Other Resources
Useful classroom resources
As part of a national move to raise the profile of Earth Science Education in Scottish Schools a number of agencies are already developing resources for the classroom. While Geopark Shetland is working on creating resources specific to Shetland, the following resources contain useful guides and information:
Your Planet Earth has produced copyright free PowerPoint presentations on a number of important topics which can be customised to your needs.
These are available to download below:
The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics
Getting Kids Excited About Science (It can be done!!)
Organisations working on Earth Science Education in the UK
The Association for Science Education (ASE)
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Earth Science Education Unit (ESEU)
Earth Science Teacher's Association (ESTA)