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All webinar times are given in Australian Eastern time - SA, NT, QLD and WA will need to adjust for time zone differences accordingly.

Rocks and Minerals for the Classroom Webinar Series 2 T1 2024

February 21, 2024 @ 4:30 PM

2. Rocks for the classroom

Wednesday February 21 @ 4.30pm AEDT. Register here, it's FREE.

Understanding the characteristics and classification of rocks is vital to teaching Earth and Environmental Sciences. In this webinar we ask: What makes a good rock classroom teaching? What doesn't? What rocks be in the classroom at all?

 

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The content covers the new Version 9.0 Australian Curriculum (Earth and Space Sciences), namely, AC9S8U04, AC9S8H01 (Year 8).

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) and access to the slide pack and a recording of the episode

Plate Tectonics Webinar series 2 T1 2024

February 22, 2024 @ 4:30 PM

2. How Plate Tectonics Works

Wednesday February 22 @ 4.30pm AEDT. Register here, it's FREE.

The continents are on the move! Here we explore the driving factors behind plate tectonics including mantle convection, slab push and pull, slab roll-back and the influences of heat and gravity. We take a closer look at the different plate boundary types: convergent, divergent, and transform, and all the associated structures from subduction zones to continental rifts. We take a look back in time to see how the continents have changed, and look forwards to see where they’re heading next.

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The content covers the new Version 9.0 Australian Curriculum (Earth and Space Sciences), namely, AC9S8U03, AC9S8H01, AC9S8I01 (Year 8).

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) and access to the slide pack and a recording of the episode (with embedded videos).

 

 

Rocks and Minerals for the Classroom Webinar Series 3 T1 2024

February 28, 2024 @ 4:30 PM

3. Igneous rocks basics

Wednesday February 28 @ 4.30pm AEDT. Register here, it's FREE.

We look into how igneous rocks are formed both inside the Earth and on its surface. We will look at why the mantle isn't a liquid, and why different volcanoes erupt in different ways. Igneous rocks are a great way to introduce students to inorganic chemistry and to the types of rocks you might find on other moons and planets.

 

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The content covers the new Version 9.0 Australian Curriculum (Earth and Space Sciences), namely, AC9S8U04, AC9S8H01 (Year 8).

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) and access to the slide pack and a recording of the episode

Plate Tectonics Webinar series 3 T1 2024

February 29, 2024 @ 4:30 PM

3. Rocks and Tectonics

Wednesday February 29 @ 4.30pm AEDT. Register here, it's FREE.

Rocks that have been altered by heat and pressure are called metamorphic rocks. This heat and pressure is mostly seen at plate margins where regional and hydrothermal metamorphism occur. In this lecture we look at how rocks change when we apply various degrees of heat and pressure and release them. The resulting rocks are not only beautiful, and used in masonry or as table tops, they also contain the minerals that drives economic geology, such as iron, copper, lead, silver and gold. We will investigate where we can find these rocks in the Macquarie Arc located in central western NSW.

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The content covers the new Version 9.0 Australian Curriculum (Earth and Space Sciences), namely, AC9S8U03, AC9S8H01, AC9S8I01 (Year 8).

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) and access to the slide pack and a recording of the episode (with embedded videos).

 

 

RocksExpo 3-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Glossop

March 04, 2024 @ 1:00 PM

4-PD Riding the Climate Rollercoaster, Renewable Energy/Energy Transition,  Fossils/Extinctions &  Rocks-Plate Tectonics (Rock Kit Teaching Pack, Plate Tectonics poster, hands-on exercises)

School: Rivergum Christian College, 128 Distillery Rd, Glossop SA 

Meeting Room: sign in at front office, get directions to Multi-Purpose meeting room

Date: Mon 4 March 2024, 1:00pm – 7:00pm                                  Facilitator: Andrew Crambrook

Rocks & Plate Tectonics (the integrated story) (& How to Use TESEP Rock Kit 3D renders, virtuals, tour of the Plate Tectonics poster (new curriculum year 8 focus) 1pm-2pm

Fossils, Evolution & the 5 Big Extinctions (year 10-12 focus) (extinctions & fauna/flora changes related to plate tectonics/climate/volcanic events etc 2:10pm-3:30pm, tea break

Riding the Climate Rollercoaster 3:45pm-5pm supper break

Energy & the Energy Transition the path to Net Zero, energy types compared 5:20pm-7pm

 

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RocksExpo 5-PDs Primary Oriented @ Loxton

March 05, 2024 @ 1:45 PM

5-short primary-oriented PDs

  • Rocks (Rock Kit Teaching Pack, Plate Tectonics poster exercise)
  • Water Cycle & Wet Rocks (artesian water, porous rock exercise)
  • Our Place in Space (incl. Mars-Earth landform & other exercises)
  • Critical Minerals & Renewable Energy – electric car/recycling
  • Local Fossils & Explorer Box Exercise for SA (local geology of the region, sponge cake exercise, explorer box, videos)

School: Loxton Lutheran School, 6 Luther Rd, Loxton SA

Meeting Room: go to front desk to be directed to STEM meeting room

Date: Tues 5 March 2024, 1:45am – 7:15pm 

Download the flyer and registration form here (PDF).

Download the flyer and registration form here (WORD).

RocksExpo 4-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Renmark

March 06, 2024 @ 1:00 PM

4-PD Rocks/Rock Kit, Plate Tectonics/integrated story, Riding the Climate Rollercoaster, Fossils & the 5 Big Extinctions (with Rock Kit Teaching Pack, Plate Tectonics poster, videos & hands-on exercises)

  • Rocks (rock kit teaching pack) (TESEP Rock Kit 3D renders, virtuals, tour of the Plate Tectonics poster (new curriculum year 8 focus) & integrated story - Plate Tectonics 1pm-2pm, Tea Break
  • Riding the Climate Rollercoaster (climate drivers, ocean-atmosphere interactions, planetary influences, cycles through geologic time) 2:15pm-3:30pm – year 9-12 focus, Tea Break
  • Fossils & the 5 Big Extinctions (year 10-12 focus) (extinctions & fauna/flora changes related to plate tectonics/climate/volcanic events etc 3:40-5pm – year 9-12 focus

School: St Francis of Assisi College, 260 Twentyfirst St, Renmark SA
Meeting Room: sign in at front office, get directions to the meeting room
Date: Wed 6 March 2024, 1:00pm – 5:00pm Facilitator: Natalie Meuret

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Rocks and Minerals for the Classroom Webinar Series 4 T1 2024

March 06, 2024 @ 4:30 PM

4. Sedimentary rocks basics

Wednesday March 6 @ 4.30pm AEDT. Register here, it's FREE.

Sedimentary rocks tell us a great deal about the sediments and sedimentary environments that formed them. More importantly they can tell us about past life and climate. Understanding sedimentary processes of today is the key to discovering the processes of the past.

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The content covers the new Version 9.0 Australian Curriculum (Earth and Space Sciences), namely, AC9S8U04, AC9S8H01 (Year 8).

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) and access to the slide pack and a recording of the episode

Plate Tectonics Webinar series 4 T1 2024

March 07, 2024 @ 4:30 PM

4. Volcanoes and Magmatism

Wednesday March 7 @ 4.30pm AEDT. Register here, it's FREE.

Not all volcanoes are the same, and a number of factors contribute to the size, shape, and eruption style of different volcanoes. Different tectonic settings influence magma sources, physical properties of magma, and geochemistry of magmas. Here we will explore where magma is generated, how it moves through the crust, how it changes over time, and what happens if it does or doesn’t erupt. We also take a look at some ancient and more recent examples of magmatism and volcanism in eastern Australia and how it has affected our local landscapes.

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The content covers the new Version 9.0 Australian Curriculum (Earth and Space Sciences), namely, AC9S8U03, AC9S8H01, AC9S8I01 (Year 8).

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) and access to the slide pack and a recording of the episode (with embedded videos).

