Earth Science Texts

Introductory

• When Planet Earth Was New by James Gladstone and Katherine Diemert
• Earth: The Life of Our Planet by Dr. Mike Goldsmith and Mark A. Garlick
• Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years by Stacy McAnulty
• The Wonders Inside the Earth by Jan Stradling
• Earthquakes: Earth's Mightiest Moments by David L. Harrison and Cheryl Nathan
• Faultlines: Understanding the Power of Earthquakes by Joanna Wagstaffe
• Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline: The Travels of an Artist and a Scientist along the Shores of the Prehistoric Pacific by Kirk R. Johnson and Ray Troll 
• Geography: A Visual Encylopedia by DK Smithsonian
• Canada Close Up: Canada's Natural Wonders by Joanne Richter
• British Columbia Place Names 3rd ed. by G.P.(Phillip) V. Akrigg and Helen Akrigg
• Grand Canyon by Jason Chin
• Earthquakes by Ellen J. Prager
• The Rock Factory by Jacqui Bailey
• 10 Rivers that Shaped the World by Marilee Peters
• Seymour Simon's Extreme Earth Records by Seymour Simon

Advanced 

• Physical Geology by Steven Earle
  This open source text written by Steven Earle is available online for students and focused on Vancouver Island and British Columbia.
  • Chapter Lecture Notes for Physical Geology

• Geomorphology: A Canadian Perspective 6th ed. by Alan S. Trenhaile

• Introduction to Geology by Salt Lake Community College
  This link provides access to the online textbook for introductory geology courses. 

• Canada Rocks: The Geologic Journey by Nick Eyles and Andrew Miall 
  This text focuses on the geologic processes that shaped the second largest country in the World. 

• West Coast Fossils by Graham Beard and Rolf Ludvigsen 
  This text is a great resource to have, specifically Chapter Five: Fossil Groups Represented on Vancouver Island. 

• Geology of British Columbia: A Journey through Time by Sydney Cannings, JoAnne Nelson and Richard Cannings
  The authors explore the geologic history of British Columbia in this text. 

• Geography of British Columbia: People and Landscapes in Transition by Brett McGillivray
  This introductory text is a good resource for geology, geography and economic history of British Columbia. 

• Science Daily: Earth and Climate News 
  Earth and climate news daily that shares recently published studies on the specific subjects such as geology, earthquakes, and environment. There is an option to sign up and receive daily emails on a specific subject, such as geology to keep students current on geologic studies. 

• Four Billion Years and Counting: Canada's Geologic Heritage by Robert Fensome, Graham Williams et al.
  This text is approved by the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences and recommended for teaching earth sciences in high schools across Canada.

• UCLA's Augmented Reality Sandbox 
  The Augmented Reality Sandbox developed by UCLA, allows students to engage with the formation of landscapes within this topographic projection map. 

Tech Presentations 

• Planetary Geology: Introduction to Basic Geologic Principles by Brown University

• Four Billion Years and Counting: Canada's Geological Heritage by Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences
  The site provides PDF chapter reviews and photographs of geologic formations.