Just Announced! Free, new High School Earth Science Textbook from CK-12 (Open Education Resources)

Table of Contents

• 1. HS TE What is Earth Science?
  The CK-12 HS Earth Science Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 HS Earth Science FlexBook® resource covering the scientific method and the various branches of Earth science.
• 2. HS TE Studying Earth’s Surface
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering different types of landforms on Earth, map projections, and the use of computers and satellites to study and understand Earth's surface.
• 3. HS TE Earth’s Minerals
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering types of minerals and how they form, how to identify minerals using their physical properties, and how they are used as resources.
• 4. HS TE Rocks
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering the rock cycle and each of the three major types of rocks that form on Earth. Separate sections cover igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
• 5. HS TE Earth’s Energy
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering available nonrenewable and renewable resources, including resources such as fossil fuels, nuclear energy and solar, wind and water power.
• 6. HS TE Plate Tectonics
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering properties of Earth's interior, continental drift, seafloor spreading, theories of plate tectonic movement, plate boundaries, and landforms.
• 7. HS TE Earthquakes
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering stresses on rocks and mountain building, causes of earthquakes, seismic waves, tsunami and ways to predict earthquakes.
• 8. HS TE Volcanoes
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering how and where volcanoes form, types of magma and consequent types of eruptions, as well as different volcanic landforms associated with each.
• 9. HS TE Weathering and Formation of Soil
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering mechanical and chemical weathering of rock, formation of soil, soil horizons, and different climates related soils.
• 10. HS TE Erosion and Deposition
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering the Earth's surface is shaped through the actions of rivers, streams, ground water, wind, waves, glaciers, and gravity.
• 11. HS TE Evidence About Earth’s Past
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering different modes of fossilization, correlation of rock units using relative age dating methods, and absolute age dating of rocks.
• 12. HS TE Earth's History
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering the geologic time scale, the development of Earth from early in its history through today, and the evolution of life on Earth.
• 13. HS TE Earth’s Fresh Water
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering the water cycle and develops student understanding of our lakes, rivers, streams, and ground water.
• 14. HS TE Earth’s Oceans
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering how Earth's oceans were formed, the composition of ocean water, and the action of waves and tides.
• 15. HS TE Earth’s Atmosphere
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering the properties, significance, and layers of our atmosphere, how energy transfers within our atmosphere, and movement of air within our atmosphere.
• 16. HS TE Weather
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering factors of weather, cloud types, movement of air masses, and the development of different types of storms.
• 17. HS TE Climate
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering how the different factors of Earth's surface affect climate, the different climates found worldwide, and the causes/impacts of climate change.
• 18. HS TE Ecosystems and Human Populations
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering the role of ecosystems, how matter/energy flow through ecosystems, the carbon cycle and how our human population growth affects our ecosystem.
• 19. HS TE Human Actions and the Land
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering causes/prevention of soil erosion, how humans have polluted our land surface, and what can be done to prevent this type of pollution.
• 20. HS TE Human Actions and Earth’s Resources
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering human use of renewable and nonrenewable resources, availability and conservation of resources, and ways to conserve energy.
• 21. HS TE Human Actions and Earth’s Water
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering ways that water is used, the distribution of water on Earth, types/sources of water pollution, and ways to protect our water supplies.
• 22. HS TE Human Actions and the Atmosphere
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering types of air pollution and their causes, the effects of air pollution, and ways to reduce air pollution.
• 23. HS TE Observing and Exploring Space
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering electromagnetic radiation, telescopes, ways of gathering information from our universe, and information about recent/current space exploration.
• 24. HS TE Earth, Moon, and Sun
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering the basic properties and motions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun, including information about tides and eclipses.
• 25. HS TE The Solar System
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering the motion of the planets, formation of our solar system, characteristics/properties of planets, meteors, asteroids, and comets.
• 26. HS TE Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
  The CK-12 Earth Science for High School Teacher's Edition complements the CK-12 Earth Science for High School FlexBook® resource covering constellations, how stars produce light and energy, classification of stars, and stellar evolution.