Date:
04 - 28 February 2025
Event type:
Workshop, In-Person
Organised by:
Geological Society Events, Planetary
Venue:
The Geological Society, Burlington House
Date, time and location
The workshops will take place on 4, 5, 26, and 28 February at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London.
Morning slots (10.30am–12pm) and afternoon slots (1pm–2.30pm) will be available on each date.
The afternoon slot on 5 February is reserved for home-educated students, and all other slots are open to classes of approximately 30 students, accompanied by teachers.
Event details
We are delighted to be offering curriculum-linked Key Stage 3 planetary science school workshops, delivered by planetary scientists using real extraterrestrial rock samples!
Like Earth Science in general, planetary science is taught across many subjects in the school curriculum, but is not highlighted as its own subject. We want to inspire more young people to become Earth and Planetary Scientists, using the exciting context of space to inspire curiosity about the world around us and interest in science.
Through financial support from the UK Space Agency, the Geological Society is happy to contribute up to £100 per class towards travel expenses to and from Burlington House.
Key discussion concepts:
- What are space rocks called?
- Where do they come from?
- How do they form?
- Describing rocks
- How different are space rocks from rocks we find on Earth?
- What tests can be run to find out if a rock came from space?
- Space exploration – past, current and future space missions to bring samples back
- Learning reflections
KS 3 Curriculum links:
Science:
- Working scientifically
- Chemistry: Earth and the Atmosphere (the structure of the Earth; the rock cycle and the formation of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks)
- Physics: Space Physics (gravity force)
Geography:
- Physical geography relating to rocks, weathering and soils
Registration
The workshops are free, but advance booking is required.
To book a workshop, teachers and educators should email [email protected] including "KS3 planetary science workshop" in the email subject.
Event sponsor
With special thanks to the UK Space Agency for sponsoring this event:
