Professional Development: Field Day
This optional field day will allow attendees to practice rock identification in the field, interpret sedimentary environments and use stratigraphic indicators and will conclude with a discussion of the geological history of East Coast Australia.
If you wish to attend this day without attending the Earth Materials and Stratigraphy session, please contact Dr. Welsh to discuss.
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 8.00am | Meet at Chancellor’s Place, University of Queensland |
| 8.30am - 10.00am | Locating an intrusive contact at Mt Cootha, Brisbane |
| 10.00am - 10.30am | Travel to Salisbury |
| 10.30am - 12.30pm | Stratigraphic and sedimentological interpretation of key sequence in Toohey Forest. |
| 12.30 - 2.00pm | Travel to Fingal Head |
| 2.00 - 3.30pm | Investgation of basaltic laval flow associated with Tweed Volcano |
| 3.30pm - 5.00pm | Return to University of Queensland |
Gear required: long shirt and pants, sturdy shoes, hat and sun protection. Minimum 2lt drinking water.
About Professional development to support the new Earth and Environmental Science Curriculum
The School of Earth and Environmental Science has created two professional development workshops to introduce the basics of:
- soils analysis and the hydrosphere
- earth materials and stratigraphy
An optional field day workshop will also be offered as part of the earth materials and stratigraphy session.
These workshops will support teachers with the delivery of the new syllabus in Earth and Environmental Science.