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Contents<br />

Authors<br />

ESTA TEACHING MATERIALS<br />

These materials include teacher notes and worksheets and they are copyright free for classroom use.<br />

Enquiries and orders to earthscience@macunlimited.net<br />

PRIMARY<br />

Useful as part of Literacy and Numeracy Hour, with themes that can be developed further in KS2 <strong>Science</strong><br />

Working with Soil<br />

This new resource includes a booklet, Waldorf the Worm, relating the story<br />

of a family of worms, together with supporting activities and worksheets.<br />

Working with Rocks<br />

This pack contains Christina’s Story, which tells the tale of a marble gravestone,<br />

together with supporting activities and worksheets. Sixteen full colour postcards<br />

depicting common building and ornamental stones are also included.<br />

Hidden changes in the <strong>Earth</strong>: an introduction to metamorphism (2001)<br />

Magma: an introduction to igneous processes (2002)<br />

£6.00 + p&p<br />

£6.00 + p&p<br />

£2.00 + p&p<br />

£2.00 + p&p<br />

The Dynamic Rock Cycle is a comprehensive <strong>teaching</strong> pack, full of interesting activities and experiments. It<br />

addresses weathering, erosion, transportation, deposition, compaction and cementation, plus selected igneous<br />

and metamorphic processes. The pack forms the basis of the workshops offered by the <strong>Earth</strong> <strong>Science</strong> Education<br />

Unit. It is freely downloadable from their website (www.earthscienceeducation.com)<br />

SoE1: Changes to the atmosphere (1995)<br />

SoE2: <strong>Earth</strong>’s structure and plate tectonics (1996)<br />

SoE3: Rock formation and deformation (1998)<br />

● The Map . .inside cover<br />

● Information . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 1 - 3<br />

● How to Use the Work Sh ets . . . . .page 4 - 6<br />

● <strong>Science</strong> Activities and Work Sh ets .pages 7 - 16<br />

● Literacy Activities and Work Sh ets . .pages 17 - 26<br />

● Numeracy Activities and Work Sh ets . . . . . . .pages 27 - 30<br />

KEY STAGE 3<br />

Devised to introduce <strong>Earth</strong> science to pupils as part of the <strong>Science</strong> & Geography Curriculum<br />

KEY STAGE 4<br />

Investigating the <strong>Science</strong> of the <strong>Earth</strong>: practical activities for KS4 and beyond<br />

£2.50 + p&p<br />

£2.50 + p&p<br />

£2.50 + p&p<br />

The Plate Tectonics Interactive and Investigating the Changing <strong>Earth</strong> and Atmosphere focus on GCSE<br />

<strong>Science</strong> syllabuses. These packs underpin the <strong>Earth</strong> <strong>Science</strong> Education Unit workshops and are freely<br />

downloadable from their website (www.earthscienceeducation.com)<br />

PRACTICAL KITS<br />

High quality specimens representing real value-for-money. For further details contact jr.reynolds@virgin.net<br />

Fossils: Twelve representative replica fossils and data sheet in boxed set £17.00 + p&p<br />

Rocks: Reference Kit comprising 15 large samples, with worksheets and notes £15.00 + p&p<br />

Class Kit with 6 sets of 15 medium-size samples, worksheets and notes<br />

£45.00 + p&p<br />

WALL MAPS<br />

Geological maps of the UK and the World. For further details contact earthscience@macunlimited.net<br />

Working<br />

With<br />

Soil<br />

This pack was wri ten and developed by members of the ESTA Primary Commi t e.<br />

Waldorf the Worm<br />

NEW<br />

Ordnance Survey United Kingdom Geology Wall Map (1:1million, flat or folded)<br />

Open University/Esso World Geology Map (1:30million, flat or folded)<br />

£4.00 + p&p<br />

£6.50 + p&p<br />

All kits supplied plus postage at cost. Enquiries to earthscience@macunlimited.net<br />

39 www.esta-uk.org

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