One page article discussing aspects of Australian stratigraphy; this article is about the need for more unit definitions.

This black and white resource helps you to incorporate easily understood aspects of science and technology into your Gold Rush lessons. The Science of Gold is a 17 page booklet with student activities. Suitable for primary level Years K-6 and secondary level Years 7-8.

Australia boasts 10,000 caves! Caves are a great way to introduce common scientific and geographic concepts to your students. The Discovering Caves Kit is suitable for teachers, students and the general public. It comprises; - 18 fact sheets on topics such as cave chemistry, cave formation, karst landscapes, dating cave deposits, caves and past climate clues, cave animals and fossils and cave management. - 7 reproducible student activities, including a 3D cave model to construct - full colour 'Discovering Caves in Australia' 108 x 78 cm poster (catalogue item 33849) Suitable for primary level Years 4-6 and secondary level Years 7-9.

The Mt Todd map kit, suitable for Secondary level Years 8-12 contains; - 15 double-sided 1:75,000 scale Mt Todd geology/topography maps - 15 plastic map reading cards 1:75,000 scale - 86 page booklet (Record 1996/10) of full teaching notes including map projections, scale, latitude and longitude, direction, geological legends, rock types & ages, geological features eg. folds, faults, intrusions and dipping rocks, geological cross-sections, the link between geology and topography, economic geology and a glossary. - 11 reproducible student activities and exam - suggested answers to activities and exam

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Part- page item on matters related to the Australian Stratigraphy Commission and the Australian Stratigraphic Units Database. This column discusses the usefulness and vulnerability of type sections and reference sections.

Teaching notes and 30 copies of Digital Elevation Image of Australia in A4 size. The DEM was compiled in 1997 by P.R. Miligan, T.E. Mackey, M.P. Morse and G. Bernadel. The teaching notes and activities, developed by AGSO's Geoscience Awareness Unit, allow teachers to introduce this modern topographical tool to students.

Geoscience Australia will publish a new book on Australia's geology for the 34th International Geological Congress (IGC) to be held in Brisbane in 2012. Shaping a continent-building a nation: a geology of Australia will tell the story of Australia's geological evolution through the lens of human impacts - both the challenges and the opportunities presented by the 'lucky country'. The book will not attempt to be a definitive authority on all aspects of Australia's diverse geology, nor will it follow the 'traditional' time-based treatment of the topic. The main aim of the book is to showcase the excellence of Australian Geoscience and how the understanding of the unique geology has shaped the Australian continent and thus impacted the Australian people. The book will be novel in that it will integrate many disciplines of the geosciences in a systems framework to answer 'big questions' relevant to Australians. The book will be a high-quality desirable product written for the broader geoscientific community, with an enduring message relevant to society. The first two chapters will define Australia and Australians, and will set the spatial-temporal and cultural framework for the rest of the book. The following eight chapters will be arranged into themes around geological influences on society, environment and wealth, with time being the unifying dimension. This 500 page full colour book will be a hard backed book at A4-plus size. Full use will be made of the beauty of the visual images of Australia's geology to illustrate our message. The theme of the 34th IGC meeting is 'Unearthing our Past and Future'. This book will make a significant contribution to this theme in presenting Australia's unique geology in a new light.

Poster showing significant meteor impact sites in Australia

The Gold Rush Technology image set comprises 15 images and accompanying text that includes background information and descriptions of each image. The images depict methods used by Gold Rush miners, from simple alluvial panning to underground mining. The resource also includes modern gold exploration methods using geology and geophysics techniques. Possible student question/s for each slide are provided. Suitable for primary levels Years 5-6 and secondary levels Years 7-8