AS GEOLOGY SCHEME OF WORK: LESSON TITLES
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TOPIC
Introduction to geology
RESOURCES
Geoscience, Geological Science, Earth, Geological dictionary,
Spectacular Specimens
G pp4-7
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Introduction to geology & note taking
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Atlas
8
What features can we directly observe &
measure on planet Earth? – Continents
What features can we directly observe &
measure on planet Earth? – Continents
What features can we directly observe &
measure on planet Earth? – Oceans
What features can we directly observe &
measure on planet Earth? – Q’s1-12
What features can we directly observe &
measure on planet Earth? – Q’s12-20
Introducing Earth Structure
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Introducing Earth Structure
Video: Christmas Lecture 1995
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5
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Qs OHT, GS p6,8 Continents base map
Atlas
Qs OHT, GS pp3-8 Oceans base map
Qs OHT, GS pp3-8
Video: Christmas Lecture 1995 & Qs
HOMEWORK
Major surface
features of the
Earth glossary
2 10
Gravity & the density of the Earth
11
Gravity & the density of the Earth
12
Gravity & the structure of the crust
13
Gravity & the structure of the crust
Qs OHT, GS p32, G p130, E pp491-2, 489
14
?Video Geomagnetism & Gravity
Iron filings model, Compass
Qs OHT G p36, GS p135
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Geomagnetism & Earth
Structure/Composition
Geomagnetism & Earth
Structure/Composition
Meteorites & the composition of the Earth
17
Meteorites & the composition of the Earth
Qs OHT, GS p126
18
Seismology & Earth Structure
Video: O.U. Seismology & the Earth’s Interior
15
?Video Geomagnetism & Gravity
Granite, Basalt, Iron
Qs OHT, GS pp23&32, G pp30& 129
Meteorite, Peridotite nodule
Earth structure
glossary
3 19
Qs OHT, G pp25-7, E 449,451
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Seismology & Earth Structure: Seismic
waves
Seismology & Earth Structure: The Crust
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Seismology & Earth Structure: The Crust
Qs OHT, G p31, GS pp121-2, 128, E pp469-71
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Peridotite
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Seismology & Earth Structure: The
Mantle
Seismology & Earth Structure: The
Mantle
Seismology & Earth Structure: The Core
25
Seismology & Earth Structure: The Core
Qs OHT, G p29-30, GS p122
26
The Origin of the Layered structure of the
Earth
The Origin of the Layered structure of the
Earth
Video: O.U. Origin of the Earth
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EARTH STRUCTURE UNIT TEST
Granite, Basalt, Peridotite
Qs OHT, G p30
Iron, Meteorite, Iron filings model, compass
Qs OHT, E pp10-11,14
Earth structure
Key diagrams
flashcard
REVISION
FOR EARTH
STRUCTURE
UNIT TEST
29
EARTH STRUCTURE UNIT TEST
30
Introduction to minerals
Variety of minerals, testing kits
31
Introduction to minerals
Video: KS3 What are rocks and minerals?
Variety of minerals , Rocks, products
32
Mineral chemistry
33
Mineral chemistry
01 Qs GS p9
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Mineral structure
Halite, Calcite/Aragonite Graphite/Diamond
35
Mineral structure
02 Qs GS p10, Earth 57-8, 63
36
Rock forming minerals
Rock forming minerals & table from Webster
Research and
prepare
powerpoint
presentation
on a mineral:
Quartz, Calcite,
Feldspar, Augite,
Hornblende, Olivine,
Mica, Haematite,
Galena, Pyrite,
Chalcopyrite,
Fluorite, Barite,
Halite, Gypsum
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Rock forming minerals
03 Qs GS p43-4
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Video: Minerals
