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Geoscience Laboratory Manual, 5th EditionJanuary 2009, ©2010
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This inquiry-based lab manual offers real-world case studies of topical events with activities and Google Earth images appropriate for an introductory geology or physical geology course. Instructors can select individual lab activities from this text in Wiley Custom Select, an online platform that allows you to tailor Wiley lab manuals to your course, and save students money. Visit us online at http://customselect.wiley.com.
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Table of Contents
1. Geologic Time
2. Maps
3. Minerals
4. Igneous Rocks
5. Sedimentary Rocks
6. Metamorphic Rocks
7. Weathering
8. Plate Tectonics
9. Earthquakes
10. Geologic Structures and Maps
11. Streams and Rivers
12. Groundwater
13. Slopes and Subsidence
14. Glaciers
15. Deserts
16. Coastal Processes and Problems
New To This Edition
- All 23 air-photo stereograms have been replaced with full color satellite photographs made by Digital Globe® and placed in Google Earth
- Instructors are now provided with the Painless Instructor’s Guide which includes: format features, guide to tools and supplies, philosophy for managing your lab, suggestions for each exercise, and the complete answer key
Hallmark Features
- "Inquiry-Based Format”
- Instructors provided a CD with all line art
- Interactive text – questions and activities are embedded within the text
- Every exercise includes real-world case histories of topical events.
- 76 full-color photographs of rocks and minerals in galleries organized as are classification charts.
- Uncluttered two-color line art
- Questions are highlighted and embedded within the text.
- Structured answer pages and answer key assist students in completing graphics without instructor having to produce answer sheets.
Available Versions
Looseleaf
Geoscience Laboratory Manual, 5th Edition
ISBN 978-0-470-46243-0
January 2009, ©2010
Loose-leaf, 304 pages
E-book
Geoscience Laboratory Manual, 5th Edition
ISBN 978-0-470-61804-2
May 2011, ©2010
Wiley E-Text, 304 pages
