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Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationships, 9/e

Eldon Enger, Delta College
Brad Smith, Western Washington University

ISBN: 0072919876
Copyright year: 2004

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Digital Content Manager CD-ROM (ISBN 0-07-244002-3) This powerful-and easy-to-use-tool is designed to help instructors easily incorporate text-specific illustrations, photos, and tables, plus animations and other related assets, into lecture presentations and printed classroom materials. Organized by chapter, this cross-platform CD-ROM contains a collection of visual and multimedia resources that can be imported and reproduced in multiple formats to create customized lectures, visually based tests and quizzes, dynamic course website content, or attractive printed support materials. The Enger 9e Digital Content Manager features:

  • An art library of JPEG files featuring EVERY PIECE of line art from the ninth edition (organized by chapter).
  • A textbook photo library-of JPEG files featuring photographs from the ninth edition (organized by chapter).
  • A table library-of JPEG files featuring EVERY TABLE from the text (organized by chapter)
  • PowerPoint Lectures-Ready-made presentations combining art and lecture notes are provided for each chapter of the text. Authored by an environmental science instructor, these pre-written lectures can be edited to fit a desired topic sequence or coverage level.
  • Active Art Library-Active Art consists of art files from key figures of the textbook that have been converted to a format that allows the artwork to be edited inside of Microsoft PowerPoint. Each piece of art inside an Active Art presentation can be broken down to its core elements, grouped or ungrouped, and edited to create customized illustrations. The location, size, or color for each element of an illustration can be modified; labels can be added, removed, or edited; portions of an illustration can be moved or copied to additional slides to divide a complex figure into digestible frames. Instructors can alter these pre-saved groupings if desired, or create their own sequence of slides using PowerPoint editing tools.
  • Animations Library-Full-color animations illustrating key environmental science concepts. Harness the visual impact of processes in motion by importing these files into classroom presentations or online course materials. (File types: Shockwave, Real Player, Quick Time, Flash)

Environmental Science Essential Study Partner (ESP) 2.0 CD-ROM (ISBN 0-07-239912-0). Available FREE with Enger's Ninth Edition, this interactive student study tool features activities, animations, drag-and-drop exercises, self-testing tools, full-color art and graphs, and more. The entire ESP is also accessible via Enger's Online Learning Center.

Online Learning Center. Enger's Ninth Edition Online Learning Center provides abundant resources for both instructor and student.

For each chapter of the textbook, students will have access to:

  • Key Term Flashcards Yet another great study tool that tests your students' knowledge of important environmental science terms.
  • Practice Quizzing AND Practice Essay Questions Designed as a study aid, these extensive, chapter-by-chapter quizzes help students review text material and prepare for upcoming exams.
  • Environmental Science PowerWeb (free link) This is a great way to access Environmental Science articles from current magazines, newspapers, and journals. In addition, students receive:
    • Weekly updates of current events
    • Interactive exercises
    • Web research tips
    • An online library of updated research links to help students find the right information
    • Up-to-the-minute headlines from around the world including course-specific and general news
    • Online quizzing and assessment to measure understanding of course material, and more!
    For more information, visit http://www.dushkin.com/powerweb/
  • Labeling exercises
  • Hyperlinks to chapter topics
  • Guide to electronic research
Additional resources available to your students include:
  • Global Issues World Map Updated every six months, a world map is tagged with hot points that link to case studies and articles complete with photos, references back to the text, and additional links to appropriate Internet sites. Past issues are indexed in a convenient chart for easy access.
  • Regional Perspectives These case studies have been submitted by your colleagues from all over North America. They deal with environmental issues that are unique to specific areas. Organized by geographical location, they are easy to find and integrate into your lecture to add a "close-to-home" interest for students.
  • Career Opportunities
  • Online Environmental Science Essential Study Partner
  • How to Write a Term Paper
  • The Metric System
As an instructor you'll receive complete access to all of the above PLUS, for each chapter of the text:
  • Instructor's Manual with supplements resource chart This valuable resource contains chapter overviews, key concepts and terms, answers to review questions, suggested classroom activities, and a unique "Resource Locator" that pulls together appropriate material from numerous sources to use with each chapter. This effective tool will help you easily put all the technology pieces together and let you know the resources you have available for each chapter of the text.
  • PowerPoint lecture notes and art
  • Answers to Critical Thinking Questions
  • PageOut Create your own online course website.

