Environmental Science:
How the World Works and Your Place in It (3rd ed.)

• Geared toward high school students (appropriate reading level)
• Presents students with real-life environmental issues and concerns
• Designed to encourage and challenge students to think about practical solutions to genuine environmental concerns
• Overview of Life, Earth and Physical sciences using the environment as a point of reference
• Provides websites to encourage learning outside the classroom
• Suitable for students not taking Physics or Chemistry
• Six core units: Ecology, Air, Food, Aquatic Systems, Water for the People and Energy
• Award-winning author
• Third edition has been completely rewritten and updated to provide better comprehension
• Soft grade-nine reading level
• Four-color throughout
• Internet connections
• Paginated Glossary
• 26 "Closer Looks" review real life Environmental Problems
• In-depth coverage of complex issues
• Many new charts, graphs and maps
• Added opportunities for problem-solving and decision-making
• New Study Guide and Test Program
• New non-consumable Lab Manual has 64 activities plus 19 additional labs in the textbook
• Thorough discussion of new issues, including: Logging, the Ozone Layer, Climate Change, Superfund Sites, and Environmental Impact of Consumer Choices and Population
• Career Sections
• Index of Section first-mentions

Environmental Challenges:

• Population
• Lifestyles: The Carbon Dioxide Diet
• Seeing the Forest and the Trees
• One Last Stand: Trees or Timber
• Should the Delaney Clause Be Amended?
• Gold--That Precious Metal: The Story Behind the Glitter
• Oil and Wildlife Don't Mix (Valdez and Otters)
• The Bison Are Back
• Saving Waste Heat--Is It Worth the Trouble and Expense?

Environmental Science Components

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