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These modules are designed with step-by-step directions to let even novice users utilize the power of the ArcView(R) GIS application to explore, manipulate, and analyze large data sets. Each new copy contains a CD with unlimited access to the SAGUARO projects and data as well as a 120-day time-locked dual-platform version of the ArcView(R) software. (Site license users of ArcGIS software can order the guides without the CD.) The manuals can be purchased alone, bundled together, and/or bundled with The Changing Earth.

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UNIT 1: SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE. Investigating a changing Earth. Investigating Earth's clues. Discovering plate tectonics. Analyzing plate boundaries. UNIT 2: EXPLORING PLATE TECTONICS. Testing plate tectonics. Investigating seafloor age. Determining seafloor age. Investigating plate motion. UNIT 3: EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS. The Great Lisbon Earthquake. Deadly earthquakes. Seismic hazards. Seismic risk and society. UNIT 4: VOLCANO HAZARDS. The tragedy of Mont Pelee. Deadly volcanoes. Volcanic hazards. Volcanoes and climate. UNIT 5: TSUNAMI HAZARDS. Scotch Cap Light Station. Deadly tsunamis. Anatomy of a tsunami. Tsunami warning.

The data sets are very rich and well done. The strong connection between science and humanity is important for university students to appreciate--and is clear in these materials.

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C. Scott Walker is with Harvard University. Larry Kendall is an independent consultant. Michelle Hall and The SAGUARO Project team have developed a series of four GIS INVESTIGATIONS over the course of the last few years. These materials have been extensively class-tested at both the college and high-school level using funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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