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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. We have also added half-day incursions to our offerings for 2021. To find out more click here.
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
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
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
Climate Change
Aboriginal Art as Evidence of Changing Climate – Reading
Supercontinents and Climate – Reading
Oxygen Isotopes and Temperature – Article
Fossils as Climate Evidence – Reading
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
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
Salinity – Causes and Rehabilitation – Presentation
Salinity – Causes and Rehabilitation – Presentation Notes
Soil Salinity – Student Worksheet
Solid Waste Management – Presentation
Solid Waste Management – Presentation Notes
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
Earthquakes and Tsunamis – Reading
Watch our video exploring a way to demonstrate elastic rebound
A short animation about tsunami generation from WASP
Volcanoes – Magma Types and Eruptions – Presentation
Volcanic Gas and Viscosity – Student Activity
Volcanoes and Viscosity – Student Activity
Volcanic Eruptions Impacts – Student Worksheet
Geohazard Minimisation – Presentation
Geohazard Minimisation – Presentation Notes
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
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
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
Mining Waste Management – Case Study
Renewable Energy in NSW – Presentation
Renewable Energy in NSW – Presentation Notes
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).