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Personalize learning with MasteringGeology *MasteringGeology(r) is the leading online homework, tutorial, and assessment system designed to improve results by helping students quickly master concepts. Students benefit from self-paced tutorials featuring specific wrong-answer feedback, hints, and a huge variety of educationally effective content to keep them engaged and on track. Robust diagnostics and unrivalled gradebook reporting allow instructors to pinpoint the weaknesses and misconceptions of a student or class to provide timely intervention. *NEW! GigaPan Activities allow students to take advantage of a virtual field experience with high-resolution picture technology that has been developed by Carnegie Mellow University in conjunction with NASA. *NEW! Additional MapMasterTM activities have been added. MapMaster is a powerful interactive map tool that presents assignable layered thematic and place name interactive maps at world and regional scales. *NEW! SmartFigures correlate to QR codes found within the text and are scanned using a mobile device that takes the student to a 2- to 3-minute feature (mini-lesson) that is prepared and narrated by Professor Callen Bentley. Each lesson examines and explains the concepts illustrated by the figure. With over 100 of these SmartFigures inside the text, students have a multitude of ways to enjoy art that teaches. *NEW! Mobile Field Trips: On each trip, you will accompany geologist-pilot-photographer Michael Collier in the air and on the ground to see and learn about landscapes that relate to concepts in the chapter. These extraordinary field trips are accessed via QR codes found within the text, where students scan the code using a mobile device. *NEW! Learning Catalytics(TM) is a "bring your own device" student engagement, assessment, and classroom intelligence system. With Learning Catalytics you can: * Assess students in real time, using open-ended tasks to probe student understanding. * Understand immediately where students are and adjust your lecture accordingly. * Improve your students' critical-thinking skills. * Access rich analytics to understand student performance. * Add your own questions to make Learning Catalytics fit your course exactly. * Manage student interactions with intelligent grouping and timing. Teach with an active learning path *NEW! Expanded active learning path that consists of four main parts: Focus on Concepts, Concept Checks, Give It Some Thought and Examining Earth Systems. By breaking up chapters into smaller modules, the text changes the way that students learn and retain information. Rather than passively read through long passages of exposition, they can absorb manageable bits of information, assess their knowledge of it, and go back and review the material if needed. *NEW! Concepts in review areend-of-chapter features that coordinate with Focus on Concepts, beginning chapter features. This feature provides a concise overview of key ideas by using photos, diagrams and questions that test students' understanding of core concepts. Use art that teaches *NEW! Illustrations: Dennis Tasa, a gifted artist and respected geoscience illustrator, continues adding outstanding illustrations in this edition. Truly an extension of the written story of Earth science, Tasa's illustrations now show greater color and shading contrasts, more "narration," and additional photo comparisons to guide students more clearly than ever before. Cultivate an active learning environment *NEW! Up-to-date content, data, and information have been added to this edition to give students the most relevant current information about Earth Science. *NEW! Mobile Field Trips are video field trips that are scattered throughout the text. By scanning the QR code, you are able to virtually accompany Michael Collier on an extraordinary adventure to explore different landscapes. *NEW! GEOgraphics are striking visual magazine-style "geo-essays" that explore topics that promote a greater understanding and add interest to each story. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; My_Lab/Mastering does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and My_Lab/Mastering search for ISBN-10: 0321934431/ISBN-13: 9780321934437. That package includes ISBN-10: 0321928091/ISBN-13: 9780321928092 and ISBN-10: 0321943147 /ISBN-13: 9780321943149. My_Lab/Mastering is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor.