The Teacher-Friendly Guide to the Earth Science of the Northwest Central US by Robert M. Ross

Teacher-Friendly Guides(TM) are not curricula, but are teacher development resources designed to help teachers incorporate ideas into existing curricula. The Earth Sciences series (which will ultimately cover the entire United States - see) focuses on the local environment, from geologic history to rocks, fossils, topography, mineral resources, glaciers, energy, soils, climate, Earth hazards, and fieldwork, as well as a chapter on the National Science Standards. Each Guide provides background information in non-technical terms to help a teacher make sense of the details of regional features and provide the tools to understand his/her local geology. Each chapter is written to stand alone, and is cross-referenced and accompanied by a resource list and glossary. The Northwest Central volume covers the U.S. states of Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. This is a print version of the website