Layered Earth College Geology
Layered Earth is the ideal companion to your Earth Science textbook. The most difficult to visualize principles and concepts in geology are illustrated through interactive computer simulations and innovative exercises.
- 26 Comprehensive Exercises correlated to your textbook.
- Accurate and Innovative Simulations that engage students, illustrate and enhance basic concepts.
- In-depth Discovery Exercises that foster data collection and analytical thinking skills.
- User-Friendly tools for learning the basic principles and concepts of geology.
- "Try This!" and "What Do You Think?" Activities to encourage exploration and critical thinking.
- Links and Extensions provide connections to mathematics, literacy, history, travel, and STSE (Science, Technology, Society, and the Environment).
Topics Covered:
- The Earth's Interior
- Plate Tectonics
- Earth's Landforms
- Earthquakes
- Volcanoes
- Minerals and Rocks
- Geologic Time
If you are interested in a multi-user license, please call 877-290-8256
Windows: Requires Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8, 1 GHz or higher processor, 1 GB RAM and 5 GB of hard disk space. 128 MB OpenGL capable graphics card. Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.
Macintosh: Requires OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or higher, Intel based processor, 1 GB RAM and 5 GB of hard disk space. Will not run on OS 10.5 or earlier. 128 MB OpenGL capable graphics card. Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.
