Earth Science Education Unit |
The Earth Science Education Unit, based
at Keele University. ESEU provides school-based CPD of a practical
nature, for the cost of travel of the facilitator, but with NO
fee. The website contains many of the activities, apart from the
large files needed for the KS4 workshops which are given out on
CD Rom at the meetings. |
Earth Science On-site |
The Earth Science On-site project,
undertaken by UKRIGS, provides high quality online field activity
guides for former aggregates sites. |
Earth
Science Teachers’ Association |
The Earth Science Teachers’ Association
A voluntary body, which works to improve the standards of Earth
science teaching from Primary to University level, and which provides
support for teachers delivering it, whether trained Earth scientists
or not. |
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Joint Earth Science
Education Initiative.
Over 40 Earth science activities written by chemists, biologists
and physicists, with the support of the Royal Society of Chemistry,
and the Institutes of Physics and of Biology among others. |
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The aims of the Earth
Science Education Forum for
England and Wales are to promote earth science in education at all
levels and to bring together all relevant organisations in this pursuit. |
| National Science Curriculum for England |
The Government website giving the latest version (Mk
V !) of the National Science Curriculum for England. Key Stage 1
is 5 -7 year olds: KS2 is 7 -11: KS3 is 11-14 and KS4 is 14-16 year
olds, leading to the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE).
Post-16 students study for AS Level (I year) and Advanced Level (2
years). |
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The Scottish Earth Science Education Forum (SESEF)
is an association of educators and scientists established to promote
understanding of planet Earth in Scottish schools and colleges. An
understanding of how planet Earth works should be an essential part
of every young person's education and is necessary for the sustainability
of Earth environments and resources. |
Classroom Google Earth |
A wiki for sharing science teaching experiences. |
Education Scotland |
Information available regarding Curriculum for Excellence and GLOW (the world's first national intranet for education that is transforming the way the curriculum is delivered in Scotland) |
American Geological Institute |
The American Geological Institute has
a super photo-library, with many pictures available copyright-free. |
BBC Home: landscapes |
This site explores the Landscapes of Scotland and develops Map Skills. It is aimed at P4/5 or 7-9 year olds. |
British Geological Survey |
The British Geological Survey education
section, which is rapidly developing new materials. Includes interactive
sections, such as “Ask a Geologist”. See this link
for the most recent teaching
resources. |
British Geological Survey (photographs) |
BGS photos (brilliant!) |
British Geological Survey (maps) |
BGS access to maps etc. |
| BGS Schools Seismology |
The British Geological Survey - how
to obtain and use simple, accurate equipment to measure worldwide
earthquakes in schools. An excellent resource for Physics
departments, as well as for Earth scientists. |
DLESE |
Digital Library for Earth System Education |
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Earth
Learning Idea. Free Earth-related practical activities written
for the International Year of Planet Earth 2007-9. The activities
are written so that they can be used by schools in countries
with poor resources, as well as those which are well equipped.
The blog encourages users to contribute too. |
Earth: Portrait of the Planet |
Short animations illustrating a wide
range of geological processes, developed to accompany the textbook "Earth:
Portrait of a Planet" by Stephen Marshak (requires Macromedia
Flash). |
Earth Sciences & Geography, Keele University |
Useful UK Geological map and timescale plus a UK Geohazards map with additional information. Can be downloaded free or ordered for a small charge. |
Ecton Hill Field Studies Association |
Offers day courses for A Level Chemistry
and Geology, based at (and in!) the former copper mine near Hartington
in the Peak District. |
Edinburgh Geological Society |
offers a range of facilities including lectures, excursions, publications and the maintenance of a geological library. |
| Exploring Earth |
Offers information on textbook resources, Earth system animations, 3-D models and careers in Earth science. |
| Faraday Institute for Science and Religion |
Briefing papers from the Faraday Institute for Science
and Religion. The 4-page paper by Prof Robert White, called "The
Age of the Earth" gives a very sane view of the subject, written
by the Professor of Geophysics at Cambridge University (England!),
who is himself a practising Christian. |
Geologists’ Assocation |
The Geologists’ Association
is for amateur and professional geologists. |
The Geological Society (of London) |
Web-based resources for pupils and teachers alike, aimed at providing stimulating and accurate Earth science material. |
Geological Society (rock cycle) |
A resource for pupils and teachers alike, aimed at providing stimulating, accurate material covering the rock cycle topic at KS3 (aged 11-14) and more besides. |
GeoResources |
Resources specifically linked to UK
curriculum (These are the Plate Tectonics pages of a much larger,
mainly geography based website, which also includes satellite images
that would be useful for Plate Tectonic teaching). |
International Union of Geological Sciences |
International Union of Geological Sciences:
Commission on Geoscience Education, Training and Technology Transfer.
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| Mineral Information Institute |
Excellent archive of rock photographs (in alphabetical order) with description and use. |
Northern
California Earthquake Data Center |
Earthquake depths exercise – Images. |
Open University |
Interactive geology toolkit developed
for the BBC series - British Isles: A Natural History (requires
Macromedia Flash). |
Oxford University Museum of Natural History Learning Zone |
Designed for children, this website highlights fun activities for fossils, minerals and rocks. |
Paleomap Project |
Continental reconstructions, including
movies. |
Rice University |
Rice University Plate Tectonics exercise.
Posters downloadable in various formats and sizes, with teacher’s
guide, suggested class activities and other materials. |
Rockwatch |
Nationwide club for young fans (eg
ages 6-16) of fossils, rocks and dinosaurs. |
Scottish Geology |
a permanent 'gateway' to Scottish geology on the web. Scottish Geology is brought to you by those in Scotland involved in communicating geology to the public. |
Scottish Natural Heritage |
Scotland’s Natural Heritage Zones – gives quite a technical history of the geology of Scotland. Not designed for schools but useful if you would like more information. |
University of California Museum of
Paleontology |
Good summaries of history and scientific
framework of Plate Tectonics, with downloadable movies. |
University of Leicester |
Links to useful seismological programs,
demonstrating the dynamic nature of Earth's seismicity, at the
University of Leicester. |
UPD8 |
The Association for Science Education
operates a weekly web posting, covering topical science subjects,
some of which impinge on Earth science, such as global climate
change. |
US Geological Survey |
The US Geological Society is a very
useful resource. |
| USGS-Plate
Tectonics links |
Plate Tectonics links - “This
Dynamic Earth” |
| USGS-This
Dynamic Planet |
“This Dynamic Planet” poster. |
| Virtual Quarry Guide |
Excellent teacher resource from the Mineral Products Association which also offers a virtual quarry tour. |
Visible Earth, NASA |
Geomorphology images including many
of plate boundary features |
Your Planet Earth |
A series of Powerpoint presentations
intended for Earth scientists to use when they visit schools as "ambassadors" for
the subject. The web address uses the current value for the age
of the Earth (in millions of years!). |
| Windows to the Universe |
Windows to the Universe - your portal to discovery! The National Earth Science Teachers’ Association offers a wealth of information available about the Earth and Space sciences and related topics in the humanities. |
