RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Port Macquarie
November 05, 2024 @ 1:30 PM
1.30 to 2.45pm: Rocks and Critical Minerals.
Introduction to the TESEP kits and teaching resources: integrated teaching of rocks/minerals in the plate tectonics and rock cycle context, with rock/mineral stories, 3D renders/virtual teaching. Hands-on activities to describe rocks, rock cycle examples, and their use in society, by First Nations Australians and for the energy transition. Curriculum topics for years 6 to 9.
3.00 to 5.00pm: Energy and the Energy Transition Rocks and Critical Minerals. Explores the path to Net Zero, by comparing different energy types, outlines what are critical minerals, examines the properties of critical minerals that make them suitable for renewable energy and our high technology lives, and discusses the geological processes to critical minerals. Curriculum topics for years 9 to 12, with STEM, physics and chemistry crossover.
Location: Hastings Secondary College, 16 Owen St, Port Macquarie NSW 2440 Meeting room: Attendees to attendees to go to the front desk to be directed to Meeting Room
Date: Tuesday 05 November 2024 Time: 1.30pm to 5pm
School Facilitators: Lisa Hall, Diana Harris Refreshments: Afternoon tea/light supper 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.