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Rock Cycle shares some features
with Zoos, a resource from
the ASE CD ROM Can we; should we?.
It is a PowerPoint template that pupils
use to produce their own ICT presentation
based on the formation of the different
types of rock. This is approached
through reference to specific websites,
which are accessed through hyperlinks
in the PowerPoint template.
Pupils are expected to use the information
from these websites to answer questions
in the template, thus preparing their
own presentation, which can also be
turned into a hard copy by using the
tools in PowerPoint to put six slides
onto one side of A4.
Not sure how? This is a step-by-step
video clip guide to producing salol
crystals for viewing under a microscope.
A practical activity using Plaster
of Paris cubes to represent rocks,
pupils can investigate changes to
rock mass during erosion. This activity
comes complete with a ready-made Excel
spreadsheet, which will produce a
graph of pupils' results, together
with a question sheet to be completed
on screen. The question sheet may
also be printed off for pupils to
complete away from the computer, and
there is a graph sheet if you would
prefer them to produce a hand-drawn
graph.
How can you make one? This video
clip illustrates one way of building
a large scale demonstration model
of erosion along the course of a river,
using a long trough and sand. The
clip shows the 'river bank' eroding
as water travels through it.
Seismic Waves is a software
modelling programme which illustrates
how seismic waves travel through the
Earth after an earthquake. The programme
allows pupils to see a variety of
data about recent seismic events and
to see how S and P waves from these
events are transmitted through the
Earth.
Seismic Eruptions maps the
occurrence of earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions since 1960. This would be
very useful in helping pupils to understand
more about the relationship between
plate tectonics and seismic activity.
Within both programmes it is possible
to control the amount of data that
is displayed. In their original form
the graphics are overly complex for
the average KS4 student and contain
information in excess of what is required
at GCSE although it may be considered
to be appropriate as extension/ enrichment
work for the most able or those taking
separate sciences. The instructions
given in the technician notes allow
for the setting up of a simplified
version which is more appropriate
within the general context of KS4.
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