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Earth sciences Geology Geology Experiments Juvenile literature Geology Juvenile literature Géologie Expériences Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Géologie Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Rocks Science Experiments Juvenile literature Sciences de la terre Expériences Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Sciences Expériences Ouvrages pour la jeunesseSummary: This volume focuses on Earth's composition, including mineralogy and crystallography; igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic petrology; economic geology; and geochemistry. It investigates Earth's structure, which concerns geophysics, structural geology, tectonics, volcanology, and geodesy. Earth's surface features and processes are also explored. Historical geology, stratigraphy, paleontology,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Educational Publishing in Association with Rosen Educational Services 2017
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1 available in Teen Display, Call number: YA 550 GEOSummary: "Have you ever picked up a rock and admired its colors, crystals, and texture, and thought, "How did it get this way?" Or have you ever driven by an unusual landform and wondered, "Why is it like that?" These questions have surprisingly deep answers that can encompass a significant fraction of Earth's 4.6-billion-year history. Such revelations come from the science of geology, but you don't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551 PRASchaefer, Lola M.
Summary: "In this interactive picture book, young readers push, press, and pound rocks on the page, using their imagination to explore. They learn about different types of rocks, the structure of Earth, and how we humans use rocks and minerals. Back matter includes a real-world experiment for investigating the hardness of rocks"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 1970
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 557.74 DORHarris, Ann G.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 557.3 HARGray, Susan Heinrichs.
Summary: Explains what geology is, shows how the Earth itself and rocks change, and looks at how geologists study the polar regions and outer space.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551 GRASummary: Learn about the four laws of relative dating, paleontology, volcanoes, and processes of the rock cycle. Animated videos unveil the powerful forces beneath Earth's surface.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ignite! Learning 2005
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Summary: This title tools, methods, discoveries, and careers in the Geology field. Accompanying the main text are activities from agate coasters to an underwater eruption. These crafts encourage readers to engage with what they learned, solidifying their new knowledge. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J507.8 OLSBrandes, Paul
Summary: "The people of Michigan can boast many things about their state, including the fact that it is the only state in the nation in the United States to border four of the five Great Lakes-giving it its the nickname, the Great Lakes State-and the only state in the nation comprised of two peninsulas. This abundance of shoreline translates to But Michigan also has a multitude of geologic features that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mountain Press Publishing Company 2023
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 557.74 BRAWood, Alix
Summary: This book introduces young readers to the Earth's layers, from the rocky crust to the dense inner core. Plate tectonics and early continents are among the topics discussed. Color illustrations and photographs, a glossary, a bibliography, a list of useful websites, and hands-on activities and projects are also provided.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2022
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Nature WoodCoppens, Katie
Summary: Teaches key geologic concepts using photographs of cake, covering such topics as the rock cycle, weathering, and plate tectonics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tumblehome Learning, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 550 COPErickson, Jon
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.315 ERILaBerge, Gene L.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Geoscience Press 1994
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 551.0977 LABWatt, Alec.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Longman 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 550.3 WATLynch, Dan R.
Summary: With this book, you'll experience the excitement of finding, collecting, and identifying rocks and minerals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adventure Publications 2018
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Summary: This book teaches young readers about soil's origins and makeup, as well as the nutrients it provides for growing things. Color illustrations and photographs, a glossary, a bibliography, a list of useful websites, and hands-on activities and projects are also provided.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2022
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Nature WoodPotenza, Alessandra
Summary: "This book introduces readers to rocks"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 552 POTCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J552 POTWood, Alix
Summary: This book teaches young readers about how Earth's tectonic plates lead to features such as mountains and ocean trenches, as well as natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Color illustrations and photographs, a glossary, a bibliography, a list of useful websites, and hands-on activities and projects are also provided.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2022
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Nature WoodSummary: This program analyzes the dynamic nature of rivers and the relationship between their forms and processes. It examines the various functions a single river needs to perform, and shows how to measure river form and process, relate the two, and synthesize several attributes of the form of a river channel. It examines the differences between low and high flow, and explains how to calculate the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Crane, Cody
Summary: What are fossils and how do they form? What kinds of fossils exist, and where are they found? This introduction to fossils covers the basics from the discovery of dinosaurs to the information fossils reveal about Earth's prehistoric past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560 CRACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J560 CRASummary: Sediment sequences deposited under glacial conditions during the Pleistocene period cover some 10% of the earth's land surface. This program concentrates on the interpretation of a sediment sequence exposed in a river cliff cut by the River Severn in England. Techniques of sampling and analysis are illustrated, with emphasis on the measurement of particle size and of particle dip and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Renton, John J.
Summary: These 36 half-hour lectures are your initiation into the geological world that lies just outside your door. "The Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology" introduces you to physical geology, the study of Earth's minerals, rocks, soils, and the processes that operate on them through time.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 551.1 NAT Part 1Call number: DVD 551.1 NAT Part 2
Call number: DVD 551.1 NAT Part 3
Brunetti, Jerry.
Summary: Natural product formulator and farm consultant Jerry Brunetti wraps together a lifetime of learning and his uncanny observations in this fascinating volume on the interconnected dynamics in place on a farm -- the farm's geology, biology, and diversity of life forms. Learn to look at -- and manage -- your farm very differently through gaining a deeper understanding of the complementary roles of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acres U.S.A. 2014