Laboratory Manual for Physical Geology

Overview

Main description

If it's important for you to incorporate the scientific method into your teaching, this lab manual is the perfect fit. In every exercise there are scientific method boxes that provide students with insight into the relevance of the scientific method to the topic at hand. The manual also includes "In Greater Depth" problems, a more challenging probe into certain issues. They are more quantitative in nature and require more in-depth, critical thinking, which is unique to this type of manual.

Table of contents

Chapter 1: Properties of Minerals Chapter 2: Mineral Identification Chapter 3: Igneous Rocks Chapter 4: Sedimentary Rocks Chapter 5: Metamorphic Rocks Chapter 6: Topographic Maps and Digital Elevation Models Chapter 7: Remote Sensing of Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards Chapter 8: Streams and Humid-Climate Landscapes Chapter 9: Groundwater and Groundwater-Influenced Landscapes Chapter 10: Glaciation Chapter 11: Sea Coasts Chapter 12: Arid-Climate Landscapes Chapter 13: Geologic Age Chapter 14: Structural Geology Chapter 15: Geologic Maps Chapter 16: Earthquakes Chapter 17: Plate Tectonics