Just Announced! New, Free Middle School Earth Science Textbook from the CK-12 Foundation (Open Education Resources)

Table of Contents

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