Hands-on labs and interactive resources help students apply and practice geology
The Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology brings the excitement of studying geology to your lab. Authors Allan Ludman and Stephen Marshak give students rich illustrations, accessible explanations, and intuitive labs with easy-to-follow instructions and pedagogical tools that help students think like geologists.
Features of the Fifth Edition
3D Models help students explore geology from anywhere.
3D models of geologic specimens allow students to explore these geologic features in a tactile way, even in an online setting. Available standalone and embedded in the Norton Ebook.
Take students on virtual field trips using Google Earth.
Geotours are active-learning tours that take students on virtual field trips to see outstanding examples of geology around the world through Google Earth links, available in an easily downloadable KMZ file. Just drop the file in Google Earth and it’s ready to go!
A more engaging, interactive ebook for your lab
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Meet the Authors
Allan Ludman
is a Professor Emeritus of Geology in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Queens College—part of the City University of New York. He has taught introductory geology for over 40 years and supervised the laboratories for over 35 years. Over the last two decades, Ludman has directed a K-12 science teacher development program in southern New York State influenced by hands-on, inquiry-based Earth Systems research.
Stephen Marshak
is Professor Emeritus of Geology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was also the Director of the School of Earth, Society, and Environment. In addition to research papers and the Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology, Marshak has also authored Earth: Portrait of a Planet and Essentials of Geology. He is a co-author of Earth Science, Natural Disasters, Earth Structure: An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics, and Basic Methods of Structural Geology.
Both print and digital formats give students affordable options
Ebook
Ebook with Geotours, Animations, and 3D models
Printed lab manual
Spiral bound access with Ebook access, Geotours, Animations, and 3D models.
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