Instead of clumping all the review questions together at the chapter’s end (the traditional way of organizing an intro science text), there are 3 to 5 review questions at the end of each subsection. The learning objectives are laid out explicitly at the start of the chapter, then each subsection of the chapter tackles a single learning objective. Each chapter is now organized around a series of 7 to 12 learning objectives – tasks that students will be able to master as they learn.
In addition to this novel medium, both texts have been thoroughly re-written and re-designed. Here’s a video introduction I made to the project: These codes exist so students can scan them with their smartphones and instantly bring up an explanatory video. Next to those figures, you’ll find Quick Response (QR) codes. In the newest editions of both Earth: An introduction to Physical Geology (Tarbuck, Lutgens, & Tasa, 2014) and Foundations of Earth Science (Lutgens, Tarbuck, & Tasa, 2014), you’ll find a series of videos that I’ve made – over 165 in total! The videos are integrated with the text, using key figures as reference points. Now that the books have been published, I wanted to take a moment to discuss the details of the project. Previously, I’ve hinted that I was working on a top secret special project for Pearson Education.
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