Introduction to Lyme Regis beach video
Visit Lyme Regis beach in Dorset with Maia and Keiran as they ask questions about rocks and fossils.
Topics:
Rocks, Human and physical geography
Find out what Emilio does in his job studying fossils at a university. Discover what he enjoyed at school and what skills he uses. Pupils then discuss whether or not they’d like to do the same role in the future and identify the skills they’d need to develop, to be successful in the role. Use this presentation alongside the ‘About me’ section from the job role card.
Visit Lyme Regis beach in Dorset with Maia and Keiran as they ask questions about rocks and fossils.
Maia and Keiran discover what a fossil is, how fossils get inside rocks and what fossils can tell us about living things.
Maia and Keiran meet an expert at the Charmouth Heritage Centre who explains how sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks form, using chocolate!
Use the classification key on this information sheet to identify igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
Simple animation explaining the stages of the rock cycle, and the different rocks and processes that are involved.
Use this classroom poster to show the stages of the rock cycle, and the different rocks and processes that are involved.
Learn about the science of rocks and fossils and take on a real-life challenge investigating the properties of rocks, with a rock scientist.
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