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Introduction to Relative Dating and Absolute Dating video
This short video introduces the two main ways scientists determine the age of a rock or mineral: relative dating and absolute dating. The first half of the video explores... -
Foundation Facilities Points
The Foundation Facility Point product contains five facility types, Private Hospitals, Public Hospitals, Aged Care Facilities, Educational Facilities and Emergency Management... -
Earth Science is Everywhere! Learn how you can celebrate Earth Science Week...
Earth Science is everywhere! Everything you touch has a link to Earth science – whether it is getting a glass of water or turning on your TV; Earth science has contributed to... -
Teacher professional learning sessions - Primary
Videos of our primary professional learning sessions: Year 3-4 Stage 2 (middle primary): This session focussed on ‘Earth’s surface changes over time as a result of natural... -
Observing Australian natural hazards through satellite imagery - Classroom...
This document steps teachers and students through accessing and using satellite data on the Digital Earth Australia (DEA) Portal, with a particular focus on bushfires and flood... -
Make your own microbit seismometer instructions and classroom activities
This 12-page teacher guide is intended for upper primary teachers but may also be useful in secondary classrooms as well. The guide explains how to set up a micro:bit (tiny... -
How do rocks store groundwater. Porosity and permeability experiments
This document describes a series of experiments that grow student understanding of the concepts on porosity and permeability as it relates to groundwater. Sediments are used to... -
Sugar Shake: Erosion experiment
This activity introduces the concepts of weathering and erosion by investigating why river pebbles are often rounded. The download includes background information for teachers... -
Using the Geoscience Australia Data Portal in the classroom tutorial videos
These videos provide tutorials on how to use the Geoscience Australia Data portal in the classroom. They include a guide for basic navigation, how to load 2D map data sets... -
Build, drop, discover - the physics of making electricity! Investigate...
This classroom activity guide sets out 2 simple demonstrations that can be used to explore electromagnetic induction (Faraday’s and Lenz’s laws) and how kinetic (movement)... -
Analysing landscape changes over time using satellite data - Classroom...
This document steps educators and students through some of the uses of the satellite data on the Digital Earth Australia (DEA) Portal, with a particular focus on changes to... -
Seabed Mapping Webinar (Upper Primary), Australia’s Seafloor: What’s on it,...
Geoscience Australia produces a range of educational resources (ga.gov.au/education), including webinars on various geoscientific topics for school children. These webinars are... -
Analysing Australian geology, topography, and critical minerals using online datasets
This teacher guide and student activity resource uses map-based datasets found within the Geoscience Australia data portal (GA portal) to introduce critical minerals, strategic... -
Teacher professional learning sessions - Secondary
These videos are recordings of online secondary teacher professional learning sessions, delivered by Geoscience Australia’s Education Team. “Can I Fall Down the Cracks?” Plate... -
Satellite Selfies Australia from Space Education Poster
The A1 poster incorporates 4 images of Australia taken from space by Earth observing satellites. The accompanying text briefly introduces sensors and the bands within the... -
Identifying minerals charts
A series of mineral identification charts, including streak and density. -
Meaningful Minerals classroom poster
This A1 poster aims to introduce Year 3/4 and older students to the many ways that minerals and elements are used in our everyday lives. 6 key uses of 14 critical and... -
Stromatolites of Hamelin Pool
Hamelin Pool and Lharidon Bight are separated from the open waters of Shark Bay by the Faure Sill - a wall of sand built by sea-grass banks. High evaporation rates increase the... -
Groundwater Mini unit - Teacher and Educator notes and student activities
Explore important concepts about groundwater using this comprehensive teaching resource. This mini unit includes case studies of Australian groundwater topics, First Nations... -
Spaghetti Quakes
A hands-on activity to model earthquake magnitude using spaghetti. This activity is suitable for use with upper primary and lower secondary students.