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Reach every student by pairing this text with Mastering Oceanography
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Equip students to think like scientists, analyze data, and learn to think critically
- New - Process of Science features give students an understanding of how scientists think and work. This feature highlights an area of oceanographic inquiry and explicitly points out the associated background, hypothesis, methods, and results of the inquiry. Each Process of Science feature includes an assignable Mastering Oceanography coaching activity.
- New - Exploring Data feature embeds data interpretation questions directly within the figure captions of data-rich figures such as graphs and maps. An associated Exploring Data Mastering Oceanography activity is available for each chapter of the text.
- Critical Thinking Questions and Active Learning Exercises throughout the text encourage students to think deeply about and engage with chapter topics.
- SmartTables are engaging lecture videos created with information from a selected set of data in the chapter that clearly explain the relevance of each data set.
Increase Student Engagement by bringing Oceanography to Life
- Expanded - 25 New and revised SmartFigures increase the total of the popular 3- to 4-minute video lessons in which oceanography experts explain difficult concepts and data. By scanning the accompanying QR code in the text or typing in the short URL, students have a multitude of ways to learn from art and data tables, all designed to teach.
- Diving Deeper boxes highlight captivating examples and stories related to chapter topics.
- Historical Features focus on historical developments in oceanography.
- Research Methods in Oceanography help students understand how oceanographic knowledge is obtained.
- Oceans and People looks at how humans interact with the ocean.
- Focus on the Environment emphasizes environmental issues, an increasingly important component of the book.
- New - Creature Features use compelling facts about marine organisms and are written in an engaging “Who Am I?” format to draw student interest.
- Sometimes Students Ask features display common and often entertaining questions posed by real students, like “Why do my fingers get wrinkly when they are in the water for a long time?” and present the science behind the answer.
Enable students to grasp key concepts with clear, concise content
- Essential Learning Concepts: Each chapter opens with a list of learning objectives, which provide a roadmap to the chapter. Each chapter section focuses on one main essential concept.
- Concept Check questions at the end of each section are designed to let students check their understanding of the Essential Learning Concept. By stopping and answering questions, students can ensure they have a thorough understanding of key points before moving on to the next section.
- Recaps appear throughout each chapter, summarizing essential concepts. This is a great tool for directing students’ study and review.
- Essential Concepts Review conclude each chapter and simplify the study process. Also organized by section, this review highlights a key figure from the chapter and provides a summary of the chapter’s key concepts. It also includes study resources, Critical Thinking Questions, and Active Learning Exercises.
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- With Learning Catalytics, you’ll hear from every student when it matters most. You pose a variety of questions that help students recall ideas, apply concepts, and develop critical-thinking skills. Your students respond using their own smartphones, tablets, or laptops. You can monitor responses with real-time analytics and find out what your students do — and don’t —understand. Then, you can adjust your teaching accordingly, and even facilitate peer-to-peer learning, helping students stay motivated and engaged.
- Dynamic Study Modules use the latest developments in cognitive science to help students study course topics by adapting to their performance in real time. As a result, students build the confidence they need to deepen their understanding, participate meaningfully, and perform better — in and out of class. Available on smartphones, tablets, and computers.
- Empower each learner: Each student learns at a different pace. Personalized learning, including adaptive tools and wrong-answer feedback, pinpoints the precise areas where each student needs practice and gives all students the support they need — when and where they need it — to be successful.
- New - Process of Science Coaching Activities support the text feature that highlights an area of oceanographic inquiry and explicitly points out the associated background, hypothesis, methods, and results.
- New - Exploring Data activities help students actively engage with graphs and other data-driven features and practice their data interpretation skills.
- Three-part learning path assessment in Mastering Oceanography guides students through content and improves the way they learn.
- New - Pearson eText is a simple-to-use, mobile-optimized, personalized reading experience available within Mastering. It allows students to easily highlight, take notes, and review key vocabulary all in one place—even when offline. Seamlessly integrated videos and other rich media engage students and give them access to the help they need, when they need it.
- Deliver trusted content: We partner with highly respected authors to develop interactive content and course-specific resources that keep students on track and engaged.
- Oceanography Videos feature Author Al Trujillo bringing oceanographic processes to life via lecture demonstrations and field-based segments.
- Oceanography Animations illustrate key concepts in a visually dynamic and engaging way.
- Video Field Trips give students fascinating behind-the-scenes experiences at prescribed fire burns, solar energy, and coal-fired power plants, wastewater treatment facilities, landfills, farms, and more. Each Video Field Trip includes assessment questions for easily assignable homework.
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