Welcome To UNDERSTANDING EARTH

New Videos! Expeditions in Geology (separate DVD to accompany the Instructor's CD)
A virtual field trip for your whole class! Explore geological phenomena with these 2-5 minute video tutorials. Accompany Jerry Magloughlin of Colorado State University as he flies across the continent and around the world filming extraordinary examples of the earth in action. Your lecture comes to life as you provide an up close examination of the splendor and intrigue of various geological processes and landmarks.

Expeditions in Geology : Video Topics for Fall 2006
Wasatch Fault: Active Fault in the Rockies
Dome in the Desert: Upheaval Dome
Cinder Cones of Northern Arizona: Sunset and SP Craters
Barringer Meteorite Crater: Impact Crater of Arizona
White Island, New Zealand: Stratovolcano in the Pacific
White Island, New Zealand: Hydrothermal Features
Jade: Turning Metamorphic Rocks into Art
Lava Flows and Features, Arizona
Original Horizontality, Superposition, and Sedimentary Structures
Sedimentary Bedding
Limestone

Top

New Videos! Geology in the News (on the Instructor's CD)
This series of 1 to 3 minute news features (all recently aired on primetime news) offers expert analysis of geological events that have headline-making impact on our lives. By connecting what students see and hear everyday in the mainstream media to the processes of geology, this series allows you to convey the relevance and impact of geology and geologists on our lives.

Top

New Layered and Static PowerPoints
All of the images from the book will be available in standard PowerPoint format, but NEW to this edition we offer selected images in layered format. Layering allows instructors to edit or delete text, as well as show larger images section by section, allowing students to truly follow and understand the underlying concept.

Sample PowerPoint Sets for Chapter 2, Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Theory

Top

New eBook! Understanding Earth, Fifth Edition eBook
All of the book. All of the media. All together for half the price.
This a dynamic yet cost-effective textbook solution offers the ultimate in text/media integration plus a number of helpful tools for notetaking, bookmarking, highlighting, and self-quizzing. Customizable as well as aesthetically and functionally superior, this eBook offers the perfect marriage of the next generation eBook with the next generation of Understanding Earth.



	Click here to login		Click here to login

Top

New Clickers! Radio Frequency Classroom Response System
Offered by W.H. Freeman, in partnership with i>clicker
Created by educators for educators, and available for fall 2006 classes, the i>clicker RF system Understanding Earth question bank incorporates text and image-based questions designed expressly for use with classroom response systems. This allows Instructors to ask questions and instantly record responses, as well as take attendance, and direct students through lectures as active participants.

RF technology allows for the unit to easily transport in your briefcase, making using and implementing clickers more effective and hassle free than ever!

Top