This resource aimed at older primary children, covers many aspects of working scientifically whilst learning about materials and their properties. The learning is based upon actual processes used in an industry which researches, develops and produces ingredients for a wide variety of applications. Letters from...

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

Areas covered include:

• the properties of different rock...

These Earth Science Teachers' Association resources provide an introduction to geology and earth science through practical activities and observations. Each resource has detailed teacher guidance and materials for use with students in the classroom.

The materials cover a large range of topics and include:...

Produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, these resources look at the geology of the moon and how processes such as impacts have shaped its landscape.

Produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, these materials look at the water cycle and the processes involved, such as evaporation, condensation, transpiration and precipitation.

These materials, produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, look at the use of different rocks for the production of road surfaces.

Students look at the construction of roads and investigate the properties of different rocks and analyse which applications they are suited to.

Produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, these materials help students understand the scale of geological time through diagrams and models.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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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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,...

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...

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.