With a full year of Earth science lessons right at hand, you'll soon think of this valuable book as your survival guide for the tablet age. All 55 lessons enable you to incorporate electronic tablets using teacher-tested methods. In addition, the investigations all follow the disciplinary core ideas from the Next Generation Science Standards. Through these investigations, students become actively involved in the discovery process, from anticipation to evidence collection to analysis. The emphasis is on hands-on, sequential experiences through which students explore science concepts lab by lab while also developing critical-thinking skills. Topics include astronomy, geology, meteorology, and environmental impacts.