Connect Earth Science Plus provides students with online assignments and assessments, plus 24/7 online access to an eBook – an online edition of the text – to aid them in successfully completing their work, wherever and whenever they choose. Checkpoint questions will be the basis for interactive questions. In addition, students and instructors will have access to the new, online Earth Science Laboratory Manual created by Ann Bykerk-Kauffman (California State - Chico).McGraw-Hill’s Connect is a web-based assignment and assessment platform that gives students the means to better connect with their coursework, with their instructors, and with the important concepts that they will need to know for success now and in the future.With Connect, instructors can deliver assignments, quizzes and tests online. Nearly all the questions from the text are presented in an auto-gradable format and tied to the text's learning objectives. Instructors can edit existing questions and author entirely new problems. Track individual student performance – by question, assignment or in relation to the class overall – with detailed grade reports. Integrate grade reports easily with Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as WebCT and Blackboard. And much more.By choosing Connect, instructors are providing their students with a powerful tool for improving academic performance and truly mastering course material. Connect allows students to practice important skills at their own pace and on their own schedule. Importantly, students’ assessment results and instructors’ feedback are all saved online – so students can continually review their progress and plot their course to success.