Author: Raimund R. PohlPublisher: Pascal Press
ISBN: 1741251141
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Earth and Environmental Science: The HSC Course
Author: Tom HubblePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521016636
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
This comprehensive and exciting new text covers all of the syllabus requirements of the NSW Board of Studies HSC course in Earth and Environmental Science. Featuring global, Australian and NSW contexts it provides extensive coverage of core and elective topics and contains up-to-date information with special attention given to providing material for those areas of the syllabus that teachers have found difficult to resource. Also it gives clear sets of outcomes for each section of the text and includes numerous exercises and practical activities with a range of difficulty to address the needs of all students. Students will develop an appreciation of natural phenomena and human interactions with the natural world.
Earth and Environmental Science: The Preliminary Course
Author: Christopher HuxleyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521890205
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Earth and Environmental Science is a comprehensive course text for HSC Earth and Environmental Science students. It is specifically designed to meet the requirements of the Preliminary Earth and Environmental Science course in NSW and build a solid foundation of knowledge and understanding for the Year 12 HSC course. Students undertaking other courses in Biology and Environmental Science will find the text of value. The text provides a detailed coverage of both global and Australian systems and issues arising from the interaction between humans and the environments they inhabit. It covers the four core modules of the Preliminary course: Planet Earth and its Environment, The Local Environment, Water Issues and The Dynamic Earth. A feature of the text is that related issues are cross referenced in the text. Each chapter features a set of clearly stated knowledge, understanding and skills outcomes related to the content of the chapter.
Oxford Insight Science 10
Author: Jenny ZhangPublisher:
ISBN: 9780195577570
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Written by experienced NSW teachers, each student book is structured around key inquiry questions, and chapter content is organised according to syllabus outcomes.Student understanding is constantly checked as they progress through the book by:Question blocks - constantly review students' understanding of key concepts throughout each chapterCheckpoints - offer a range of question types to explore depth of understandingChapter Reviews - review understanding, encourage students to reflect on what has been learnt and offer research projectsSpecially-commissioned step-by-step photography in the student book and video lab experiment demonstrations in theobook were all carried out by an experienced science teacher, who has more than 20 years' experience in the Science classroom.Risk assessments for all experiments written by a NSW lab technician, are also included.Theobook is a cloud-based web-book available anywhere, anytime, on any device, navigated by topic or by 'page view'.assess is an indispensable online assessment tool, explicitly mapped to the NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum that drives student progress through tailored instruction.As well as containing the student text and study tools, this obook offers a Virtual Laboratory containing specially-commissioned Australian-made lab experiment videos, drag & drops and other interactives.
Author: Environmental Science for a Changing World (Canadian Edition)
Author: Karen IngPublisher: Macmillan Higher Education
ISBN: 146418285X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
Environmental Science for a Changing World captivates students with real-world stories while exploring the science concepts in context. Engaging stories plus vivid photos and infographics make the content relevant and visually enticing. The result is a text that emphasizes environmental, scientific, and information literacies in a way that engages students.
Modeling Uncertainty in the Earth Sciences
Author: Jef CaersPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119998719
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Modeling Uncertainty in the Earth Sciences highlights the various issues, techniques and practical modeling tools available for modeling the uncertainty of complex Earth systems and the impact that it has on practical situations. The aim of the book is to provide an introductory overview which covers a broad range of tried-and-tested tools. Descriptions of concepts, philosophies, challenges, methodologies and workflows give the reader an understanding of the best way to make decisions under uncertainty for Earth Science problems. The book covers key issues such as: Spatial and time aspect; large complexity and dimensionality; computation power; costs of 'engineering' the Earth; uncertainty in the modeling and decision process. Focusing on reliable and practical methods this book provides an invaluable primer for the complex area of decision making with uncertainty in the Earth Sciences.
Author: Diane AlfordHSC Ancient History
Author: Peter RobertsPublisher: Pascal Press
ISBN: 9781741251791
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
This comprehensive study guide covers everytopic in the last two sect ions of the HSC Ancient History course and has been specifically created to maximise exam success. This guide has been designed to meet all stud y needs, providing up-to-date information in an easy-to-use format. This is the second of the two new Ancient History study guides. E xcel Ancient History Book 2 contains: a chapter on eve ry topic available in the last two sections of the HSC course: Section I II - Personalities in their Times, and Section IV - Historical Periods an introductory section on how to use the book, with an explanat ion of exam requirements revision questions in each chapter wit h answers and guidelines comprehensive bibliography and further reading lists key terms defined in each chapter, plus a glossa ry of terms cross-referencing between chapters for further info rmation Also available is Excel Ancient History B ook 1 which covers comprehensive coverage of Sections I and II of the HS C course: Section I - Personalities in the Times and Section II - Ancien t Societies.
Author: Peter Sheahan