 

 

RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Macleod

March 13, 2024 @ 2:30 PM

PD workshop for Science/Geography secondary teachers/lab-technicians & upper primary teachers

[Vic curriculum VCSSU100, 115,116,122,127,089]

Rocks (& the TESEP Aust. Rock Kit teaching pack, explained) and the integrated Plate Tectonics story of Rocks (tour around the TESEP Plate Tectonics poster, land use/infrastructure/how we use the Earth/ water cycle) year 4 to 8 focus

  • with classroom-ready Powerpoints, short videos, weblinks


Venue: Quantum Victoria (grounds of Charles Latrobe College), 235 Kingsbury Dr, Macleod Vic
Meeting Room: go to front office to sign in & be directed to meeting room
Date: Wednesday 13 March 2024, Facilitator: Sarah Gerardson

 

Download the flyer and registration form here (PDF).

Download the flyer and registration form here (WORD).

Rocks and Minerals for the Classroom Webinar Series 5 T1 2024

March 13, 2024 @ 4:30 PM

5. Metamorphic rocks basics

Wednesday March 13 @ 4.30pm AEDT. Register here, it's FREE.

Metamorphic rocks tell us so much about the internal pressure and heat of the planet. They are a great to understanding plate tectonic processes and where (and how) critical minerals form. Metamorphic minerals form under great heat and/or pressure, remelting existing minerals to form different rock types. Many economic minerals, such as copper, lead, nickel and gold, are a result of metamorphic processes. Without metamorphic rocks, many of these minerals will be locked away in the mantle.

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The content covers the new Version 9.0 Australian Curriculum (Earth and Space Sciences), namely, AC9S8U04, AC9S8H01 (Year 8).

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) and access to the slide pack and a recording of the episode

Plate Tectonics Webinar series 5 T1 2024

March 14, 2024 @ 4:30 PM

5. Landforms and Tectonics

Wednesday March 14 @ 4.30pm AEDT. Register here, it's FREE.

Plate tectonics shapes the world we live on. Convergent and divergent margins shape the landscape, but so does mantle convection. The up and down-welling of the mantle creates a dynamic topography thousands of kilometres from plate margins. We will look at a few examples of dynamic topography from Australia. Subduction too has shaped the Australian landscape. Australia is currently tilting to the north-east as it slowly sinks under the Pacific plate. The consequences of this tilt has drained the Murray Basin, and left the Nullarbor high and dry.

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The content covers the new Version 9.0 Australian Curriculum (Earth and Space Sciences), namely, AC9S8U03, AC9S8H01, AC9S8I01 (Year 8).

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) and access to the slide pack and a recording of the episode (with embedded videos).

 

 

Rocks and Minerals for the Classroom Webinar Series 6 T1 2024

March 20, 2024 @ 4:30 PM

6. The rock cycle

Wednesday March 20 @ 4.30pm AEDT. Register here, it's FREE.

The rock cycle is far more complicated than a simple arrow connecting metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous rocks. The rock cycle is part of a large geochemical cycle that includes the sulphur, carbon and water cycles. The rock cycle is the engine of our planet and dovetails with every other cycle, including the atmospheric cycle.

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The content covers the new Version 9.0 Australian Curriculum (Earth and Space Sciences), namely, AC9S8U04, AC9S8H01 (Year 8).

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) and access to the slide pack and a recording of the episode

Plate Tectonics Webinar series 6 T1 2024

March 21, 2024 @ 4:30 PM

6. Natural Hazards

Wednesday March 21 @ 4.30pm AEDT. Register here, it's FREE.

Active plate tectonic processes bring with it a number of natural hazards. In the final presentation in this series, we explore the tectonic causes of these hazards, including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, landslides, and more. By building up our understanding of how plate tectonics cause these hazards we are able to mitigate many of the risks posed by living in tectonically active areas.

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The content covers the new Version 9.0 Australian Curriculum (Earth and Space Sciences), namely, AC9S8U03, AC9S8H01, AC9S8I01 (Year 8).

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) and access to the slide pack and a recording of the episode (with embedded videos).

