Welcome to Dynamic Planet!

Welcome to Dynamic Planet! This is an interactive textbook, which you will use to learn the basic information behind each week’s geological topic. This resource was developed by Dr. Charlene Estrada (South Mountain Community College), Dr. Carolina Londoño-Michel (Chandler-Gilbert Community College), and Dr. Merry Wilson (Scottsdale Community College) within the Maricopa County Community Colleges District! It contains all sorts of examples that are specifically relevant to us here in Arizona, and it is designed to be easier to understand if you’re a non-science major (although science majors are welcome, too!).

This textbook is 100% free and open for you to download, use, and reuse, even when the class is over. If it has been deployed in your Geology class, you may notice a few interactive questions lurking around the chapters – some of your instructors may even have made these questions worth some points that count toward your course grade.

The purpose of this introductory chapter is to get you familiar with some of these activities and how they report your score to the Canvas system you use to access your course. So, without further ado, let’s jump in!