Insights

A Laboratory Manual for Historical Geology  provides a broad, general approach to Historical Geology essential to geology majors and engaging to non-majors as a powerful tool covering the basics of geology. Insights focuses tightly on essentials of historical Geology education. By selecting Insights , your students will learn the core principles of Historical Geology, without having purchased a manual containing subject modules that most Geology educators will not be able to squeeze into a one-semester course.  This organization and content management will provide a significant price savings to your students. Geological educators can use the materials in the manual at several levels. There is more than enough to satisfy the most demanding students. To become a well-rounded Geology Major student, Historical Geology is an essential. Each subject listed below is filled with tools, hints and clear writing. Wherever possible, Insights shows students how to master a topic using clearly designed keys and lucid explanations. Insights keys and study aids teach students to recognize fossil materials, master mapping techniques and comprehend the intimidating topics of evolution, and geological relative and absolute time. Insights helps students systematically use scientific approaches and not simply memorizing general appearances. Extraordinary and exceptional photographs plus line drawings help students master this complex subject area. Insights is beneficial for geology majors and non-majors as a powerful tool covering the basics of Historical    For students just needing to fulfill their science course requirements, Insights is lively, replete with engaging exercises and the illustrations that serve to hold their attention better than any other similar book on today’s market. Insights emphasizes principles and methods by which geologists discover the origins and evolving nature of our planet over time. Study of these processes is essential in understanding how the Earth is changing, and to give students insight into the methodology and goals of Historical Geology. These topics are essential if students are to understand how planetary materials relate to our complex and ever-changing Earth.   See companion text, , now available separately to give more flexibility in organizing course content. The combined texts, , is also available for those wishing to purchase both titles as one unit.