teaching - Earth Science Teachers' Association

Earth Science
Teachers’ Association
www.esta-uk.org Registered Charity No. 1005331
GRAIN SIZE SCALE
Laminated cards specially printed for ESTA
(6 x 9 cm credit card size). They show
grains from coarse sand down to silt.
30p each
20p each for 20 to 99 copies
100 copies or more £15
1000 copies £100
WORKING WITH ROCKS PACK:
Folder of Teacher notes and worksheets; Christina’s Story
- tale of a marble headstone; 16 postcards of building
stones - for town and graveyard trails.
KS1/2/3. £7.00
ROCK, MINERAL & FOSSIL KITS
1. ESTA MINERAL SAMPLES
Boxed set of ten minerals (haematite, magnetite,
galena, pyrite, mica, gypsum, calcite, halite, quartz &
feldspar), plus steel nail, copper coin, streak plate,
dropper botter & magnifier. Essential for use with
activities in PEST 9 - MINERALS (copy included).
Suitable for KS2/KS3. £15.00
2. DIVERSITY OF LIFE - FOSSIL REPLICAS SET
Boxed fossil replicas, selected to illustrate the
diversity of life over geological time (dinosaur tooth,
trilobite, ammonite, shark tooth, icthyosaur tooth,
fish, sea urchin, coral, reptile footprint, seed fern, sea
lily & shrimp).
Produced by GEOU (Open University Dept of Earth
Sciences) & includes detailed notes and a copy of
PEST 1 - FOSSILS.
Suitable for KS2/KS3/KS4. £16.00
3. ESTA ROCK KITS - ask for details
POSTCARDS
1. THE FLOOR OF THE OCEANS
(14 x 9cm) miniature version of wall map.
25p each, 10 or more 20p each.
2. BUILDING STONES
A set of 16 postcards depicting building or
ornamental stones to be found in towns and cities
throughout the country.
All at natural size. £3.50.
MAPS AND WALLCHARTS
1. GEOTHERMAL MAP OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Published by BGS
This coloured chart consists of a map (scale
1:1,500,000) showing the geothermal potential of the
UK along with annotations describing the major sites
and projects. Size approx. 80 x 80 cm.
£4.00 per folded map
2. THE FLOOR OF THE OCEAN
published by Marie Tharp
Useful for 11-14 Unit - Earth’s surface features.
Specially imported by ESTA from the USA. Printed on
laminated paper, a superb map showing the relief
featues of the ocean floor in graphic detail.
£14.00 per rolled map
3. LE PUYS VOLCANOES (AUVERGNE)
Published by the French Bureau of Geology and Mines
and the Auvergne Volcanoes Regional Park. Useful for
11- 14 unit - Magma.
A folded geological map of the region at 1: 25,000
scale colourfully illustrates the volcanic sites - £9.00
An accompanying sheet of 16 postcards has been cut
into 4-A4 sized sheets for easier mailing - £5.00
Set of maps and photos - £13.00
4. GELOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD
Published by OU/ESSO with help from ESTA.
Including oceanic crust colour coded by age,
beautiful! 100cm x 150 cm. Price £8.00.
5. TARR’S WORLD SEISMICITY MAP
(return of an old favourite). This large map (120cm x
90cm) shows a distribution of the world’s major
earthquakes - shallow, medium and deep focus.
Magnitudes and dates are given for many. £5.00
6. U.K. GEOLOGY WALL MAP
One of Ordnance Survey series for KS2/3, published
with help from ESTA.
£4.00 paper, £12.00 laminated.
Some earlier items are still available - please enquire
ORDERS TO: Geoff Nicholson, 28 Harthill Ave., Leconfield, Beverley, East Yorkshire HU17 7LN
Official orders will be invoiced. Cheques and postal orders should be made payable to ESTA
N.B. All items are posted free of charge.