds, Faults, and Fabrics

     10. Earthquakes

     11. The Earth’s Interior — What’s Going on Down There?

     12. Plate Tectonics and the Formation of the Earth’s Oceans

     13. Continental Tectonics and the Formation of the Earth’s Continents

III. Sculpting the Earth’s Surface

     14. Mass Movement

     15. Streams and Floods

     16. Groundwater

     17. Glaciers and Ice Ages

     18. Deserts and the Work of Winds

     19. Shores and Coastal Processes

     20. Human Use of the Earth’s Resources

Appendices

Glossary

Photo Credit

Physical Geology (non-majors)  (Geology & Oceanography)

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Chernicoff
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Geology Video Library
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Instructor's Manual with Tests, 4/E
Chernicoff
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Chernicoff
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Chernicoff
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Chernicoff
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Student Lecture Notebook, 4/E
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Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming
Mann & Kump
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Chernicoff
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ISBN-10: 0131474901 | ISBN-13: 9780131474901
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