Video: Rite – The materials of the Earth
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Physical properties of minerals: Hardness
& Cleavage
Physical properties of minerals: Hardness
& Cleavage
Physical properties of minerals: Form &
Twinning
Physical properties of minerals: Form &
Twinning
Physical properties of minerals:
Colour/Streak/Lustre/Diaphanity
Physical properties of minerals:
Colour/Streak/Lustre/Diaphanity
Physical properties of Minerals:
Density/Acid/Fluorescence/Magnetism/
Taste
Hardness & Cleavage specimens, coins, nails, OHTs
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43
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45
04 Qs, G48 E67, Cleavage key HO
Form & twinning specimens & OHTs, AVP slides
05 Qs GS12, 19,20 G50 Geology Dictionary
Colour/Streak/Lustre/Diaphanity specimens, streak plates
06 Qs,GS11 G50-1 Streak: Metallic mineral key HO
Density/Acid/Fluorescence/magnetism/Taste specimens, Dil
HCl, U.V. Light box
Produce
dichotomous
key to classify
minerals on
specification
Practical test
– mineral
identification
6
07 Qs G51,240
Minerals
glossary10
47
Physical properties of minerals:
Density/Acid/Fluorescence/magnetism/
Taste
Non-silicate minerals table
Non-silicate mineralstable
48
Non-silicate minerals table
Non-silicate minerals table
Minerals key
diagrams
flashcards
49
Silicate minerals table
Silicate minerals table, Rock forming minerals key
50
Silicate minerals table
Silicate minerals table
51
Introducing Rocks
Specimens, Classification Key HO
52
Introducing Rocks
01 Qs E52,55
53
Interpreting rock textures
Video: OU Rock Textures
54
Interpreting rock texture
02 Qs E53, Webster HO
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Rock Cycle
56
Rock Cycle
57
62
Student Power point presentations:
Minerals
Student Power point presentations:
Minerals
MINERALS & INTRODUCTION TO
ROCKS UNIT TEST
MINERALS & INTRODUCTION TO
ROCKS UNIT TEST
MINERALS & INTRODUCTION TO
ROCKS UNIT TEST Practical
Energy & the rock cycle: Heat flow
63
Energy & the rock cycle: Heat flow
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60
61
Rock Cycle HO, OHT
Qs
REVISION
FOR
MINERALS &
INTRODUCTI
ON TO
ROCKS TEST
8
64
Igneous: Magma cooling & crystal size
Salol Experiment, Gabbro, Dolerite, Basalt
65
Igneous: Magma cooling & crystal size
01 Qs 1-7 GS54-5
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Igneous Textures
8 rock textures specimens
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Igneous Textures
01 Qs 8-9 GS51-2
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Igneous Composition & Classification
Granite, Gabbro, Dolerite, Basalt
69
Igneous Composition & Classification
02 Qs 1-4 GS50, Classification table
70
Igneous rock description & Identification
Granite, Gabbro, Dolerite, Basalt, etc
71
Igneous intrusive activity
Video: Rite Intrusive Igneous Rocks
72
Igneous intrusive activity
03 Qs GS56
Research &
prepare
powerpoint
presentation
on an Igneous
rock:
Granite,
Rhyolite,
Obsidian,
Andesite,
Gabbro,
Dolerite,
Basalt
Nb also
contact
metamorphic
rocks: spotted
rock,
andalusite
hornfels,
marble
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Igneous extrusive activity
Video: Rite Volcanoes
74
Igneous extrusive activity
Qs
75
Igneous Glossary
Igneous Glossary HO
76
Contact metamorphism
Marble, Metaquartzite, Spotted rock, Andalusite hornfels,
Hornfels, Foam balls
Qs
77
Contact metamorphic rocks
78
Student Power point presentations:
Igneous & contact metamorphic rocks
Student Power point presentations:
Igneous & contact metamorphic rocks
IGNEOUS (& Contact metamorphism)
TEST
IGNEOUS (& Contact metamorphism)
TEST
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81
Igneous
glossary
Igneous key
diagrams
flashcards
REVISE FOR
IGNEOUS (&
contact met.)
