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Suitable as a complete course for modular science in its own right, this series for high attainers can also be used in conjunction with "Modular Science for GCSE" to provide a course for the widest ability range. The modules provide coverage of National Curriculum content, with historical material which emphasizes the steps involved in changing scientific opinion. An assessment and resource pack helps teachers to develop a scheme of work and assessment. AT 1 is covered in detail, and the activities provided also deal with many aspects of ATs 2-4. Science is developed in realistic contexts, so that students can immediately see the relevance of potentially difficult scientific concepts. Explanations for scientific and mathematical relationships help to consolidate information, and challenging questions encourage students to apply and extend what they have learned. The series consists of four compendium volumes which each contain four modules, 12 packs which each contain ten copies of one of the 12 modules, and the teacher's assessment and resource pack. ... Read more

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Designed as a ready-to-use survival guide for middle school Earth science teachers, this title is an invaluable resource that provides an entire year s worth of inquiry-based and discovery-oriented Earth science lessons, including 33 investigations or labs, and 17 detailed projects. This unique collection of astronomy, geology, meteorology, and physical oceanography lessons promotes deeper understanding of science concepts through a hands-on approach that identifies and dispels student misconceptions and expands student understanding and knowledge. In addition, this field-tested and standards-based volume is ideal for university-level methodology courses in science education. ... Read more

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Earth Science Sucess:50 Lesson Plans for Grades 5-9
I have been teaching Earth Science for 5 years and this is one of the only books that truely delivers actual lesson plans/labs/demonstrations that are usable in the classroom. I anticipate the best year ever after beginning to use this book and some of it's ideas. I highly recommend using this in combination with "The Earth Science Book: Activities for Kids". It is hard to come up with great demonstrations in Earth Science because of the shear size of most objects in and about Earth. This volume helps tremendously in that endeavor. ... Read more

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Simplistic and Inaccurate
I was very disappointed with the XAMonline e-book on Earth Science I purchased. I am currently a biology teacher and was hoping it would prepare me for the Earth Science CSET. I found several errors while reading this e-book.It suggested that Mars is closer to the sun than the Earth and that the Kuiper belt is the region from the Sun to Neptune.
I also found the sample test questions to be overly simplistic and very different from examples I have seen on the CSET website.I haven't used any other XAMonline products but I would not recommend the Earth Science book and would strongly suggest looking for positive recommendations before buying any study guide. ... Read more

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Homework Helpers: Earth Science covers all of the topics typically included in a high school or undergraduate course, including:* How to understand "the language of rocks."* The events that we see in the sky and how they affect us.* Earthquakes and what they can tell us about the inside workings of our world.* How to understand the weather and what the weatherman is saying.Homework Helpers: Earth Science is loaded with practical examples using everyday experiences. Every topic includes a number of simple tricks to make even the toughest ideas understandable and memorable. Each chapter ends with practice questions and explanations of answers.As a reference tool Homework Helpers: Earth Science can be used as a preview of tomorrow's class or a reinforcement of today's. It will leave students with a firm grasp of the material and the confidence that will inspire a deeper understanding. ... Read more

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Helped Me!
I purchased this book along with HH Chemistry, Physics, & Biology to prepare for the TExES Teacher Content tests. The book is easy to read, has section review questions and chapter review questions with answers (plus explanations of answers- correct & incorrect.) I passed the test!

Very good book
Good: Simple and clear. Lots of appropriate examples. Good Length. Well organized.

Bad: Isn't ground-breaking, and probably won't change your life.

Awesome Resource
This was a great product that explained in detail the concepts of Earth Science. I am new to teaching this particular subject and this book has helped me tremendously.

An excellent introduction for someone who is studying the subject by himself/herself.
After going through several books available in the the market I chanced to look at it. I found it most helpful for someone studying the subject without anyone's help. ... Read more

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Great replacement school book
My son lost his book and the school wanted me to pay $75 to replace it. I bought it here for a fraction of the cost. The school was happy and so was I. Shipped quickly too.

