As part of its education programme, the Severn Valley Railway has, in conjunction with H&W Earth Heritage Trust, produced several information pages for schools. Download the pages below. Note: all links open in a separate window, and you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the documents.
Rocks and Soils Information Page
Suitability - Key Stage 2
Organised in conjunction with Herefordshire & Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust In Search of Fools Gold - Rocks & Soils uses images familiar
to the children to bring our geological past to life.
Click here to download information page.
Rocks and Dinosaurs Information Page
Suitability - Key Stage 2
Organised in conjunction with Herefordshire & Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust In Search of Fools Gold - Rocks & Dinosaurs uses images familiar to the children to bring our geological past to life.
Click here to download information page.
Severn Valley Geology Trail
Suitability - Key Stages 3 & 4
Arranged in conjunction with Herefordshire & Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust, the Severn Valley Geology Trail uses the Severn Valley Railway as a means of exploring the wealth of geological features that this area has to offer. An expert guide accompanies your group throughout the day.
Click here to download information page.
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Severn Valley Railway Information Pages
Links to educational websites on the internet
BBC Science and Nature: Age of the dinosaurs
part of the BBC's prehistoric Life website focusing on all things Dinosaur. BBC Education: GCSE Bitsize Guide to Rocks GCSE revision site for rocks and the rock cycle. Charmouth Fossils Describes the discovery (in early 2000) and preparation of a large ichthyosaur fossil at Charmouth. CTI Geography, Geology and Meteorology Homepage The site's focus is to enhance the quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning of geography in higher education through the use of appropriate learning technologies and associated resources. Dinosaurs and the Expanding Earth Why were Dinosaurs so big? Here is one possible explanation. The Disaster Area Colourful, fun site for young students about all sorts of natural disasters including volcanoes, earthquakes and floods. Hosted by the US Federal Emergency Management Agency. Our Dynamic Earth An exhibition in the centre of Edinburg with various displays about the Earth. E4S; Education for Sustainability designed by a partnership of teachers, industrialists and environmental organisations, this site provides resources for teachers, students, parents and anyone else interested in understanding the environment and using resources in a sustainable manner. Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia US based guide to environmental pollutants. Geography Discipline Network Pedagogic resources for Geography, Earth and Environmental Science in Higher Education. Global Volcanism Program Based at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. Aimed at those with a scientific background. GPS An introduction to the Global Positioning System. Mineral Gallery Online mineral gallery where you can purchase specimens. Natural History Museum, London Palaeobase PalaeoBase databases are intended to provide an authoritative reference and teaching resource for common and stratigraphically important invertebrate macrofossils. The PALEOMAP Project The site illustrates with animations and colourful maps the movement of the continents and changing climate during the past 650 million years. The Virtual Earth A tour of the World Wide Web for earth scientists. Volcano World Comprehensive source of Volcano information, with teacher's guides and lesson plans, definitions and explanations, a listing of volcano workshops and conferences and much more. It also has a large area for youngsters with games, quizzes, volcano legends and virtual field trips. West's Geology Directory A large directory of internet links on geology and earth science topics, produced by Ian West at Southampton University |
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