TEST
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IGNEOUS (& Contact metamorphism)
TEST Practical
83
Constructive Plate Boundaries
Video: Xmas lecture 1995 Secrets of the deep
84
Constructive Plate Boundaries
Video: Xmas lecture 1995 Secrets of the deep
85
Constructive Plate Boundaries: Origin of
magma
Constructive Plate Boundaries: Origin of
magma
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90
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91
Qs
Constructive Plate Boundaries: Igneous
processes & products: Ophiolites
Constructive Plate Boundaries: Igneous
processes & products: Ophiolites
Constructive Plate Boundaries: Sea Floor
Spreading & Transform faults as
conservative Plate Boundaries
Constructive Plate Boundaries: Sea Floor
Spreading & Palaeomagnetism
Pillow lavas, Dolerite, Gabbro, Peridotite
Constructive Plate Boundaries: Sea Floor
Spreading & Palaeomagnetism
Qs
03 Qs G59
Qs
Constructive
plate
boundaries
glossary
Constructive
plate
boundaries
key diagrams
flashcards
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95
96
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98
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Destructive Plate Boundaries: processes
& products
Destructive Plate Boundaries: processes
& products
Destructive Plate Boundaries: Subduction
Video: Xmas lecture 1995 Volcanoes & Qs
Destructive Plate Boundaries: Igneous
processes & products
Destructive Plate Boundaries: Igneous
processes & products
Destructive Plate Boundaries: Igneous
processes & products
Destructive Plate Boundaries:
Metamorphic & Sedimentary processes
Destructive Plate Boundaries: Orogeny in
collision zones
Andesite, Agglomerate, Tuff, Ash
Video: Xmas lecture 1995 Volcanoes
Qs
Destructive
plate
boundaries
glossary
03 Qs
Qs
Qs
Destructive
plate
boundaries
Key diagrams
flashcards
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102
Destructive Plate Boundaries: Regional
metamorphism
Destructive Plate Boundaries: Regional
metamorphism
PLATE TECTONICS TEST
103
PLATE TECTONICS TEST
104
107
REGIONAL METAMORPHISM TEST
Practical
Energy & the rock cycle: Gravity & Solar
energy
Energy & the rock cycle: Gravity & Solar
energy
Sedimentary processes: Weathering
108
Sedimentary processes: Weathering
101
105
106
Foam with crystals drawn on it
Qs
Qs
Video: Rite Weathering & Soils & Qs
Kaolinized granite
13
109
Sedimentary processes: Weathering
Q
110
Sedimentary processes & products:
Fluvial
Sedimentary processes & products:
Fluvial
Sedimentary processes & products:
Fluvial
Sedimentary processes & products:
Marine
Sedimentary processes & products:
Marine
Sedimentary processes & products:
Marine
Sedimentary processes & products:
Aeolian
Sedimentary processes & products:
Aeolian
Video: On the Rocks Introduction to Sediments & Q
Cross bedding
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
Q
Video: OU Interpreting Sediments & Qs
Graded bedding, Sole structures
Q
Video: OU Deserts & Qs
Desiccation cracks
Research &
prepare Power
Point
presentation
on a
sedimentary
environment
14
118
125
Sedimentary processes & products:
Aeolian
Sedimentary processes & products:
Biogenic
Sedimentary processes & products:
Biogenic
Sedimentary processes & products:
Biogenic
Sedimentary processes & products:
Chemical
Sedimentary processes & products:
Chemical
Sedimentary processes & products:
Chemical
Classification of sedimentary rocks
126
Classification of sedimentary rocks
119
120
121
122
123
124
Q
Sedimentary
glossary
Video: On the Rocks Coal & Oil & Qs
Sedimentary
key diagrams
flashcards
Q
Video: On the Rocks Limestones & Qs
Q
Sandstone, Arkose, Greywacke, Shale, Limestone,
Conglomerate, Breccia
Qs, Classification table
15
127
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Describing & identifying Sedimentary
rocks
Describing & identifying Sedimentary
rocks
Student Power point presentations:
Sedimentary environments
Student Power point presentations:
Sedimentary environments
SEDIMENTARY TEST
132
SEDIMENTARY TEST
133
SEDIMENTARY TEST Practical
134
The fossil record
Video: Xmas lecture 1996 & Qs
135
The fossil record
Video: Xmas lecture 1996
128
129
130
Sedimentary rocks key & specimens
REVISE FOR
SEDIMENTARY
TEST
16
136
The fossil record
137
The fossil record
138
Relative dating
139
Relative dating
Qs
140
Interpreting Fossils
Video: Xmas lecture 1996 & Qs
141
Interpreting Fossils
Video: Xmas lecture 1996
142
Brachiopods
Qs
143
Bivalves
144
Bivalves
Qs
Qs
Research &
prepare Power
Point
presentation on
a fossil group
17
145
Ammonites
146
Ammonites
147
Trilobites
148
Trilobites
149
Corals
150
Corals
Qs
151
Plants
Qs
152
Zone fossils
153
Zone fossils
Qs
Qs
Qs
Geological Time
& fossils
