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Earth Science Teachers' Association
Science of the Earth
This series of resources, produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, help students gain a greater understanding of earth science. Extensive teacher guidance and student materials encourage an investigative approach to the subject.
Areas covered include:
- the properties of different rock types
- sedimentation processes
- the influence of geological features on water supply, waste and nuclear waste disposal
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Science of the Earth Unit 1: Will My Gravestone Last?
Produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, these resources help students to identify simple rock types and encourage the observation of weathering properties of rocks.
Activities include a visit to a local graveyard to survey the commemorative stones used. Curriculum links include rock cycle,...
Science of the Earth Unit 3: Fluorspar - Is it Worth Mining?
These materials, produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, contain activities which allow students to identify common minerals.
In relation to fluorspar, students develop an understanding of the economic potential of mineral deposits and reserves.
Science of the Earth Unit 4: Building Sedimentary Structures
Produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, these materials enable students to study sedimentary structures and, by practical investigations, the processes that form them.
Work in the school laboratory helps students to understand how ancient rock structures and geological histories can be...
Science of the Earth Unit 5: Waste - and the Hole in the Ground Problem
Produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, these resources look at domestic waste disposal.
Students examine options for dealing with waste, including the use of landfill. They also consider other uses for such 'holes in the ground' that remain after the extraction of mineral resources.
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| Subject(s) | Science, Earth science, Practical work |
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| Age | 14-16 |
| Published | 1990 - 1999 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx4ug |
