All Events

All webinar times are given in Australian Eastern time - SA, NT, QLD and WA will need to adjust for time zone differences accordingly.

RocksExpo 2-PDs and Geotrail @ Tamborine Mountain

November 15, 2023 @ 8:30 AM

4-PD Critical Minerals – Renewable Energy/Energy Transition, Fossils/Extinctions & Rocks-Plate Tectonics (Rock Kit Teaching Pack, Plate Tectonics poster, hands-on exercises)

Rocks & Plate Tectonics (the integrated story) (& How to Use TESEP Rock Kit 3D renders, virtuals, tour of the Plate Tectonics poster (new curriculum year 8 focus) 8:30-10:30am
Fossils, Evolution & the 5 Big Extinctions (year 10-12 focus) (extinctions & fauna/flora changes related to plate tectonics/climate/volcanic events etc 10:45am-12:30am (year 7 focus), LUNCH,
Critical Minerals (electric cars/wind turbine magnets/touch screens, solar panels) 1:15-2:45pm
Energy & the Energy Transition the path to Net Zero, energy types compared 3pm-5pm

School: Tamborine Mountain State High School, 67 Holt Rd, Tamborine Mountain

Meeting Room: sign in at front office to be directed to Central Park Common Room

Date: Wed 15 November 2023, 8:30am – 5:00pm

Facilitator: Amanda Rhodes

Download the flyer and registration form here (PDF).

Download the flyer and registration form here (WORD).

All Events Queensland

Riding the Climate Rollercoaster Webinar Series 3 T4 2023

November 15, 2023 @ 4:30 PM

Riding the Climate Rollercoaster T4 webinar series

3. Climate Change Drivers I: Tectonics, Volcanism and the Biosphere

Wednesdays November 1 @ 4.30pm AEDT. Register here, it's FREE!

In this episode we will look at the formation of supercontinents, like Pangaea and their break up all have had an effect on climate. Moreover, volcanoes, and a multitude of super-volcanoes (known as traps), have related millions of tonnes of CO2 into the early atmosphere and drastically changed the climate. Today we sometimes get glimpses of these events may have been like, such as the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Phillipines in the early 1990s.

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Covers the new Version 9.0 Australian Curriculum (Earth and Space Sciences), namely, AC9S7U03, AC9S7101 (Year 7); AC9S8U03, AC9S8U05, AC98U106 (Year 8); AC9S9U03, AC9S9U06 (Year 9); AC9S10U04, AC9S10I01, AC9S10I08 (Year 10).

This webinar will take no more than 45-60 minutes of your time. Extra time for Q&A can follow as required.

All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance from the Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA), as well as a pdf copy of the slide set and access to a video recording of each episode.

All Events Australia-wide Webinars

RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Port Pirie

November 20, 2023 @ 3:30 PM

RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet: Rocks (and how to use the TESEP rock kit) & Critical Minerals (key minerals - the E-car, wind turbine magnets, smart screens)

School: Mid North Christian College, 43 Port Davis Rd, Risdon Park South/Port Pirie, SA

Meeting Room: attendees to go to the front office & get directed to the Meeting Room

Date: Mon 20 Nov 2023, 3:30pm – 4:10pm Rocks, supper - short videos for students, 4:20pm – 6:00pm Critical Minerals

School Facilitator: Sambi

Download the flyer and registration form here (PDF).

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All Events South Australia

RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Port Augusta

November 21, 2023 @ 3:30 PM

RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet: Rocks (and how to use the TESEP rock kit) & Critical Minerals (key minerals - the E-car, wind turbine magnets, smart screens)

School: Caritas College, Woodfords St, Port Augusta, SA

Meeting Room: sign in at front desk & get directed to Meeting Room N03

Date: Tue 21 Nov 2023, 3:30pm – 4:30pm Rocks & the integrated Plate Tectonics story, supper, Antarctica, short videos for students, 4:45pm – 6:00pm Critical Minerals & Renewables

School Facilitator: Nathan O’Brien

Download the flyer and registration form here (PDF).

Download the flyer and registration form here (WORD).

All Events South Australia

RocksExpo 3-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Somerville

November 22, 2023 @ 3:30 PM

Rocks & the integrated Plate Tectonics story (TESEP Rock Kit Teaching Pack, 3D renders & local rock stories) (Year 4-8) &
Fossils & the 5 Big Extinctions (Aust fossil changes through time, big extinctions, plate tectonics/climate/volcanic events) (Year 8-12)
School: Somerville Secondary College, 37 Graf Rd, Somerville Vic
Meeting Room: go to front office to be directed to the meeting room
Date: Wed 22 Nov 2023 PD workshop, Facilitator: Principal Wayne Sandlant & Wendy Graham

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All Events Victoria

Riding the Climate Rollercoaster Webinar Series 4 T4 2023

November 22, 2023 @ 4:30 PM

Riding the Climate Rollercoaster T4 webinar series

4. Climate Change Drivers II: Cosmic Rays, Earth's orbit and Bolide Impacts

Wednesdays November 1 @ 4.30pm AEDT. Register here, it's FREE!

