eMedia & Ancillaries for Instructors
Animations
Developed by Professor Marshak to illustrate dynamic Earth processes, over sixty original animations emphasize plate tectonics, geological hazards, and earth systems science concepts. Approximately half of these animations are new to the Second Edition, and many are based on groundbreaking "What A Geologist Sees" figures from the text.
Designed for use by instructors and students, animations can be enlarged to full screen view for lecture display. VCR-like controls make it easy instructors to control the pace of the animation during lecture.
View the sample animations below:
Animations are available on the Norton Media Library Instructor’s CD-ROM, on the Norton Resource Library Instructor’s Website, and on the Student CD-ROM and Web Site.
View complete list of animations
Zoomable Art
Explore Gary Hincks’s spectacular synoptic paintings in vivid detail using the zoomable art feature. Ideal for lecture use, these figures are included among the resources on the Instructor’s CD-ROM and Website. This demo version requires a Flash-enabled browser; versions on the Instructor’s CD-ROM and Web site run locally from within PowerPoint and require no plug-ins.
Norton Media Library Instructor’s CD-ROM
This instructor CD-ROM offers a wealth of easy-to-use multimedia resources, all structured around the text and designed for use in lecture presentations, to include:
- Editable PowerPoint lecture outlines by Ron Parker of Earlham College
- All of the art and all photographs from the text
- Additional photographs from Stephen Marshak’s own archives.
- Over sixty animations original to Earth: Portrait of a Planet, Second Edition (see above)
- "Zoomable" versions of the synoptic paintings by Gary Hincks (see above)
Earth: Videos of a Planet DVD
This free resources features 24 short film clips carefully selected from the U.S. Geological Survey archies for use in physical geology lectures.
DVD Contents
- Aspects of Eruption, Kilauea
- Gas, and Lava Eruption, Kilauea
- Lava Tubes, Kilauea
- Lava Flow along the Coast
- Sampling a Lava Flow
- Basalt Lava Flows
- Lava Crossing a Highway
- Lava Eruption at Night
- Lava Fountains
- Mount St. Helens 1980
- Hot Springs, Yellowstone
- Mudpots, Yellowstone
- Eruption of Old Faithful
- Volcanic Hazards, Mt Rainier
- Glacial Sculpting, Mt. Rainier
- Exposing an Igneous Pluton
- Debris Flows, Jiangjia Ravine
- Grand Canyon: Bird’s Eye View
- Rift Basin Formation
- Fault Development
- Pleistocene Ice Sheet
- Developing a Hurricane
- Hurricane Winds in Action
- Hurricane Storm Surge
Norton Resource Library Instructor’s Website
Maintained as a service to our adopters, this password-protected instructor website offers book-specific materials for use in class, or within WebCT, Blackboard, or course websites. Resources include:
- Editable PowerPoint lecture outlines by Ron Parker of Earlham College
- Over sixty animations original to Earth: Portrait of a Planet, Second Edition (see above)
- "Zoomable" versions of the synoptic paintings by Gary Hincks (see above)
- Multiple-choice GeoQuizzes questions by Steve Marshak, ideally suited for classes equipped with electronic polling systems.
- Test bank questions in MicroTest, Blackboard, and WebCT-ready formats
- Study guide questions in Blackboard- and WebCT-ready formats
- JPEG versions of all drawn art from the textbook
- Instructor’s manual in PDF format
Norton Gradebook
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Norton Gradebook is an online resource that allows instructors and students to store and track their online quiz results effectively. The results from each quiz students take on the Student Web Site are uploaded to the password-protected Gradebook, where instructors can access and sort them by section, chapter, book, student name, and date. Students can access the Gradebook to review their personal results. Results can easily be downloaded to users’ desktops. Registration for the Gradebook is instant and no setup is required.
Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank
Prepared by John Werner of Seminole Community College, Terry Engelder of Pennsylvania State University, and Stephen Marshak, this manual offers useful material to help instructors as they prepare their lectures and includes over 1,200 multiple choice test and true-false test questions. The test bank is available in printed form, and electronically in MicroTest III and WebCT- or Blackboard-ready formats.
Transparencies
Over 200 figures from the text are available as color acetates.
Supplemental Slide Set
This collection of 35mm slides supplements the photographs from the text with additional images from Stephen Marshak’s own photo archives. These images are also available as PowerPoint Slides on the Norton Media Library CD-ROM.
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