Earth Science Puzzles: Making Meaning From Data
Kim A. Kastens, Margie Turrin 2010 NSTA Press Arlington, VA

This book is a collection of data-rich activities for use in the high school earth science classroom. In addition, there is an introduction that places the exercises in the context of the critical thinking skills that geoscientists use: spatial/visual reasoning, temporal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and concept-based reasoning. This is an extremely useful resource for pre-service secondary science teaching majors, and can be downloaded at a very low cost from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) website.

ISBN 978-1-935155-15-7
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• Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching the Methods of Geoscience:Course: Teaching the Geology of the Pacific Northwest

Subject: Education, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Geology and Geophysics, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Geology, Geoscience, Environmental Science
Resource Type: Curriculum Description, Book
Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Use: Enabling Student Investigation:Collect and interpret data, Analyze published data, Enabling Student Investigation
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Oceanography, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Water, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Geophysics, Hydrology/Hydrogeology, Environmental Science, Teach the Earth:Teaching Environments:K12, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Atmospheric Science, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Plate Tectonics, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change