TESEP Professional Development Workshop Series in Earth and Environmental Science, Cairns North Old
Fieldtrip for STEM/Science teachers, CAIRNS, 1:30-4pm
Trinity Beach with Prof Michael Bird & Phil Gilmore – Hodgkinson Basin igneous, metamorphic & sedimentary rocks and beach sediments/heavy minerals/rock cycle/local geology of Main Range – explained with worksheets
Meet at Cairns SHS front office depart (private transport) 1:30pm, BYO refreshments
School: Cairns State High School, Sheridan St, Cairns North 4870 Meeting Space: start of Fieldtrip – meet at Cairns SHS front office, 1:15pm for 1:30pm car-pool drive to Trinity Beach
Date: Thu 24 October 2024, STEM/EES secondary Science/ primary Science, Curriculum Vers 9
Fieldtrip – Trinity Beach
Geology of the Cairns region in the big picture context of Main Range/Cape York/Hodgkinson Basin – mountain-building, igneous intrusion, metamorphic folding, minerals & sedimentary rocks of Trinity Beach foreshore
with worksheets, Prof Michael Bird (JCU) & Phil Gilmore will guide teachers in how to present the rock stories in an integrated Plate Tectonics context, with links to uses/infrastructure/minerals
Facilitator: Robyn Cowie, school front desk: 07 4050 3033
The EarthExpo experience includes–
1. Incursions – classroom lessons with students and teachers.
2. PD workshops – Professional development workshops for teachers (fieldtrip @ $45 per attendee for visiting teachers, FREE to host-school teachers).
3. ASTA Certificate of attendance – A certificate of hours and workshop outcomes will be issued.
4. FREE rock kit – Host to receive a FREE rock kit and Plate Tectonics poster.
5. Introductory RocksExpo feature How to Use the Rock Kit and Teaching Pack
6. Subsequent RocksExpo topics can be chosen from TESEP’s “The Challenging Earth” series 2
Presenter: Phil Gilmore has expertise in geological mapping, the history of the Earth and minerals across Australia.
Please email your completed form to TESEP registration: registration@tesep.org.au
