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Intro to Earth Science: Geology- How the Earth Formed, Pangea and the Rock Cycle

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Dr Pete PhD Earth Science Philosophy Geology
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We look at how the Earth is made and how space dust gathered to form the Sun and Planets. Then we look at how plate tectonics formed the super continent Pangea and creates, destroys & recycles rocks. The history of Earth from start to end!

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US Grade 2 - 5
To discover and learn without realising it, because you are having fun! By the end of the class the student will have an in depth knowledge of the history of the Earth and how we are all literally made of stardust.  We will also explore how the Rock Cyle creates, transforms and recycles the rocks formations we see around us every day. and how Pangea was formed and then seperated.
I have a BSc in Geology and an MSc in Geophysics. I have done several projects in this area and love teaching this class as it covers the fundamentals of the rock cycle and covers all the BIG geophysical processes on Earth.
This class mentions the end of the Earth far into the future which sensative students may find distressing.

This class uses screen share to show PowerPoint slides with text and pictures. Some classes also show short videos. No other 3rd party tools are used.
Wikipedia is a good place to start and has many other references to follow on from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_tectonics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System

The classic textbook on this is by my old Lecturer Philip Kearey:
"Global Tectonics" Kearey, Klepeis & Vine - Blackwell 3rd edition 2009

And of course Nasa know a thing or two about how the Solar System was formed:
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/our-solar-system/overview/
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I teach Earth Science and Philosophy on Outschool and am very passionate about the topics I teach. You can join any of my classes anytime. They do follow on from each other, but can also be taken as stand alone classes. 

I use the lecture-style... 
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$16

per class
Meets once
40 min

Completed by 27 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-11
3-10 learners per class

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