Earth and Ocean Sciences
35 Earth and Ocean Sciences – General
Collections
SERC (Science Education Resource Center) (CC BY-NC-SA)
SERC is a grant-funded office at Carleton College in Minnesota, founded to improve education in the Earth sciences and beyond. Today we are a team of 14 educators, researchers and technical specialists who have worked with over 100 award winning education projects across the STEM disciplines and allied fields. Engaging participants from more than 1,000 institutions of higher education, as well as K-12 curriculum developers and teachers, we have created one of the world’s largest collections of pedagogic resources.
Courses
Earth Analytics Python Course (CC BY-NC-ND)
Earth analytics is an intermediate, multidisciplinary course that addresses major questions in Earth science and teaches students to use the analytical tools necessary to undertake exploration of heterogeneous ‘big scientific data’. This course is designed for graduate students.
Miscellaneous
Earth Exploration Toolbook (CC BY-NC-SA)
Developed by teams of scientists and educators, the Earth Exploration Toolbook (EET) is a collection of online Earth system science activities. Each activity, or chapter, introduces one or more scientific data sets and analysis tools that enables users to explore some aspect of the Earth system.
Textbooks
ABE Fundamental Level Science Modules (CC BY)
A collection of 5 modules designed for Adult Basic Education (ABE) fundamental level science. The five modules cover astronomy, ecology, biology, physics, and water. While they contain specific content, each book emphasizes a particular type of scientific thinking. The books are designed to be consumable student workbooks.
Geosciences LibreTexts Library (CC BY-NC-SA)
A collection of open textbooks, assignments, and other educational resources on the subject of geosciences.
Image Acquisition for 3-D Mapping with DJI Phantom 3 Pro (CC BY-NC)
A comprehensive manual describing the process of preparing the DJI Phantom 3 Professional for photogrammetric image capture using a pre-programmed mission plan.
Introduction to Earth Science – 2nd Edition (CC BY-NC-SA)
This comprehensive introduction to Earth Science is intended for a typical 1000-level university introductory course in the Geosciences, although its contents could be applied to many other related courses. This text includes several high-quality figures and images within each chapter that help to clarify key concepts. Self-test assessment questions are embedded in each online chapter that help students focus their learning. QR codes are provided for each assessment to allow students using print or PDF versions to easily access the quiz from an internet-capable device of their choice. The sequence of the book differs from mainstream commercial texts as it has been arranged to present elementary or foundational knowledge regarding rocks and minerals prior to discussion of more complex topics in Earth Science.
Introduction to Ocean Science (CC BY-NC-ND)
This textbook provides an introduction to topics in ocean science, including water, coasts, ocean ecosystems, the ocean floor, tides, life in the ocean, human impact on the ocean, and more.
Processing UAS Photogrammetric Images in Agisoft Photoscan Professional (CC BY-NC)
A comprehensive manual describing the process of preparing the DJI Phantom 3 Professional for photogrammetric image capture using a pre-programmed mission plan.
Media Attributions
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