Review by a Teacher
This book is neither great nor poor. Actually there are not as many choices out there for Earth Science as there are for many other Science subjects. Therefore the school districts do not have a lot of choices. I've used the book with classes. As the one reviewer says, it is not always clear about what the main points are. Though an astute student should notice key terms are in bold face type. Yet often the definition, example of the term follows its first use by many pages. I even found it a bit confusing. Though the information is in the book. Many students do not know how to study, so if it does not jump out at them they just give up. I would not ditz the book like one reviewer has. The information that is presented is in the book, but the organization and presentation is not the best. Now I do agree that much of this book seems to be dated. I think that is because it is not really in a new addition. I've seen many copies of this book with dates from 1994 to 2001 and the cover and text seems to be exactly the same. So it looks like "2005 edition" is still the 1994 edition, just a new printing.

I am glad that one reviewer was able to learn using this book. Everyone is different, and so if this book turned on the light of understanding in one student, it can't be all-bad. And it is not all that bad, I just wish there actually was a much better Earth Science textbook out there. Our local district has been using this book for many years; most of our other science texts have been changed during those years.

I am afraid I will have to take exception to the naysayer's comments about this book using the Metric System. Where has he been during the last couple hundred years? The rest of the world uses the metric system. Today, only the USA does not. True, I don't know my height in centimeters, or the distance from Los Angeles to San Francisco in kilometers. But for many other matters we use the metric system all the time in everyday life. Do you know the focal length of your normal lens on a 35mm SLR camera in inches? Probably not, it's about 2 inches (50mm). Wow, and that great 210mm telephoto lens is how many inches? As far as science education goes, you will only use "English measure" in a few introductory classes in 9th grade and below. Chemistry and Physics are all metric. You will use both systems of measure in Biology, Geology, and Medical Sciences. Physical constants are easier numbers to remember in their metric forms. Also many ideas just are not thought of in English measure. Ever heard of pound-atomic-weights for the chemical elements. Actually that would not even make sense because a pound is a unit of force and not mass. This could not be used like gram atomic weights. Does anyone remember the English unit of mass? Do let me know if you actually do find a better Earth Sciences Textbook.

A good 2nd reference book
This textbook is good as a second reference in an Earth Science Class. It does cover a lot of material. As a stand-alone source of information, the book does not do a good job of explaining topics or concepts. Many subjects are described in terms and vocabulary that are only partially explained. There is also some outdated subject information. For a text that has a copyright date of 2000, they talk about the focus problem of the Hubble Telescope and the current efforts to obtain computer enhanced images. I believe Shuttle astronauts fixed the telescope in 1994.
Also, all measurements are solely in the metric system. So an American student is constantly forced to convert metric units in their head to English units in order to comprehend subject scales. When was the last time someone asked you how tall you were? If you are from the USA, do you answer in feet and inches or meters and centimeters? Trying to absorb difficult concepts is tough enough. To add a foreign scale system (for USA students), compounds the difficulty in comprehension. Learning the metric system is one thing. To use the metric system exclusively in an Earth Science book (in the United States) to teach subject material is like using an unknown foreign language to try and explain something.

Earth Science - by Spaulding and Namowitz
What a great book for a student taking the course of Earth Science!I, a former student, used this book when i was in 9th grade.When i took Earth Science, at first, i had a different book, and i was failing.When i asked my teacher for help, he told me to get this textbook, and use it.I had a 93 average entering the 10th grade in Science!This book gives great examples and helpful tips to a student.This book is not difficult to understand!Exellent and updated information.This book covers everything from the formation of Earth to Plate Tectonics, this book has it all! ... Read more

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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 as contributed by pedagogical experts (Knight, Owens). 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. ... Read more

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Not great condition
The textbook came with bent covers, highlights, and worn binding. However, the seller didn't claim that it was in perfect condition, so I wasn't completely surprised.

Excellent text book for Earth Sciences
I am using this text in a college level earth sciences class and find it excellent.It uses current examples, is clear, engaging and has a very good support website for instructors.

Pleased
Book is very helpful, my professor is a little bit crazy so this book helps alot in understanding his madness

Very Good Book
High quality textbook with glossy pages and full color photographs of the various examples within the text.

Fast Shipping!
I ordered the book online for one of my college classes and it arrived a few days after purchasing it! ... Read more

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Janice VanCleave’s A+ Projects in Earth Science The newest volume in the bestselling A+ Science Projects series! Are you having a hard time coming up with a good idea for the science fair? Do you want to earn extra credit in your science class? Or do you just want to know more about how the world around you works? Janice VanCleave’s A+ Projects in Earth Science can help you—and the best part is, it won’t involve any complicated or expensive equipment. This step-by-step project book explores 30 different topics and offers dozens of experiment ideas. The book also includes lots of charts, diagrams, and illustrations. Here are just a few of the topics you’ll be investigating: • Rocks and minerals • Meteorology • Oceanography • Plate tectonics • Air fronts • The greenhouse effect You’ll be amazed how easy it is to turn your own ideas into winning science fair projects! Also available: Janice VanCleave’s A+ Projects in Biology Janice VanCleave’s A+ Projects in Chemistry ... Read more

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Excellent tool for young aspiring scientists
Ideal for anyone experiments with everyday items around the house that explores earth science and geology.

