Meet a petrologist video
Watch Marli, a mineral resources petrologist (who studies rocks) at work and find out about the knowledge and skills she needs for success.
How can I use this with my class?
Use these career-based resources to introduce your class to a mineral resources petrologist. The presentation and video introduce your class to Marli, a petrologist, and understand the job role. Use the presentation to go into more depth about each skill and discuss their skills compared to Marli’s using the job role card.
This is a short series of resources, that could be used to supplement a science or geography lesson or used in PSHE.
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Meet a petrologist presentation
Use this presentation to inspire your pupils to think about a potential future career and link learning about rocks to the real-world.
Meet a petrologist job card
Inspire your pupils to think about a future career and link learning about rocks to the real-world, with this job-role card.
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Meet a palaeontologist presentation
Use this presentation to inspire your pupils to think about a potential future career and link learning about rocks and fossils to the real-world.
Meet a palaeontologist job card
Inspire your pupils to think about a future career and link learning about rocks and fossils to the real-world, with this job-role card.
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