Instructor Resources
Visit the Norton Resource Library to download instructor materials.
Geotours Workbook
Worksheets accompany each chapter’s Geotour—23 in all—and can be assigned as homework assignments and lab activities. Available online via StudySpace or as a free workbook packaged with the text, these worksheets ask students to make observations and measurements of actual geologic sites in order to better learn important concepts in each chapter. The workbook includes a introductory tutorial on how to use Geotours, a Geotours Guide two-page spread, and a worksheet exercise for each Geotour.
Zoomable Art
Explore Gary Hincks's spectacular synoptic paintings in vivid detail using the zoomable art feature. Ideal for lecture use, these figures run locally from within PowerPoint—no plug-ins required.
Lecture PowerPoints
These illustrated default lecture outlines emphasize key points from each chapter.
Lecture-ready Illustrations and Photographs
Fully accessible for lecture use, these electronically distributed figures were carefully reviewed to insure consistent high quality that will project well.
GeoQuiz Clicker Questions
Multiple-choice questions for use in classrooms equipped with "clicker" devices.
Supplemental Slide Set
This collection of 35mm slides supplements the photographs from the text with additional images from Stephen Marshak's own photo archives.
Transparencies
Approximately 200 figures from the text are available as color acetates.
Instructor's Manual and Test Bank
John Werner, Seminole Community College
Terry Engelder, Pennsylvania State University
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 Blackboard-ready formats.
Animations
Over sixty original animations, developed by Professor Marshak to illustrate dynamic Earth processes, emphasize plate tectonics, geological hazards, and earth systems science concepts. With 20 new animations for the Third Edition, these high-quality animations and can be enlarged to full screen view for lecture display, and include VCR-like controls that allow instructors to control the pace of the animation during lecture. These animations can be accessed conveniently from the free StudySpace student website. Offline versions of the animations are available on the Instructor's CD-ROM, linked from PowerPoint slides for easy classroom display.