On the Earth System Science of North America

Books and Websites

• Bally, A. W., and Palmer, A. R., eds., 1989, The geology of North America—An Overview, vol. A of The Geology of North America, Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, 619 p.
• Birdsall, S. S. & J. Florin, United States Geography.
• National Park Geologic Resources.

Maps (printed)

• Thelin, G. P. and R. J. Pike, 1991, Landforms of the Conterminous United States—A Digital Shaded-Relief Portrayal, USGS Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-2206.
• Muehlberger, W. R., compiler, 1992, Tectonic Map of North America, Scale 1:5,000,000, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK.
• Reed, J.C., and C.A. Bush, 2007, Geology: the National Atlas of the United States 32" x 28".
• Reed, J.C., and C. A., Bush, 2007, About the geologic map in the National Atlas of the United States of America, US Geological Survey Circular 1300, 52 pp.
• USGS, 2005, Resources for the Geologic Map of North America.
• Vigil, J.F., R. J. Pike, and D. G. Howell, 2000, A Tapestry of Time and Terrain, US Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series 2720, 1 plate scale 1:2,500,000, 1 pamphlet.

Maps (online)

• American Geological Institute's Earth Comm 2nd edition, Map Resources. [A compilation of online map resources.]
• Geologic Maps of the 50 United States, by A. Alden, About.com.
• Geologic Provinces of the United States: Records of an Active Earth, US Geological Survey.
• Geology of the Conterminous United States.
• Google Earth.
• The National Atlas of the United States. [Custom-make maps.]
• The National Map.
• The National Map: Historical Topographic Map Collection. [Online historic topographic maps.]
• OneGeology. [A collaboration among many national geological surveys to create a dynamic digital geological map data for the world.]
• US Topo Quadrangles—Maps for America. [Online topographic maps.]
• Vigil, J. F., R. J. Pike, & D. G. Howell, 2000, A Tapestry of Time and Terrain, US Geological Survey, Geologic Investigations Series 2720.

Other General Resources on Earth System Science

Geologic Time Resources

• Gradstein, F. M., J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz, & G. M. Ogg, The Geologic Time Scale 2012, 2 vols., Elsevier, New York.
• International Commission on Stratigraphy.
• Janke, P. R., 2013, Correlated History of the Earth Chart (laminated), vol. 8, Pan Terra, Hill City, SD.
• The Paleontology Portal.
• Walker, J. D., J. W. Geissman, S. A. Bowring, & L. E. Babcock, compilers, 2012, Geologic Time Scale Poster, Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO.

Dictionaries

• Allaby, M., 2013, A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
• Bates, R. L., & J. A. Jackson, 1984, Dictionary of Geological Terms, 3rd edition, Anchor Press, Garden City, NY.
• McGraw-Hill Education, 2003, McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Geology and Mineralogy, McGraw-Hill, New York.
• Neuendorf, K. K. E., J. P. Mehl, Jr., & J. A. Jackson, 2011, Glossary of Geology, 5th edition, revised, American Geological Institute, Alexandria, VA, 800 pp.

Earth System Science Organizations

• American Association of State Geologists.
• American Geological Institute (AGI is an umbrella organization representing over 40 other geological organizaitons).
• American Geophysical Union.
• Association for Women Geoscientists.
• Geological Society of America.
• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS helps US farmers, ranchers and forest landowners conserve soil, water, air and other natural resources).
• Paleontological Research Institution (publisher of this volume).
• Paleontological Society.
• US Geological Survey.

General Earth Science Education Resources

Websites

• Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE).
• Earth Science World Image Bank, American Geological Institute.
• Resources for Earth Science and Geography Instruction, by Mike Francek, Central Michigan University.
• Science in Your Backyard, US Geological Survey. [State-by-state compilation of Earth sciencerelated data, most of which will need to be adapted for education uses.]
• SERC (The Science Education Resource Center) K-12 Resources. [Hundreds of classroom activities organized by grade level and topic as well as guidance on effective teaching.]
• SERC Earth Exploration Toolbook. [A collection of online Earth system science activities introducing scientific data sets and analysis tools.]
• Windows to the Universe, from the National Earth Science Teachers Association.

Blogs

• AGU Blogosphere, American Geophysical Union. [A collection of over a dozen blogs by geoscientists on recent events and perspectives on the geosciences.]
• The Best of Geology and Earth Science on the Web: the Latest from the Blogosphere.
• Geobulletin: News from the Geoblogosphere, stratigraphy.net.
• Geotripper: News and Views from the Geologic Realm, by Garry Hayes, Modesto Junior College. [Many, but not all, pertain to the western US.]

Science education organizations

• National Association of Geoscience Teachers. [Focused on undergraduate geoscience education, but includes active secondary school educators.]
• National Earth Science Teacher Association. [Focused on secondary school Earth science education.]
• National Science Teacher Association.
• Geologic maps of individual US states. (Digital geologic maps of US states with consistent lithology, age, GIS database structure, and format.)