Focus On Middle School Geology Student Textbook 3rd Edition (softcover)

The Focus On Middle School Geology Student Textbook 3rd Edition introduces young students to the scientific discipline of geology. Students will learn about the many branches of geology; the steps in the scientific method; tools and equipment used by geologists; how rocks minerals and soils are formed and what they are made of; the various layers inside Earth and how they function; plate tectonics and the formation of mountains volcanoes and earthquakes; the layers of the atmosphere and its composition; the hydrosphere including the hydrologic cycle oceans freshwater and human interactions; the biosphere and its cycles ecosystems. and biomes; magnetism Earths magnetic field and the magnetosphere; Earth as a system and Earth System Science; and more.The Focus On Middle School Geology Student Textbook 3rd Edition has 12 full color chapters with many illustrations and includes a glossary-index and pronunciation guide. 164 pages. Grades 5-8.