3. What are rocks and how are they a natural resource? Part 2.

• Geography
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Introduction

This lesson is part of a series of lessons for year 7 geography, focussing on the inquiry of ‘how do we use our planet as a natural resource?’. Each lesson contains a variety of interactive learning experiences, including various engaging tasks, videos, discussion points and key geographical skill developments, such as drawing tables and field sketches. The lessons are designed to be taught in sequence, but can be saved to your LessonUp account to be edited at your leisure, and saved for future usage.

Instructions

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Why do you think the development of maps has been important for the human race?

Why are you interested most in that area?

What were the names of the 3 types of rock and 3 types of weathring from last lesson?

How do we use rocks as a resource today?

What does 'Geography' mean to you?

Rocks have provided shelter throughout human history.

In more modern houses:
 - Walls and chimneys are built from brick which is made from clay.

 - The roof is made from slate.

 - The gutters and pipes are made from refined iron ore

 - They're held together by cement, made from sand and chalk/limestone.

 - The roads and pathways are made from crushed granite. All of which are forms of rock.

Historically, rocks also provided our power.

...but is this good for our planet?

What is coal anyway?

Coal was formed millions of years ago from dead plants. In the 1700s, coal fuelled the Industrial Revolution, which began in the UK. It was used to heat homes previously but wasn't mined in the massive quantities needed to run factories. To get more of it, people used science to determine where it could be found and how to mine it efficiently. These people were the first geologists. Big towns grew near the mines because they attracted workers, such as Manchester and Swansea. However, it's now causing some issues...

What are some other sources of energy you know?

What does 'Geography' mean to you?

Imagine you have to create a renewable source of energy from everyday, common things/ activities or places.
Draw a diagram with your invention for creating renewable energy and summarise why it would be a good clean source of energy.

Extra help: Be creative! How about a machine that plugs into your console or PC that harvests the stress of losing at FC25? What about a network of treadmills at your school so people can generate energy at their desks to power the buildings? Use your imagination!

Let your students let loose here as long as they can demonstrate they understand the concepts of clean and renewable energy!

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