Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology (Deline et al., 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)This useful resource is a complete Physical Geology lab manual created by instructors at University of West Georgia. The manual includes a significant amount of helpful instructional material along with many thoughtful lab activities. A California Community College Instructor might face some obstacles: …
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An Introduction to Geology (Johnson, et al., 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) A wide-ranging and thorough Physical Geology Textbook. It includes a multitude of images and linked videos. Short comprehension-check quizzes are included. This text addresses topics to a slightly higher degree of complexity than some other textbooks. Example field sites are from domestic and …
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Physical Geology – 2e (Earle, 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)A comprehensive Physical Geology textbook created in British Columbia. The chapters are well-organized and include helpful comprehension-check questions. The authors have created many useful diagrams and imported others. Many original photographs and case studies from the Pacific Northwest are included. This text is less exhaustive than …
This classic USGS short text provides an extremely useful overview of plate tectonics. Many other textbooks (traditional and OER) appear to borrow their plate tectonics chapters from this resource.
The content is all “open source” material – derived or modified from available on federal, state, and local government websites and publications. Much of the content (text, graphics, and photographs) is donated from GeologyCafe.com, a website dedicated to supporting public earth science education. A web-based, comprehensive physical geology textbook with many images. This textbook is …
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This courseware includes resources copyrighted and openly licensed by multiple individuals and organizations. Click the words “Licenses and Attributions” at the bottom of each page for copyright and licensing information specific to the material on that page. This textbook covers most of the content required for Physical Geology. Topics receive a relatively lighter treatment compared …
This comprehensive Physical Geology Textbook is a major adaptation of Earle’s Physical Geology Textbook. The order of topics is changed and topics are significantly edited and expanded. The topics included in this book are sufficient to meet C-ID topics and course objectives.
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