Planet Earth

Planet Earth 2008—Earth science for sustainability marks the International Year of the Planet Earth.

• It has been written to raise students' awareness of the Earth and the consequences of human activity upon it.
• The text covers essential Earth science facts and important environmental issues.
• It motivates students to live sustainability and to appreciate the individual, community and global responsibility for the care of our planet.


• Features include:
  • twelve sections: - The International Year of Planet Earth, 2008; The Earth; Fossils; Water; Soil; Oceans; Natural hazards; Pollution; Climate change; Urbanisation; Resources; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
  • student information text pages for each section
  • comprehensive teachers notes pages
  • background information for teachers with easy-to-understand explanations of scientific concepts
  • cross-curricular student activities for each topic at two levels—Middle and Upper (not labelled as such, so can be used according to students' abilities)
  • suggested extension activities
  • answers where appropriate
  • curriculum links
  Ideal for Ages 10+