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Be a rock detective challenge presentation

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Working scientifically, Rocks, Human and physical geography

In this challenge, pupils discover people who have jobs investigating rocks, and check how much they already know about rocks. A real-life rock scientist (petrologist) then challenges pupils to investigate the porosity and permeability of rocks through practical investigations that develop scientific skills in the classroom.

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