The good Earth :

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• 出版日期：c2015.
• 出版者：McGraw Hill Education,
• 页数：xxii, 536 pages :
• 出版地：New York, NY :
• 第一责任说明：David McConnell, David Steer ; contributions by Catharine Knight, Katharine Owens.
• 尺寸：28 cm
• 分类号：a200／600
• ISBN：9780073524108 (paperback) : ; 0073524107 (paperback)

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02h0064262 20150212153332.0 150115s2015 nyuab fr |001|||eng | 9780073524108 (paperback) : ; 0073524107 (paperback) CNY1159.00 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCF ; CNNGL pcc QE26.3 .G66 2015 550 23 a200／600 aP-43 v5 McConnell, David, 1959 February 5- The good Earth : introduction to earth science / David McConnell, David Steer ; contributions by Catharine Knight, Katharine Owens. Third edition. New York, NY : McGraw Hill Education, c2015. aNew York, NY : bMcGraw Hill Education, c2015. xxii, 536 pages : illustration (some color), color maps ; 28 cm atext 2rdacontent aunmediated 2rdamedia avolume 2rdacarrier Includes index. Introduction to earth science -- Earth in space -- Near-Earth objects -- Plate tectonics -- Earthquakes -- Volcanoes and other mountains -- Rocks and minerals -- Geologic time -- Weathering and soils -- Landslides and slope failure -- Streams and floods -- Groundwater and wetlands -- Oceans and coastlines -- The atmosphere -- Weather systems -- Earth's climate system -- Global change -- Appendix A: Conversion factors -- Appendix B: The periodic table of elements -- Appendix C: Answers to selected checkpoint questions. The Good Earth is the product of collaboration between the content rigor provided by Earth Science specialists (McConnell, Steer) and the results of research on learning. The Good Earth has been explicitly designed to be compatible with inquiry-based, active learning in the college classroom. The structural elements of this text will allow the instructor to incorporate these student-centered teaching methods into their Earth Science course. The authors have tested the book’s content and pedagogy in large Earth Science classes for non-majors that are populated with mostly freshmen. Their experiences show that the materials and methods in The Good Earth can improve students’ learning, increase daily attendance, reduce attrition, and increase students’ enthusiasm in comparison with classes taught following a traditional lecture format. The authors have chosen to emphasize three scientific themes throughout the text: i) scientific literacy; ii) Earth Science and the human experience; and, iii) the science of global change. The discussion of scientific methods is woven into the text throughout. They have included numerous examples of human interaction with the Earth that can serve as entry points for students to appreciate the nature of science. Global change is a theme that is evident in much current Earth Science research so our authors have used global change as a content theme throughout the book. Earth sciences Textbooks. aSteer, David Nathan, ; d1960- ; aKnight, Catharine. ; aOwens, Katharine, ; d1942- aCN b010001 010001 200／600 M13/3 gljx1501 rCNY1159.00