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TEACHING VIDEOS AND WORKSHOPS FOR AGES 5 to 11

Teaching videos	Teaching workshops
The rock circus (ages 5-7 years) Exploring rock, soil, water, fossil (ages 7-9 years) Active Earth, living fossil (ages 9-11 years)	The rock circus (ages 5-7 years) Exploring rock, soil, water, fossil (ages 7-9 years) Active Earth, living fossil (ages 9-11 years)

Videos using CASE (Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education) Earthlearningideas can be used to develop critical thinking skills and knowledge and understanding.	Professional Development workshops Slide presentations with hyperlinks to the videos plus comprehensive workshop booklets
The rock circus for ages 5-7 years Starter: Pirates and buried treasure Fossil or not? Rock explorer Found in the ground Rock builder Rocks at school and beyond Plenary: Sensory treasure hunt	The rock circus for ages 5 to 7 years The rock circus.pptx or use pdf below - The rock circus.pdf Workshop booklet
Exploring rock, soil, water, fossil for ages 7-9 years Starter: Found in the ground A rocky look, touch, tell Will my rock hold water? The soil water shake test Make your own soil The great soil race Changing state; transforming water Make your own rain Fossil or not? Plenary: What was it like to be there? - bringing a fossil to life Optional: Save our soil Optional: Soil doughnuts Optional: Will my gravestone last?	Exploring rock, soil, water, fossil for ages 7-9 years Exploring rock, soil, water, fossil.pptx or use pdf below - Exploring rock, soil, water, fossil.pdf Workshop booklet
Active Earth, living fossil for ages 9-11 years Starter: Fossilisation film backwards to bring a fossil back to life How could I become fossilised? How many Great Great Great Great Grandparents? How many Beany beetles? - the Evolution game The washing line of time Thinking like Mary Anning - “A woman in a man’s world” Flowing water - moving sand Brickquake - can earthquakes be predicted? Blow up your own volcano! Plenary: Dinosaur footprints - the story from the evidence Optional: How to survive an earthquake Optional: What was it like to be there? - bringing a fossil to life, (same as for ages 7-9) Optional: Neighbourhood stone watch (principles same as for ‘Rock around your school’)	Active Earth, living fossil for ages 9-11 years Active Earth, living fossil.pptx or use pdf below - Active Earth, living fossil.pdf Workshop booklet