<div>The A1 poster incorporates 4 images of Australia taken from space by Earth observing satellites. The accompanying text briefly introduces sensors and the bands within the electromagnetic spectrum. The images include examples of both true and false colour and the diverse range of applications of satellite images such as tracking visible changes to the Earth’s surface like crop growth, bushfires, coastal changes and floods. Scientists, land and emergency managers use satellite images to analyse vegetation, surface water or human activities as well as evaluate natural&nbsp;hazards.</div>

This series of short videos will demonstrate how to undertake mineral identification tests. The series will include mineral hardness, streak, density and effervescence an acid test.

Google Arts and Culture exhibit explaining how man-made and natural glass is formed and the key characteristics of glass. The exhibit features high quality images of fulgurites (glass created by lightning), obsidian (glass from volcanoes) and Australites (glass created by meteorite impacts). The accompanying crossword draws upon content within the exhibit.

Videos of our primary professional learning sessions: Year 3-4 Stage 2 (middle primary): This session focussed on ‘Earth’s surface changes over time as a result of natural processes and human activity’. The activities emphasised practical investigations of weathering and erosion processes. 30 minutes long. Year 5-6 Stage 3 (upper primary): This session focused on teaching about ‘Sudden geological changes and extreme weather events that can affect Earth’s surface’. Geohazards were the main topic covered and suggested activities to undertake with students were demonstrated. 50 minutes long. These sessions are recordings of Zoom presentations. The accompanying PowerPoint slides are available for download, the presentations also include demonstrations of hands on activities. <p>

Educational resource and instructions to make your own fossil out of every day materials.

Activity investigating the expansion rate of water to ice and how this related to weathering of rocks in the environment.

This activity introduces the concepts of lava viscosity and influence on volcanic cone shape. The download includes background information for teachers and an activity sheet for students. The activity involves making lava slime and racing this down a slope. Participants are asked to predict how lava viscosity might influence volcanic shape (a hypothesis) and then observe what does happen and relate this to the natural environment.

Would you like to make your own rock? In this set of activities you can simulate the natural processes that form sedimentary rocks in just a few hours, instead of taking millions and millions of years. All the activities can be undertaken using readily available materials. Supervision recommended.

How do some of the rocks in Minecraft form and behave in real life? This short video discusses bedrock, obsidian and redstone using real rock samples and references to the game.

Activity for secondary and senior secondary students examining a hypothetical city and its vulnerability to volcanic hazard risk. Includes background information for teachers, PowerPoint presentation, student activity sheet and worked answers.