The part of the workshop aims to show how you can use the resources available on the internet to engage the students in some fun and worthwhile learning. Further details and presenters to be advised. Technical Services Glenside SA Explore modern society's reliance on geological resources, mineral and petroleum search methods, mining engineering, environmental management and more applications of geoscience, using a multi-media approach. The games, experiments and activities have been designed for enjoyable education, while also reflecting cutting edge practices in the geosciences. Participants will be given a complimentary CD ROM used for the workshop.
Children love to get their hands on fossils, but too often they are too rare and fragile to handle.
See how you can make your own fossil copies for hands-on activities to teach children about age dating, correlation, dinosaur's eating habits, how they walked, did they ever get dizzy and how radiation can reveal where they are buried. You will get to make your own fossil model to take home.