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
Use this sheet to support pupils as they compare four rocks using the scratch test and find out which is the hardest. Use it to record results, draw conclusions and to describe how the test was fair.
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