Resources by Earth Science Teachers' Association

Science of the Earth Unit 14: Who's for a Hot Tight Squeeze in Inner Space?

Produced by the Earth Science teachers' Association, these resources aim to help students understand the economic benefit derived from the use of natural raw materials.

In doing so, students gain an understanding of obtaining materials from rocks and also the temperatures and pressures operating underground...

Science of the Earth Unit 15: Geothermal Energy

This series of resources, produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, helps students gain a greater understanding of earth science. Extensive teacher guidance and student materials encourage an investigative approach to the subject.

Science of the Earth Unit 17: Cool it - Liquid Magma to Solid Rock

These materials, from the earth Science Teachers' Association, introduce the concept of kinetic theory and relate it to the formation of igneous rock.

Students see how the rate of cooling and crystal size relate to the formation of igneous rocks.

Science of the Earth Unit 18: Salts of the Earth

In this Science of the Earth unit from the Earth Science Teachers' Association, students are introduced to some minerals which are produced naturally by the evaporation of sea water. They consider the geological evidence for the origins of evaporite minerals and develop awareness of the origins of common salts and...

Science of the Earth Unit 19: The Day the Earth Erupted - Volcanoes

In this Science of the Earth unit from the Earth Science Teachers' Association, students look at two contrasting volcanic eruptions and the plate tectonic explanation for the differences. Students develop an understanding of how vocanoes 'work' and the different types of eruption and why they are different.

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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 20: SOS - Save Our Sites

In this Science of the Earth unit from the Earth Science Teachers' Association, students are introduced to earth science conservation using a problem-solving and case study approach. Through these activities they develop understanding of the importance to earth scientists of geological exposures and that such...

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.