Win Science Fairs and Extra Credit!!! Read This!!
An award-winning science teacher and science fair judge, Janice VanCleave took copious notes about criteria shared among the very best exhibits. This book details the winners by explaining how and why to replicate results, without spoiling the journey of discovery inherent to each project. Its beauty is in harnessing the enthusiastic yet un-focused student to pinpoint a broad area of interest, creating a project using the Scientific Method applicable to a dozen Earth Science specific topics.
The entire book is a winner, helping students design a project using the Scientific Method but also to communicate those results in a clearly visual manner on 3-sided Foam-Core Project Board. Presentation is critical: a brilliant project may be wasted if its intricacies completely escape the viewer. Ms VanCleave shows howto navigate the 'marketing' portion of the board in addition to keeping a strictly scientific approach to recording data.
Recommend this book to fifth grade children and up.It is worth every penny, especially if you have more than one child in school at a time.

excellent
I really admire this interesting book.
It has not only inspired me but it has given me
the impression that this is the book that I would
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Give every student a deeper understanding of physical science!

Glencoe Physical Science with Earth Science provides students with accurate and comprehensive content coverage of physical science integrated with Earth science. This highly engaging program brings together physics, chemistry, Earth science, space science, and mathematics. This course, together with a biology course, prepares students for many state/district graduation exams administered at 10th grade.

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Excellent purchase!
I saved almost $30 in this book alone and it came fast and in excellent condition.

Great service & quality book
The service was timely & professional. The book ordered was in great shape at a reasonable cost.
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This book explains how the new Earth System approach to Earth Science is revolutionizing our understanding of Earth processes and changes. Separate chapters cover the EarthÂ's major systems (atmosphere, hydrosphere cryosphere, geosphere, and biosphere); the Big Bang theory of the universeÂ's origin; geology and the geologic time scale; plate tectonics and continental drift; weathering and erosion; the worldÂ's oceans and atmosphere; environmental considerations, and much more. BarronÂ's continues its ongoing project ofimproving, updating, and giving contemporary new designs to its popular Easy Way books, now re-named BarronÂ's E-Z Series.The new cover designs reflect the booksÂ' brand-new page layouts, which feature extensive two-color treatment, a fresh, modern typeface, and many more graphics. In addition to charts, graphs, and diagrams, the graphic features include instructive line illustrations, and where appropriate, amusing cartoons. BarronÂ's E-Z books are self-teaching manuals designed to improve studentsÂ' grades in many academic and practical subjects. In most cases, the skill level ranges between senior high school and college-101 standards. In addition to their self-teaching value, these books are also widely used as textbooks or textbook supplements in classroom settings. E-Z books review their subjects in detail and feature short quizzes and longer tests to help students gauge their learning progress. All exercises and tests come with answers. Subject heads and key phrases are set in a second color as an easy reference aid. ... Read more

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Includes 25 competencies/skills found on the CST Earth Science test and 125 sample-test questions. This guide, aligned specifically to standards prescribed by the New York Department of Education, covers the sub-areas of Foundations of Scientific Inquiry; Space Systems; Atmospheric Systems; Geological Systems; and Water Systems. ... Read more

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Sample questions are misleading.
The text of this book is useful; however, the practice or sample questions are completely misleading.I took this test the day before yesterday.The exam questions are much longer, much wordier and orders of magnitude more difficult than any of the sample quesions in the back of this book. ... Read more

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This resource offers 60 popular, tested labs and supports hands-on experience for students with diverse abilities. 17 labs are designed to be open-ended "Design Your Own" labs; 10 are mapping labs that will create opportunities to enhance essential earth science skills. ... Read more

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Say goodbye to dry presentations, grueling formulas, and abstract theories that would put Einstein to sleep -- now there's an easier way to master the disciplines you really need to know.