 

 

RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Macleod

May 22, 2024 @ 2:30 PM

PD workshop for Science/Geography secondary teachers/lab-technicians & upper primary teachers

[Vic curriculum VCSSU100, 115,116,122,127,089]

Energy & the Energy Transition

  • all energy types compared
  • different Paths to Net Zero compared (latest statistics, plans)
  • STEM/physics/chemistry crossover (years 9-12)
  • with classroom-ready Powerpoints, short videos, weblinks


Venue: Quantum Victoria (grounds of Charles Latrobe College), 235 Kingsbury Dr, Macleod Vic
Meeting Room: go to front office to sign in & be directed to meeting room
Date: Wednesday 22 May 2024, Facilitator: Sarah Gerardson

 

Download the flyer and registration form here (PDF).

Download the flyer and registration form here (WORD).

RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Macleod

July 24, 2024 @ 2:30 PM

PD workshop for Science/Geography secondary teachers/lab-technicians & upper primary teachers

[Vic curriculum VCSSU128, VSSU116 and VCSSU089]

Life, Fossils & the 5 Big Extinctions (Aust fossil changes through time, big extinctions, integrated plate tectonics, volcanic events/climate)

  • with classroom-ready Powerpoints, short videos, weblinks


Venue: Quantum Victoria (grounds of Charles Latrobe College), 235 Kingsbury Dr, Macleod Vic
Meeting Room: go to front office to sign in & be directed to meeting room
Date: Wednesday 24 July 2024, Facilitator: Sarah Gerardson

 

Download the flyer and registration form here (PDF).

Download the flyer and registration form here (WORD).

RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Clare

August 09, 2024 @ 2:30 PM

RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet

  • Rocks (and how to use the TESEP rock kit)
  • Plate Tectonics (the tectonic Earth history)
  • Critical Minerals (e-car, wind turbine magnets, solar panels, recycling)

School: Clare HS, Elliott St, Clare, SA
Meeting Room: sign in at front desk & get directed (STEM Meeting Room)
Date: Fri 09 August 2024; School Facilitator: Ryan O’Neill

  • 2:30pm – 3:20pm Rocks (Rock Kit Teaching Pack & integrated Plate Tectonics story, yr8),
  • 3:30-4:30pm Plate Tectonics (tectonic Earth history, mountain-building, volcanic events, extinctions), supper break,
  • 4:45pm – 6:30pm Critical Minerals (Renewables, electric car)

Download PDF flyer here

Download MSWord flyer here

RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Macleod

December 10, 2024 @ 2:30 PM

PD workshop for Science/Geography secondary teachers/lab-technicians & upper primary teachers

[Vic curriculum VCSSU128, VSSU116 and VCSSU089]

Riding the Climate Rollercoaster (climate drivers, ocean-atmosphere interactions, planetary influences, cycles through geologic time, big extinction events)

  • with classroom-ready Powerpoints, short videos, weblinks


Venue: Quantum Victoria (grounds of Charles Latrobe College), 235 Kingsbury Dr, Macleod Vic
Meeting Room: go to front office to sign in & be directed to meeting room
Date: Tuesday 10 December 2024, Facilitator: Sarah Gerardson

 

Download the flyer and registration form here (PDF).

Download the flyer and registration form here (WORD).

RocksExpo 2-PD Introducing Our Dynamic Planet @ Macleod

December 11, 2024 @ 2:30 PM

PD workshop for Science/Geography secondary teachers/lab-technicians & upper primary teachers

[Vic curriculum VCSSU100 and VCSSU089]

Critical Minerals and Renewable Energy

  • electric car, space telescopes, medical imaging, touch screens
  • where & how mined, recycling, sustainability
  • with classroom-ready Powerpoints, short videos, weblinks


Venue: Quantum Victoria (grounds of Charles Latrobe College), 235 Kingsbury Dr, Macleod Vic
Meeting Room: go to front office to sign in & be directed to meeting room
Date: Wednesday 11 December 2024, Facilitator: Sarah Gerardson

 

Download the flyer and registration form here (PDF).

Download the flyer and registration form here (WORD).