100 Transparencies (ISBN 0-07-244003-1)

Instructor's Testing and Resource CD-ROM (ISBN 0-07-244070-8)
This cross-platform CD-ROM provides a wealth of resources for the instructor. Supplements featured on this CD-ROM include a computerized test bank utilizing Brownstone Diploma testing software to quickly create customized exams. This user-friendly program allows instructors to search for questions by topic, format, or difficulty level; edit existing questions or add new ones; and scramble questions and answer keys for multiple versions of the same test. Other assets on the Instructor's Testing and Resource CD-ROM are grouped within easy-to-use folders.

PageOut. Need a course Website? PageOut is your solution. More than 35,000 professors have chosen PageOut to create a course Website. Their feedback has led to a powerful new Third Release 3.0 of PageOut. New Features based on customer feedback:

  • The PageOut Library offers instant access to fully loaded course Websites with no work required on your part.
  • Courses can now be password protected.
  • You can now upload, store, and manage up to 10MB of data.
  • You can copy your course and share it with colleagues or use it as a foundation for next semester.
Short on time? Let us do the work. Our McGraw-Hill service team is ready to build your PageOut Website-and provide content--and provide any necessary training. Learn more about PageOut and other McGraw-Hill digital solutions at www.mhhe.com/solutions.

Online eBooks. Now your students can purchase and use their environmental science text completely ONLINE! Our eBooks contain the text of our print books enhanced with the latest teaching and learning technologies. They are formatted with easy-to-use search capabilities. With an eBook you can also annotate and highlight areas of interest that can later be searched for quick reference and review. In addition to being able to customize the way in which you study, an eBook is enhanced with multimedia assets such as pictures and animations. Also ask us about customization opportunities. Learn more at www.mhhe.com/solutions.

You Can Teach Online: Building a Creative Learning Environment (ISBN 0-07-248817-9) The thought of teaching online courses strikes fear into many instructors. Not only is the 'fear of the unknown' a strong factor, but many professionals don't know where to go when they want to develop a stimulating and rewarding online course. McGraw-Hill is proud to introduce this web-enhanced text which provides easy to follow examples of pedagogical techniques, and tools that will be useful for faculty interested in developing online courses in the traditional and online classrooms. Throughout the text, numerous technical drawings, charts, graphs, and photographs are provided to illustrate the very latest in educational technology. With this information, readers will learn to have the confidence to translate their traditional classroom materials to an online environment.
www.mhhe.com/ucanteachonline

Field and Laboratory Activities in Environmental Science. (ISBN 0-07-290913-7) The major objectives of a lab class, and this manual, are to provide students with hands-on experiences that are relevant, easy-to-understand and applicable to the student's life, presented in an interesting, informative format. The manual has been expanded to provide students with more choices in activities that illustrate crucial environmental issues and relevant topics. Further, the expanded choice of labs allows each teacher to select activities that are tailored to the specific needs and circumstances of his or her class. Ranging from field and lab experiments to conducting social and personal assessments of the environmental impact of human activities, the manual presents something for everyone, regardless of the budget or facilities of each class.

Life Science Animations CD-ROM (ISBN 0-07-248438-1) This CD-ROM contains nearly 300 animations of important biological concepts and processes. This dynamic tool is perfect for use to support your lectures. Some examples of animations available include:

  • carbon cycle/nitrogen cycle/rainshadow effect/bioaccumulation/global warming/acid rain/ozone layer depletion/exponential population growth/stages of population growth/Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium

Allen: Annual Editions: Environment / 007-283851-5 (007-286147-9 is due Feb. ’04 and is the ‘04/05 edition) The 23rd Annual Edition is a compilation of current articles from sources such as: World Watch, Audobon, The Atlantic Monthly, and Scientific American. Selections explore the biosphere, global environment, world population, energy, natural resources, and pollution. Also included are a listing of related websites and access to the student support site, Dushkin Online, at www.dushkin.com/online.