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Great For Newbies!
This book is a great book for beginners.I am trying to learn about Earth Science and this book is great!I like that I can quiz myself and, in needed, review what I need to work on.The best part of all: I can learn at my own pace!The only thing is there is is misprint in this book. It says that Mount St. Helens in in Oregon. Nope. It's in Washington State!OOPS!But none-the-less, a great book! I have also read other books in this series. Alternitave Energy, Enviromental Science, & Meterology. All are excellent!Great for self-study!

Easy way to Earth Sciences
Good introduction on the topic.The description of different soils is straight forward. The info on topography is detailed
and concised. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting
to brush up or learn more about Earth Sciences.

A Great Way to Explore Science
This is a great book for an adult to get reacquainted with science.The writing is first-rate and easy to understand.Science has changed a lot since I was in school and I feel a lot more current about the world in which I live and how it functions thanks to this book.This book is a must-have for anyone, young or old, who isn't an expert in science but values or has a need to know.Good writing, helpful sidebars, and I passed most of the tests!Nice work, Dr. Williams. ... Read more

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Designed especially to help prepare students taking the New York State Regents Examination, this book makes a valuable supplementary text for high-school-level Earth Science classes throughout the country. Organized into three main study units—astronomy, meteorology, and geology—this book provides extensive subject review material with updated questions and answers. It also includes one recently given full-length Regents Exam in Earth Science. ... Read more

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Great review source for earth science
This is a great review source, I used it to suppliment my study for the CLEP natural sciences exam.It helped fill in the gaps, I wish REA would come out with a study guide for the natural sciences exam, but I was able to pass just fine with this book and a couple others.Great reference for sure.

WOW!TEST SCORES ARE UP^^!!!
Wow!! I am in 8th grade and taking the High School Regent Earth Science course, and before I bought this book I was getting 50s and 60s on tests (my quarter average was a 84) and after I did the review questions in each chapter I havn't gotten anything below a 85 (now my average is a 94)!! This made my average go up 10 points, and if it can work for me, it can definitely work for you.My mom said it was the best money she ever spent, and I also bought the Barron's Regents Earth Science Exams and Answers book, but unfortunately it was a "little" overused and I can't read anything in it..O WELL THIS REALLY HELPS!I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT! it even has a full exam in the back and a vocab section that shows vocab words to know for the test, it's really good!

Excellent!
If you've been having trouble understanding the in-depth details of Earth Science and even just regular science, this book is for the new expert.It gives you plenty of details of every topic that you've learned in this course, and gives you many regents questions to study from (for the power pack).

You'll be amazed, just like I was.The book contains a lot of pictures/diagrams/etc. describing what you are learning about to help you comprehend better what you've just sighted out in the units.One thing I appreciated is that if by any chance, if you didn't understand the topic you were learning about, just go back in the index and it will show a secondary page number or a page where it shows more analysis of the particular topic you're studying.

Even though the Regents won't give you the exact same questions from an old exam on a new exam, it is still a very crucial part in studying old Regents questions.GUARENTEED:It will create more skills as a whole in terms of understanding the questions and answers; primarily eliminating answers that you cannot recognize or ones that don't make any sence, and keeping the one answer that makes the most logic or sence... This is a BIG help in trying to get a good grade on your exam.If you get the Regents questions book, you will be provided with answers to all questions, and it can really make you realize why that answer is the way it should be.It'll create more facts in your head.

One thing is for sure, is that you can't miss this book.My point of view is that you should review throughly throughout this book, and review as many questions as you can.I did this, and I received an 86 percent for my average on the regents, and you can even do better that I can!

NOTE:Order this book right when school starts or sooner, so you can be prepared.

earth science
earth science is an exctremely hard subject but with this book u willget straight A's all the tim.get this book and review all the notes, it will helpyou a great deal

A Great Book, which is a great subsitute to the old and....
Listen, this book is mad good. I took the Earth Science Regents in 8th Grade in June 2001, and all of the material was covered by this book. The day before I took the test, I was cramming out of this book. Even though I was getting 95s in science, the material did not make sense. But everyday in May, I studied with another version of this book, and it helped refresh my memory of Earth Science. With this book, it helped me comphrend and ace the regents with flying colors. I was able to get a 88 in the regents exam from this book. I highly recommend this book to everyone that is going to take the Earth Science Regents in New York State. For the difficult comprehender, it will help build connections to topics that will help you pass the regents, and for the forgetful type, it will refresh your memory. Take my word for it, and buy it. Its worth the price it is. ... Read more