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Earth & Enviro Science (NSW)
The following resources are provided to support the teaching and learning of Earth and Environmental Science. For a list of our resources, mapped to the NSW curriculum, click here.
AusEarthEd is offering free in person and virtual incursions for Year 11 and 12 Earth and Environmental Science classes and Year 10 classes (encouraging them to consider EES) across NSW. Half day and one hour incursions are available. To find out more click here.
Free excursions to the WB Clark Geoscience Centre and Core Library are available on Tuesdays during the school term. Click here for more information.
Looking for a resource to assist Year 10 classes with their subject selections? This video provides a short overview of the course and why it is really relevant to them.
The Newcastle Coastal Geotrail provides a great experience with lots of links to the Year 11/12 EES Curriculum – find out more here – Newcastle Geotrail Activities – Teacher Information
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
Metamorphic Rocks – Student Activities
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
Watch our video on soil texture testing
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
Watch our video exploring ways to treat stormwater
Weather, Climate and Hazards
Solar Radiation – Student Worksheet
Bushfires 2019-2020 – Presentation
Bushfires 2019-2020 – Presentation Notes
Bushfires 2019-2020 – Student Worksheet
Technologies to predict natural hazards – Post
Ocean Currents – Student Activities
Ocean Currents and Climate – Presentation
Ocean Currents and Climate – Presentation Notes
Ocean Currents and Climate – Student Worksheet
Blog series: Human Influence 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
Reading Rocks: Climate Evidence (post)
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)
Climate Since European Settlement – Student Worksheet
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
Aboriginal Heritage: Scar Trees – Post
Aluminium Recycling Sustainability – Student Worksheet
Mining Waste Management – Case Study
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 Depth – Student Worksheet
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
Aboriginal Resource Management in NSW – Post
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 looking at mining exploration and how to construct and use a mining exploration box
Using MinView for NSW – Geological Exploration
Exploration Drilling and Rehabilitation (post)
In this series of activities students examine the future of energy and mineral use:
- Rocking the Future – Teacher Notes
- Rocking the Future 1 – Student Worksheet
- Rocking the Future 2 – Student Worksheet
Elements of a High-Tech Society – Student Worksheet
Elements of a High-Tech Society – Teacher Notes
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
Mining Waste Management – Case Study
Renewable Energy in NSW – Presentation
Renewable Energy in NSW – Presentation Notes
Renewable Energy in NSW – 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
Resources for Teachers
There are even more resources available to teachers that have undertaken professional development sessions with AusEarthEd. If you would like to find out more about professional development opportunities please contact us and subscribe to updates for Year 11/12 EES (see below).