Planet Earth BLM

• Planet Earth 2008‚ÄîEarth science for sustainability marks the International Year of the Planet Earth.
• It has been written to raise students' awareness of the Earth and the consequences of human activity upon it.
• The text covers essential Earth science facts and important environmental issues.
• It motivates students to live sustainability and to appreciate the individual, community and global responsibility for the care of our planet.

Features include:

• twelve sections: - The International Year of Planet Earth, 2008; The Earth; Fossils; Water; Soil; Oceans; Natural hazards; Pollution; Climate change; Urbanisation; Resources; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• student information text pages for each section
• comprehensive teachers notes pages
• background information for teachers with easy-to-understand explanations of scientific concepts
• cross-curricular student activities for each topic at two levels‚ÄîMiddle and Upper (not labelled as such, so can be used according to students' abilities)
• suggested extension activities
• answers where appropriate
• curriculum links
• Ideal for Ages 10+