Lecture Tutorials for Earth Science

Second Edition

Publication Date: December 16, 2019

Paperback ISBN: 9781319324582

Pages: 192

An easy-to-implement resource for any introductory earth science course.

Kortz and Smay bring their highly successful tutorial approach to this easy-to-implement resource for introductory earth science courses. The brief activities here get students actively involved in the practical application of earth science concepts, while helping them navigate common pitfalls and...

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Intro to Earth Science

What Do Earth Scientists Do?

Earth’s Rocks

Minerals and Rocks

Rock Categories

The Rock Cycle

Identifying Igneous Rocks

Igneous Rock Mineral Size

Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks

Sedimentary Depositional Environments

Metamorphic Rocks

The History of Metamorphic Rocks

The Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics

Earth’s Processes

Earth’s Surface Features

Weathering

Landslides

Flood Curves

Groundwater

Water Table

Groundwater Contamination

Glacier Movement

Glacier Budget

Scientific Hypotheses of Dinosaur Extinction

Density

Earth’s Interior and Plate Tectonics

Tectonic Plates and Boundaries

Seafloor Ages

The Age of the Crust

Divergent Boundary Features

Subduction Features

Movement at Convergent Plate Boundaries

Outer Layers of Earth

The Outer Core

Magma Source Depth

Hot Spots

Earthquake Intensity and Magnitude

Locations of Earthquakes

Tsunami

Volcano Types

The Earth Timeline

Earth’s Ocean

Plate Boundaries in Oceans

Features on the Ocean Floor

Ocean surface circulation

Ocean layers

Longshore Current

Tides

Spring and Neap Tides

Earth’s Atmosphere and Climate

Weather Vs. Climate

Layers of the Atmosphere

Simple Atmosphere Circulation

Prevailing winds

Fronts

Climate Change and Carbon Dioxide

How the Greenhouse Effect Works

The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming

The Greenhouse Effect and the Ozone Hole

Consequences of Global Warming

Alternative Energy Sources

Auroras

Earth in Space

The Universe Timeline

Representing Our view of the Sky

Star Locations

Star Movement

Star Motion and Zenith

The Cause of the Seasons

Lunar Phases

Planetary Positions

Rocky Inner Planets Vs Gaseous Outer Planets

Missions

Relative Sizes in the Universe

Rock Types on Other Planets

Volcanoes on Other Planets

Planet Surface Features

Respected authors Karen Kortz and Jessica Smay are involved and well-known in the geoscience education community providing instructors and students with a reliable resource based on years of experience.
Utilises classroom tests and reviewer feedback to constantly improve clarity for students ensuring they gain a strong foundational knowledge of the topic.
With over seventy Lecture Tutorials covering geologic processes, climate change, historical geology, and more students are given an expansive coverage of contemporary topics.
Worksheets intended to be completed in small group work during lecture offer interesting ways to make lectures more interactive and engaging.

Learning objectives added at the beginning of each Lecture Tutorial keep students on track to achieve their goals.
All tutorials are now supported by a prebuilt set of presentations that include Getting Started, Let’s Check-In, and Apply Your Knowledge questions making it easier to integrate these assessments in an effective way for students.
Figures included in the text, as well as complementary online versions, keep students engaged with visual representations of the important concepts.

Karen M. Kortz

Karen Kortz has been teaching a variety of introductory geoscience classes at the Community College of Rhode Island for ten years and received the 2008 Biggs Award for Excellence in Earth Science Teaching. Karen received her Ph.D. from the University of Rhode Island, her M.S. from Brown University, and B.A. from Pomona College, all in geology. Her research interests include geoscience education research, and in particular, students conceptions of rocks and plate tectonics and ways to reduce their misconceptions. Karen has led multiple workshops, both on national and local levels, on student misconceptions and teaching pedagogy.

Jessica J. Smay

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Lecture Tutorials for Earth Science

Second Edition

Publication Date: December 16, 2019

Paperback ISBN: 9781319324582

Pages: 192

An easy-to-implement resource for any introductory earth science course.

Karen M. Kortz