《科学探索者》是根据美国《国家科学教育标准》为美国中学生编写的科学教材。这套丛书不仅内容丰富、图文并茂，而且在引领学生探究、启迪学生心智方面也有独到之处。

《科学探索者》是美国最权威的研究性学习教材，是美国中学普遍选用的综合理科教材，也是新课标、新观念、新学法的最佳参考用书。本册主要讲述的是“地表的演变”。本书将带领你探索地表科学奥秘，指导研究性学习，知识能力方法并重，动手动脑趣味无穷。

Nature of Science: Mammals of the Jurassic Period

Chapter 1 Mapping Earth's Surface

　1 Exploring Earth's Surface

　2 Models of Earth

　3 Integrating Technology: Maps in the Computer Age

　4 Topographic Maps

Chapter 2 Weathering and Soil Formation

　1 Rocks and Weathering

　2 Soil Formation and Composition

　3 Integrating Environmental Science: Soil Conservation

Chapter 3 Erosion and Deposition

　1 Changing Earth's Surface

　2 Water Erosion

　3 Integrating Physics: The Force of Moving Water

　4 Glaciers

　5 Waves

　6 Wind

Chapter 4 A Trip Through Geologic Time

　1 Fossils

　2 Finding the Relative Age of Rocks

　3 Integrating Chemistry: Radioactive Dating

　4 The Geologic Time Scale

　5 Earth's History

Interdisciplinary Exploration: The Gift of the Nile

　Reference Section

　Skills Handbook

　Think Like a Scientist

　Making Measurements

　Conducting a Scientific Investigation

　Thinking Critically

　Organizing Information

　Creating Data Tables and Graphs

Appendix A: Laboratory Safety

Appendix B: Physical Map: United States

Glossary

Index

Acknowledgments