RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ The Gap
November 06, 2024 @ 12:20 PM
12.20 to 1.30pm: Integrated teaching - Rocks and Critical Minerals.
Introduction to integrated teaching with plate tectonics/rock cycle - the TESEP kits and teaching resources: with rock/mineral stories, 3D renders/virtual teaching. Hands-on activities to describe rocks and critical minerals, rock cycle examples and their use in society, by First Nations Australians and for the energy transition. Curriculum topics for years 6 to 9.
1.30 to 3.30pm: Life, Fossils, Volcanic-Climate events & the 5 Big Extinctions
Integrated teaching of extinction event/climate -volcanic events/fauna-flora changes and palaeogeography/livability of the planet, in a plate tectonic context. Curriculum topics for years 9 to 12, with biology, geography, climate science, STEM/physics and atmospheric chemistry crossover.
Location: The Gap SHS, 1020 Waterworks Rd, The Gap, Qld 4061 Meeting room: Attendees to attendees to go to the front desk to be directed to Meeting Room
Date: Wednesday 06 November 2024 Time: 12:20pm to 3:30pm
School Facilitators: Kim Hoe Refreshments: Afternoon tea provided
Presenter: Phil Gilmore is a TESEP regional coordinator, and a geoscientist with over 25 years of experience and expertise in geological mapping and geodynamics, mineral systems and exploration, outreach and geotourism.