Rocks, weathering and soil: Why is geology important?
Why this, why now
This unit teaches pupils about the physical processes that create and alter different types of rocks and soils over time. Pupils will also develop their understanding of how humans use different rocks and soils and why this can affect geographical patterns of wealth and population.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
Unit 2 / 7
Rocks, weathering and soil: Why is geology important?
This unit teaches pupils about the physical processes that create and alter different types of rocks and soils over time. Pupils will also develop their understanding of how humans use different rocks and soils and why this can affect geographical patterns of wealth and population.
13 lessons- Mass movement
- The importance of soil
- Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating soil data
- Geological timescales
- The rock cycle
- Limestone landscapes
- Fieldwork: Presenting soil data
- Weathering and rocks
- The geology of the UK
- GIS: Visualising the geology of the UK
- Geology and the economy
- The impacts of using geological resources
- Fieldwork: Planning a soil enquiry and collecting data