EDUCATOR’S CORNER Course Reviews and Self-Test Books
8. Earth Science: Cliffs Quick Review by Scott Ryan (Cliffs Notes, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2019, second edition), 240 pages with black-and-white illustration. Great book for course review.
9. Geology: A Complete Introduction (“Teach Yourself” series), by David Rothery (Teach Yourself publishers, Oxford, UK, 2016), 384 pages with black-and-white illustrations.
10. Geology: A Self-Teaching Guide, by Barbara Munck “Self- Teaching Guides” (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2001), 328 pages with black-and-white illustrations and self-test questions at the end of each chapter.
11. Barron’s Earth Science: The Easy Way, by Allan D. Sills (Barron’s Educational Series, New York, 2003), large-format 378 pages with black-and-white illustrations and self-test quizzes at the end of each chapter. More on physical geol- ogy, Earth’s history is not covered.
12. Let’s Review Earth Science, by Edward J. Denecke, Jr. (“Barron’s Review Course Reviews”) (Barron’s Educational Series, New York, 2021), 800 pages with black-and-white illustrations and review questions at the end of each chap- ter. It also has a companion: Barron’s Regents Exams and Answers. If you want to test your knowledge of geology, try this one.
Field Guide Geology
13. The Field Guide to Geology, by David Lambert and the Diagram Group (Checkmark Books, New York, 2007, second edition), 304 pages with lots of illustrations. (I usually assign this book to my students to read and write a report to get extra points in the class).
14. A Field Manual for the Amateur Geologist: Tools and Activities for Exploring Our Planet, by Alan M. Cvancara (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1995), 334 pages with black-and-white photographs and bibliography at the end of each chapter.
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