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Nuffield Secondary Science: Theme 8 - The Earth and its Place in the Universe
This Nuffield Secondary Science theme ranges from the local rocks and weather to outer space. Thus it covers aspects of earth science, meteorology and astronomy.
Areas for investigation: The information in the theme book provides detailed practical advice and guidance related to a wide range of investigations. In this theme the broad areas include:
- rockets, the importance of rockets for space travel and the challenges of surviving in space
- the scale of the Universe
- weather patterns and weather forecasting
- characteristics and uses of rocks and minerals
Fields of study:
- 8.1 Getting away from the Earth
- 8.2 The Earth and its neighbours in space
- 8.3 The weather
- 8.4 The Earth’s crust
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