Other Resources
Useful classroom resources
As part of a national move to raise the profile of Earth Science Education in Scottish Schools a number of agencies are already developing resources for the classroom. While Geopark Shetland is working on creating resources specific to Shetland, the following resources contain useful guides and information:
Your Planet Earth has produced copyright free PowerPoint presentations on a number of important topics which can be customised to your needs.
These are available to download below:
The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics
Getting Kids Excited About Science (It can be done!!)
A number of organisations are working on Earth Science Education in the UK.
These include:
The Association for Science Education (ASE)
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Earth Science Education Unit (ESEU)
Earth Science Teacher's Association (ESTA)
Scottish Earth Science Education Forum (SESEF)