Introduction to Lyme Regis beach video
Visit Lyme Regis beach in Dorset with Maia and Keiran as they ask questions about rocks and fossils.
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Rocks, Human and physical geography
Find out what Marli does in her job studying rocks at the British Geographical Survey. Discover what she enjoyed at school and what skills she uses. Pupils then use the ‘About me’ section to record 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.
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