Easton: Taking Sides Clashing Views on Controversial Environmental Issues / 007-293317-8 This Revised edition of Taking Sides: Environmental Issues represents the arguments of leading environmentalists, scientists, and policymakers. The issues reflect a variety of viewpoints and are staged as "pro" and "con" debates. Issues are organized around four core areas: general philosophical and political issues, the environment and technology, disposing of wastes, and the environment and the future. This title is supported by the student website, Dushkin Online, at www.dushkin.com/online.

Interactive World Issues CD-ROM / 0-07-255648-X This CD emphasizes critical thinking by presenting regional issues through the use of videos, animations, and diagrams that closely examine the how and why of specific case studies. The CD will feature 5 case studies (Oregon, Chicago, Mexico, South Africa, and China), and can be packaged with any geography or environmental science title.

SOURCES: Notable Selections in Environmental Studies (ISBN 0-07-303186-0) This volume brings together primary source selections of enduring intellectual value--classic articles, book excerpts, and research studies--that have shaped environmental studies and our contemporary understanding of it. The book includes carefully edited selections for the works of the most distinguished environmental observers, past and present. Selections are organized topically around the following major areas of study: energy, environmental degradation, population issues and the environment, human health and the environment, and environment and society.

Student Atlas of Environmental Issues (ISBN 0-697-36520-4)The Student Atlas of Environmental Issues is an invaluable pedagogical tool for exploring the human impact on the air, waters, biosphere, and land in every major world region. This informative resource provides a unique combination of maps and data helping students understand the dimensions of the world's environmental problems and the geographical basis of these problems.

You Can Make a Difference: Be Environmentally Responsible (ISBN 0-07-292416-0). This book is organized around the three parts of the biosphere: land, water, and air. Each section contains descriptions of the environmental problems associated with that part of the biosphere. In the section on the atmosphere, for instance, such problems as acid rain and the greenhouse effect are discussed. Immediately following each problem or "challenge" are suggested ways that individuals can help solve or alleviate them. This book has been written to provide the reader with some easy and practical ways to protect the Earth and to help understand why the task is so important.

Films for the Humanities & Sciences Video Collection. A limited quantity of videotapes are available for the following topics:

  • Fighting Pollution
    Although much remains to be done, the technology to restore our environment is already in existence. This program describes three examples of such technology: The purification of drinking water; urban and industrial sewage treatment; and vacuum pyrolysis, a revolutionary procedure that makes possible the total recycling of troublesome waste products such as tires. (23 minutes, color)
  • The Environment
    Every day, in every way humans seem to find new ways to despoil our planet. This program takes a global look at such problems as PCBs and acid rain. In the end, breathtaking imagery enables us to visualize the meaning of the greenhouse effect and depletion of the ozone layer. (23 minutes, color)
  • Waste Disposal
    Household waste can cause pollution of all kinds, but more and more of these wastes can be recycled effectively and economically. The result is reduced pollution and a useful new source of raw materials and energy. Hospital waste disposal presents the additional problems of contaminated waste, which is a series of problems depending on the nature of the waste. Finally, there is animal waste, which is natural enough but nevertheless the cause of pollution if it is not properly treated. The program also shows how pig waste is treated. (23 minutes, color).
  • Fragile Ecosystems
    This program looks at three fragile ecosystems, all in danger of destruction from human activity: marshes, the implication of whose destruction on wildlife, water tables, and an increasing number of other aspects of the entire biosphere is only beginning to be understood; soils, where greater understanding is contributing to more protection; and the atmosphere, which we have managed to alter to such an extent that the climate of the planet may have altered. (23 minutes, color)
  • Paul Ehrlich and The Population Bomb
    The human population is likely to double by the middle of the 21st century, soaring past 10 billion people. How will all these people survive? Will there be enough resources to meet everyone's needs or will there be massive social upheaval, famine, and rampant pollution? These questions have been consuming passion for biologist and environmental pioneer Paul Ehrlich, who nearly 30 years ago first set out to persuade the world that continued and unchecked population growth would upset the balance of nature and further widen the gap between developed and developing nations. Based on Ehrlich's best-selling book, The Population Bomb, this program features compelling archival footage from around the world, as well as interview with Ehrlich, is colleagues and his critics. (60 minutes, color)


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