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Author
Publisher
Custom House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story. Placing twenty first-century climate change in deep context, A Brief History of Earth is an indispensable look at where we've been and where we're going."--
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Come closer and look at these rocks: they're not normal stones at all! They're thousands and thousands of mollusks, fossilized together in the sediment. But how did a million oysters ever land on top of a mountain? Written by a geologist, this inquisitive journey guides readers through the movements of seas, strata, and tectonic plates. The landscapes of the present can be clues to events in the past. Lush, atmospheric illustrations offer fascinating...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
In this 3 hour series, one can witness in seconds what took the Earth eons to create: bumper-car continents; ice ages pulsing out of the poles and back; the Himalayas surging upwards; sand dunes swallowing, then uncovering African villages, and more!
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 560
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Geophysics is the physics of the Earth. Encompassing areas such as seismology, plate tectonics, gravitational anomalies, and the Earth's magnetic field (present and past, as captured in rocks), it brings these together to give clues to both the structure and the workings of our planet. This Very Short Introduction describes the internal and external processes that affect the Earth, as well as the methods, using earth-and satellite-based data, used...
10) Water
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Water is a precious element. It can provide us with what we need to survive, but it can also cause massive destruction. Some areas of the world are experiencing a depletion of water due to drought, whereas some areas have too much water caused by flooding, both of which can be very dangerous. Readers explore these facts and more with this engaging look at Earth's many sources of water. Insightful main text, informative diagrams, graphic organizers,...
12) Volcanoes
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A nonfiction primer on all thing volcanoes, including the different types of volcanoes, the work of volcanologists, and more"--
15) La tierra
Author
Series
Experimenta con volume 3
Publisher
SM
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
Español
Description
Experiments and activities introduce the world of earth science.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Specifically designed for and correlated to the curriulum of a primary school science course, this collection contains a number of video series that explore the key concepts of Earth Science and help instructors to teach challenging concepts. The films, and accompanying teacher materials, are a great asset for teachers and teachers in training to use to integrate video into their lesson plans to capture the attention of young minds and enhance learning....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Specifically designed for and correlated to the curriulum of a elementary school science course, this collection contains a number of video series that explore the key concepts of Earth science and help instructors to teach challenging concepts. The films, and accompanying teacher materials, are a great asset for teachers and teachers in training to use to integrate video into their lesson plans to capture the attention of young minds and enhance...
Author
Publisher
Ivy Press Limited
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"This book of fast-track Earth facts will have you traveling deep into the desert, up into the atmosphere, and far out into the ocean. This energetic, bite-sized chunks of information are paired with exciting mini-missions that will challenge your new knowledge! The cool and colorful artwork on every page makes this a fun and fresh guide to the wonders of our planet."--Back cover.
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