Between a rock and a hard place - exploring hard rock quarry restoration options

Geography Unit 14 - Can the Earth cope?

In this unit, pupils explore options for the restoration of a hard rock quarry in the local area. Should it be used for landfill, a recycling plant, an industrial estate, a retail park, a leisure centre or turned over to nature? Can any of these uses be combined?

The unit offers opportunities for first-hand (questionnaire) research and the use of secondary sources (local press, radio and TV reports, internet); differentiation of ‘facts’ and ‘opinion’; decision-making by groups of pupils and the production of a report which can be submitted to relevant local organisations.

Finally the unit highlights the relevance of studying resource issues in a local context.

This unit is made up of:

Title		Size	Format
Front Cover		392kb
Teacher introduction		42kb
Learning Objectives and Outcomes - based on adapted QCA unit		42kb
Option one with questionnaire
Lesson 1:	Setting the scene	40kb
	Resources	38kb
Lesson 2:	Working groups	40kb
	Resources	48kb
Lesson 3:	Plan	42kb
	Resources	38kb
Fieldwork outing:	Teacher preparation	32kb
	Plan	40kb
	Resources	44kb
	Questionnaire template	40kb
Lesson 4:	Collating information	40kb
	Resources	38kb
	Questionnaire collation template	212kb
Lesson 5:	Bringing it all together	40kb
	Resources	36kb
Option two without questionnaire survey
Lesson 1:	Setting the scene	32kb
	Resources	38kb
Lesson 2:	Working groups	34kb
	Resources	38kb
	Coursework Resources	48kb
Lesson 3:	Plan	28kb
	Resources	38kb
Lesson 4:	Role-play and summary	30kb
	Resources	38kb
	Role-play vote summary	20kb
Lesson 5 and 6:	Producing a report	30kb
	Resources	38kb
Entire Unit		2.9mb