Welcome, this topic we’ll be exploring deep into the Earth and high above the clouds to learn about how rocks form and how we use all of our natural and man-made resources for better or worse.
Note: The is part of the site is still under development in 2020 and will have pages added to it throughout term 3 & 4.
Week 1
Structure of the Earth
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Week 3 – 4
Rock Cycles
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Week 2
Ranges, Plateaus and Valleys
Week 5
Fossil formation
Geological history
Mining hacks
Week 6 – 7
Renewable and Non-renewable resources
Conserving Non-renewable’s with renewable’s
Rocks and Resources Vocabulary list and quizzes
Minecraft challenges and lessons
Extras
Check out the “Worldometers” below for Australia and the globe to try put into perspective how much of everything we use and what is left.
Global Worldometer
Australian Population Worldometer