Queensland

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RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Cairns

October 22, 2024 @ 12:00 PM

Earth-Expo 2-PD - Introducing Our Dynamic Planet: Tue 22 October 2024
Rocks & Critical Minerals (the Kit Teaching Packs & the Integrated Plate Tectonics story), yr 8-9, 1hr 15min
Life, Fossils, Climate Change Events & the 5 Big Extinctions (Aust fossil changes through time, big extinctions, plate tectonics/climate/volcanic events) (Year 6-12), 1hr 45min.
School: Redlynch State College, Jungara Rd, Redlynch (Cairns) Qld
Meeting Room: attendees to go to the front desk to be directed to Meeting Room
Date: Tuesday 22 October 2024, PDs 12noon-3:30pm
School Facilitator: Allison Sneddon (afternoon tea will be provided)

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RocksExpo 3-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Cairns

October 23, 2024 @ 8:30 AM

3-PD & Fieldtrip for STEM/Science teachers, CAIRNS
Critical Minerals – Renewable Energy, Rocks-Critical Mineral Stories- Integrated Plate Tectonics (Rock Kit Teaching Pack, Plate Tectonics poster, hands-on exercises) & Our Place in Space
School: Cairns State High School, Sheridan St, Cairns North 4870 Meeting Room: sign in at front office to be directed, start of Fieldtrip – meet at Cairns SHS front office, 8:30am
Date: Wed 23 October 2024, 8:30am – 4:00pm – all-day PD event, STEM/EES/primary Science
Fieldtrip - Pioneer Cemetery- headstone rock-type worksheets, Prof Michael Bird (JCU)
Rocks & Critical Mineral Stories & integrated Plate Tectonics story (3D renders, virtuals, integrated teaching) year 4-8, 10:00am-11:15am
Critical Minerals (electric cars/renewable energy/recycling) year 9-12, 11:30-1:15pm
LUNCH break – catered lunch & tea/coffee provided
Our Place in Space (Mars-Earth landforms/rock-gas-ice/planetary influences) years 5-7, 2-4pm
Facilitator: Robyn Cowie

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Riding the Climate Rollercoaster Webinar Series 1 T4 2024

October 23, 2024 @ 4:30 PM

Riding the Climate Rollercoaster T4 webinar series

1. Climate Through Time

What's the difference between climate and weather? How does climate change though time and how can we measure it? In this episode we will examine known climate changes in the past and the geological evidence we have found so far. We will also look at the drivers of climate change and specific climate events.

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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.

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Field Trip for STEM/Science Teachers @ Cairns North

October 24, 2024 @ 1:30 PM

Fieldtrip for STEM/Science teachers, CAIRNS, 1:30-4pm
Trinity Beach with Prof Michael Bird & Phil Gilmore – Hodgkinson Basin igneous, metamorphic & sedimentary rocks and beach sediments/heavy minerals/rock cycle/local geology of Main Range – explained with worksheets
Meet at Cairns SHS front office depart (private transport) 1:30pm, BYO refreshments
School: Cairns State High School, Sheridan St, Cairns North 4870 Meeting Space: start of Fieldtrip – meet at Cairns SHS front office, 1:15pm for 1:30pm car-pool drive to Trinity Beach
Date: Thu 24 October 2024, STEM/EES secondary Science/ primary Science, Curriculum Vers 9
Fieldtrip – Trinity Beach
Geology of the Cairns region in the big picture context of Main Range/Cape York/Hodgkinson Basin – mountain-building, igneous intrusion, metamorphic folding, minerals & sedimentary rocks of Trinity Beach foreshore
with worksheets, Prof Michael Bird (JCU) & Phil Gilmore will guide teachers in how to present the rock stories in an integrated Plate Tectonics context, with links to uses/infrastructure/minerals
Facilitator: Robyn Cowie, school front desk: 07 4050 3033

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Riding the Climate Rollercoaster Webinar Series 2 T4 2024

October 30, 2024 @ 4:30 PM

Riding the Climate Rollercoaster T4 webinar series

2. The Atmosphere, the Oceans and Greenhouse Gases

In this episode we will examine how the atmosphere is made up, and what changes occur when there are drastic climatic shifts. We will also look at the how greenhouse gases affect the atmosphere and the interrelationship between the atmosphere, greenhouse gases and the oceans. We will examine chemical composition of the oceans, ocean currents and how important they are to climate stability, as well as the water cycle.

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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.

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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.

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Riding the Climate Rollercoaster Webinar Series 3 T4 2024

November 06, 2024 @ 4:30 PM

Riding the Climate Rollercoaster T4 webinar series

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

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.

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RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Brisbane

November 07, 2024 @ 12:00 PM

Rocks & Critical Minerals (the Kit Teaching Packs & the Integrated Plate Tectonics story, Critical Mineral Uses in our high-tech lives), yr 8-10, 1hr 15min – multi-Science/STEM cross-over
Life, Fossils, Climate Change Events & the 5 Big Extinctions (Aust fossil changes through time, big extinctions, plate tectonics/climate/volcanic events) (Year 9-12), 1hr 45min – STEM/Biology/Geography cross-over

School: Dakabin SHS, 255 Marsden Rd, Dakabin (Brisbane) Qld
Meeting Room: attendees to go to the front desk to be directed to Meeting Room
Date: Thursday 07 November 2024, PDs 12noon-3:30pm
School Facilitator: Thomas Judd (afternoon tea will be provided)

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Riding the Climate Rollercoaster Webinar Series 4 T4 2024

November 13, 2024 @ 4:30 PM

Riding the Climate Rollercoaster T4 webinar series

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

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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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.

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