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Earth & Enviro Science
The following resources are provided to support the teaching and learning of Earth and Environmental Science.
Formation of Earth and the Solar System
Origin of the Solar System – Reading
Watch our video modelling some of the processes involved in the formation of the solar system
How did the solar system form? – Post
Spheres of the Earth – Reading
Meteorites and the history of Earth – Post
Meteorites and Earth Layers – Teacher Notes
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Sedimentary Rocks and Structures – Reading
Watch this video outlining ways to model the formation of magma
Learn more about the formation of magma in this blog post
Igneous Rocks and Processes – Presentation
Igneous Rocks and Processes – Presentation Notes
Igneous Rocks and Processes – Student Worksheet
Metamorphic Rocks and Processes – Presentation
Metamorphic Rocks and Processes – Presentation Notes
Metamorphic Rocks and Processes – Student Worksheet
Watch our video exploring some of the activities to investigate metamorphism
Soils
Watch our video outlining the erosion control experiment
Grain Size Indicator – Instructions
Watch our video on soil texture testing
Scrumptious Soil – Student Activity
Watch our video showing you how to make your own scrumptious soil
Soil Contamination – Presentation
Water
Watch our video examining one way to represent the distribution of water on Earth
Distribution of Earth’s Water – Post
Water Case Study – Student Worksheet
Watch our video exploring the basic properties of water
Watch our video exploring specific heat
Groundwater Spider – Student Activity
Watch our video exploring how to make a groundwater spider to investigate groundwater contamination
Weather, Climate and Hazards
Solar Radiation – Student Worksheet
Ocean Currents – Student Activities
Ocean Currents and Climate – Presentation
Ocean Currents and Climate – Presentation Notes
Ocean Currents and Climate – Student Worksheet
Read our blog series about the Human Impact on Natural Disasters: Drought, Fire
Climate Change
The Geological Record of Climate Change
Evidence
Oxygen Isotopes and Temperature – Post
Fossils as Climate Evidence – Reading
Aboriginal Art as Evidence of Changing Climate – Reading
Evidence for Past Climate – Data Processing Activity
Causes
Milankovitch Cycles: Earth’s Orbit Affecting Climate (post)
LIPs and Climate – Presentation
LIPs and Climate – Presentation Notes
LIPs and Climate – Student Worksheet
Volcanoes and Climate – Presentation
Volcanoes and Climate – Presentation Notes
Volcanoes and Climate – Student Worksheet
Supercontinents and Climate – Reading
Modern Climate Change
Greenhouse Effect (II) – Enhanced Greenhouse Effect (video)
Possible Repercussions of Climate Change
Changing Species Ranges – Reading
Ocean Acidification – Student Activity
Watch our video exploring ocean acidification
Climate Change: Australia’s Coasts at Risk
Watch our video on coastal erosion
Mitigation and Adaptation
Watch our video on climate change action
Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation
Watch our video exploring mitigation and adaptation strategies
Ecosystems and Sustainability
Multicellular Life – Presentation
Multicellular Life – Presentation Notes
Multicellular Life – Student Worksheet
Impact of Introduced Species – Presentation
Impact of Introduced Species – Presentation Notes
Impact of Introduced Species – Student Worksheet
Watch our video exploring how to conduct a field study of introduced species in your area
Organisational Sustainability – Student Worksheet
Implementing Alternative Energy – Student Worksheet
Australian Agriculture: Overview (post)
Australian Agriculture: Future of Farming (post)
Salinity – Causes and Rehabilitation – Presentation
Salinity – Causes and Rehabilitation – Presentation Notes
Soil Salinity – Student Worksheet
Waste Audit – Student Activity
Solid Waste Management – Presentation
Solid Waste Management – Presentation Notes
Solid Waste Management – Student Worksheet
Sustainability – Tree Planting – Student Worksheet
Plate Tectonics and Geohazards
Plate Tectonics – Features and Geohazards – Presentation
Savoury Snack Tectonics – Presentation
Savoury Snack Tectonics – Presentation Notes
Savoury Snack Tectonics – Student Worksheet
Watch these short animations from WASP outlining key features of plate boundaries:
- Convergence (continental-oceanic crust)
- Convergence (oceanic crust)
- Convergence (continental crust)
- Divergence
- Hot Spot
Convection Currents – Student Activities
Watch our video exploring ways to model convection currents
Modelling Convergent and Divergent Boundaries – Teacher Notes
Modelling Convergent and Divergent Boundaries – Student Worksheet
Watch our video demonstrating how to model these plate boundaries
Reading Rocks: What type of plate boundary? – Post
Earthquake Pavlova Model (video)
Earthquake Waves – Student Worksheet
Watch our video exploring a way to demonstrate elastic rebound
Earthquake Hazards: Ground Motion (video)
Earthquakes and Tsunamis – Reading
A short animation about tsunami generation from WASP
Volcanoes – Magma Types and Eruptions – Presentation
Volcanoes and Magma Infographic
Volcanic Gas and Viscosity – Student Activity
Volcanoes and Viscosity – Student Activity
Volcanic Eruptions Impacts – Student Worksheet
Geohazard Minimisation – Presentation
Geohazard Minimisation – Presentation Notes
Geohazard Minimisation – Student Worksheet
Technologies to predict natural hazards – Post
Partial Melting and Magma – Student Worksheet
Plate Tectonic Supercycle Model – Student Activity
Watch our video Modelling the Plate Tectonic Supercycle
Fossils and Geological Time
Origin of Life – Miller-Urey – Reading
Origin of Life – Panspermia – Reading
Evidence for the Origin of Life – Post
Transition to Land – Presentation
Transition to Land – Presentation Notes
Transition to Land – Student Worksheet
Fossilisation – Moulds and Casts – Student Activity
Fossilisation – Trace Fossils – Student Activity
Watch our video outlining some interesting ways to explore fossilisation
Stratigraphy and Geological Events – Student Worksheet
Determining Age of Rocks – Student Worksheet
Supercontinents and Evolution – Reading
Mapping Events in Geological Time – Student Activity
Watch our video to see how you can map events in geologic time
Rethinking Banded Iron Formations – Teacher Notes
Banded Iron Formations – Presentation
Banded Iron Formations – Presentation Notes
Banded Iron Formations – Student Worksheet
Effect of Cyanobacteria – Presentation
Effect of Cyanobacteria – Presentation Notes
Effect of Cyanobacteria – Teacher Notes
Effect of Cyanobacteria – Student Worksheet
Evidence for Photosynthesis – Presentation
Evidence for Photosynthesis – Presentation Notes
Resources
Geological Resources – Presentation
Geological Resources – Presentation Notes
Geological Resources – Student Worksheet
Mining Exploration Box – Student Activity
Mining Exploration Box – Construction and Use
Watch our video on the construction and use of a mining exploration box
Ground Penetrating Radar – Post
Watch our video on electromagnetic wave attenuation
Exploration Drilling and Rehabilitation (post)
Watch our video exploring a way to simulate seafloor mapping
Mining Impact and Rehabilitation – Student Worksheet
Mining Impact and Rehabilitation – Presentation
Mining Impact and Rehabilitation – Presentation Notes
Watch our video demonstrating a great way to model mine site rehabilitation
Mine Site Rehabilitation – Post
Mine Rehabilitation – Student Worksheet
Implementing Alternative Energy – Student Worksheet
The Hydrogen Economy – Presentation
The Hydrogen Economy – Presentation Notes
The Hydrogen Economy – Student Worksheet
Streamflow and Sediment Size – Student Worksheet