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Teaching the Dynamic Earth: Will My Gravestone Last?
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This activity will allow students to investigate the resistance to weathering of headstones in a cemetery. This field study offers scope for developing many of the investigative skills involved in planning, obtaining and presenting evidence, considering evidence and in evaluating it. Students will have to consider key factors that need to be taken into account when collecting evidence, and how evidence may be collected in contexts in which the variables cannot readily be controlled. The site also contains teacher notes and suggestions for extended and follow-up activities.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Field activity
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geology
Technical requirements:
Adobe Acrobat reader
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright The Earth Science Education Unit. Copyright is waived for original material contained in this booklet if it is required for use within the laboratory or classroom. Copyright material contained herein from other publishers rests with them.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-006-553
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
      • B - Physical science:
        • Properties and changes of properties in matter
    • 9-12:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
      • B - Physical science:
        • Chemical reactions
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Origin and evolution of the earth system
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: Earth Science Education Unit (ESEU), Department of Education, Keele University