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

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, Earth's 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.