glossary
Geological Time
& fossils key
diagrams
flashcards
18
154
Absolute dating
155
Absolute dating
156
158
Student Power point presentations:
Fossils
Student Power point presentations:
Fossils
GEOLOGICAL TIME & FOSSILS TEST
159
GEOLOGICAL TIME & FOSSILS TEST
160
161
GEOLOGICAL TIME & FOSSILS TEST
Practical
Introducing geological maps
162
Introducing geological maps
157
Qs
Qs
REVISE FOR
GEOLOGICAL
TIME &
FOSSILS TEST
19
163
Horizontal beds on maps: Principles
OHT & HO
164
Horizontal beds on maps
165
Introduction to structural geology
166
Folding
167
Folding
Qs
168
Dipping beds on maps: Principles
OHT & HO
169
Dipping beds on maps
170
Field mapping: folds
Video: O.U. Mapping Malvern
171
Folds on maps: principles
OHT & HO
Video:Rite Earth structures
Structural
geology
glossary
20
172
Symmetrical folds on maps
173
Asymmetrical folds on maps
174
Faulting
175
Faulting
Qs
176
Faulting on maps: Principles
OHT & HO
177
Normal faults on maps
178
Reverse faults on maps
179
Tear faults on maps
180
Unconformities
Structural
geology key
diagrams
flashcards
21
181
Field mapping: Unconformities
Video: O.U. Mapping Arran
182
Unconformities on maps: Principles
OHT & HO
183
Unconformities on maps
184
Igneous features on maps: Principles
185
Igneous features on maps
186
Field mapping: Igneous features
187
Interpreting geological history from
geological maps
Interpreting geological history from
geological maps
GEOLOGICAL MAPS TEST: GL2 Past
exam paper question
188
189
OHT & HO
Video: O.U. Dating a granite
Geological map
cross section &
geological
history
REVISE FOR
GEOLOGICAL
MAPS TEST
22
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192
GEOLOGICAL MAPS TEST: GL2 Past
exam paper question
GEOLOGICAL MAPS TEST: GL2 Past
exam paper question
Introducing geological hazards
193
Introducing Volcanic hazards
194
Volcanic hazards
195
Volcanic hazards
Qs
196
Pinatabo case study
Video: Equinox & Qs
197
Pinatabo case study
Video: Equinox
191
Video: Disaster! New Zealand
Research &
prepare Power
Point
presentation on
a natural
geological
hazard
23
198
Mount St Helens case study
Video: Horizon & Qs
199
Mount St Helens case study
Video: Horizon
200
Merapi case study
Video: Geographical eye over Asia & Qs
201
Qs
202
Predicting eruptions and reducing the
impact of volcanic hazards
Introducing Earthquakes
203
Earthquake mechanism + measurement
204
Earthquake mechanism + measurement
205
Earthquake prediction + impact reduction
206
Earthquake prediction + impact reduction
Video: Rite Earthquakes & Qs
QS
QS
Natural
geological
hazards
glossary
Natural
geological
hazards key
diagrams
flashcards
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207
San Francisco Earthquake case study
Video: Voyager San Francisco earthquake & QS
208
Kobe earthquake case study
Video: News file Kobe & Qs
209
Introducing mass movements
Video: Rite Mass wasting & Qs
210
Mass movement classification
Video: Water & weight & QS
211
Mass movement classification
HO
212
Mass movement mechanisms
Video: Equinox Landslides & Qs
213
Mass movement mechanisms
Video: Equinox Landslides
214
Mass movement hazard reduction
215
Student Power point presentations:
Natural geological hazards
REVISE FOR
NATURAL
GEOLOGICAL
HAZARDS
TEST
25
216
Essay: Waste
disposal
219
Student Power point presentations:
Natural geological hazards
NATURAL GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS
TEST
NATURAL GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS
TEST
Landfill sites for domestic waste
220
Landfill sites for hazardous waste
221
Nuclear waste disposal
222
223
Mining problems; stability, gas, flooding,
waste
Introducing water supply
Video: Xmas lecture 1995 Water & Qs
224
Introducing water supply
Video: Xmas lecture 1995 Water
217
218
Qs
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225
Aquifers
Essay: Dams &
reservoirs
226
Aquifers
Qs
227
Water supply problems; overuse +
pollution
Video: Rite Groundwater & Qs
228
Water supply problems; overuse +
pollution
229
Geological site investigation
230
Geophysics in site investigation
Qs
231
Dams + reservoirs
Video: Why buildings fall down Vaiont dam & Qs
232
Dams + reservoirs
233
Dams + reservoirs
Qs
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28
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Building foundations
235
Building foundations
Qs
236
Cuttings + embankments
237
Cuttings + embankments
238
Tunnels + mines
239
Jubilee line case study
Video: Robbie Coltrane Jubilee line & Qs
240
Coastal management
Video: Wave power & Qs
241
Coastal management
242
Coastal management
243
GEOLOGY & HUMAN ACTIVITY TEST
244
GEOLOGY & HUMAN ACTIVITY TEST
Qs
Qs
REVISE FOR
GEOLOGY &
HUMAN
ACTIVITY TEST