Did you know that the Earth's orbit around the our Sun and changes in our planet's tilt range create cycles of climate change? This episode we will delve into the Milanovitch cycles, and other extra-terrestrial factors that can affect our climate over time. The episode will include how solar flares and cosmic rays can alter our climate over short and long term, and the how the Earth repells the deadliest of these.

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This webinar will take no more than 45-60 minutes of your time. Extra time for Q&A can follow as required.

All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance from the Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA), as well as a pdf copy of the slide set and access to a video recording of each episode.

All Events Australia-wide Webinars

RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Canberra

December 04, 2023 @ 9:00 AM

RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet:

Monday 04/12/23 – Plate tectonics and the rock cycle

This workshop includes a ~2-hour afternoon self-drive field trip to Red Hill. An optional stop to examine the Deakin Anticline with a 4pm finish is also available.

Tuesday 05/12/23 – Critical minerals in the energy transition

This workshop will include hands-on activities to look at mineral properties, presentations by Geoscience Australia (GA) geoscientists on Australia’s critical minerals, and will include access to mineral and rock samples from the GA’s National Mineral and Fossil Collection.

Workshop: Plate tectonics and the rock cycle
Date: Monday 4 December 2023
Time: 9am to 3.30/4 pm Cost: $70
Venue: Starts at the Geoscience Australia’s Education Centre (101 Jerrabomberra Avenue, Symonston, ACT), finishes at Red Hill at 3.30pm or Deakin shops at 4pm.

Workshop: Critical minerals in the energy transition Date: Tuesday 5 December 2023
Time: 9am to 3 pm Cost: $70
Venue: Geoscience Australia’s Education Centre (101 Jerrabomberra Avenue, Symonston, ACT

Download the flyer and registration form here (PDF).

Download the flyer and registration form here (WORD).

All Events Australian Capital Territory

RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Grenfell

December 07, 2023 @ 3:30 PM

Rocks (and how to use the TESEP rock kit) & the integrated Plate Tectonics story & Energy & the Energy Transition - (all energy forms compared, paths to Net Zero compared)

School: Henry Lawson High School, 49 South St, Grenfell, NSW
Meeting Room: attendees to go to the front office & get directed to the Meeting Room
Date: Thu 07 December 2023, 3:30pm – 4:20pm Rocks/Plate Tectonics story, supper, 4:30pm – 6:15pm Energy & the Energy Transition
School Facilitator: Alexandra Makin

Download the flyer and registration form here (PDF).

Download the flyer and registration form here (WORD).

All Events New South Wales

RocksExpo 3-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Forbes

December 08, 2023 @ 11:00 AM

Rocks (Rock Kit Teaching Pack, 3D renders, virtuals & integrated plate tectonics) (Year 4-8)
Wet Rocks (groundwater/ artesian basin aquifers/ the water cycle & porosity-permeability hands-on exercises) (Year 4-8)
Critical Minerals & Renewable Energy (what is a critical mineral /supply-demand/exploring-mining-processing in Aust / batteries & recycling, electric car & renewable energy) (Year 8-12 STEM)

School: Forbes HS, 18 Wyndham Ave, Forbes, NSW
Meeting Room: meeting space – go to front Reception to be directed
Date: Fri 08 December 2023 PD workshop, Facilitator: Toni Edwards

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All Events New South Wales

RocksExpo 3-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Glossop

March 04, 2024 @ 1:00 PM

4-PD Riding the Climate Rollercoaster, Renewable Energy/Energy Transition, Fossils/Extinctions & Rocks-Plate Tectonics (Rock Kit Teaching Pack, Plate Tectonics poster, hands-on exercises)

School: Rivergum Christian College, 128 Distillery Rd, Glossop SA

Meeting Room: sign in at front office, get directions to Multi-Purpose meeting room

Date: Mon 4 March 2024, 1:00pm – 7:00pm Facilitator: Andrew Crambrook

Rocks & Plate Tectonics (the integrated story) (& How to Use TESEP Rock Kit 3D renders, virtuals, tour of the Plate Tectonics poster (new curriculum year 8 focus) 1pm-2pm

Fossils, Evolution & the 5 Big Extinctions (year 10-12 focus) (extinctions & fauna/flora changes related to plate tectonics/climate/volcanic events etc 2:10pm-3:30pm, tea break

Riding the Climate Rollercoaster 3:45pm-5pm supper break

Energy & the Energy Transition the path to Net Zero, energy types compared 5:20pm-7pm

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All Events South Australia