GEOLOGY: THE RELATION BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND GEOLOGY

1. objectives of the lesson

  • to understand the impact of climate change on everyday society
  • to find the relationship between corrosion of certain types of rocks and climate change
  • to investigate the how and why of said relationship
  • to develop the scientific method
  • to develop a sense for scientific debate

2. scenario of the lesson

  • introducing the the type of rock and its background to the class
    • location
    • composition
    • history
    • importance in modern society
  • questioning the existence of acid rain
    • history 
    • composition
    • known impact of nature
    • questioning impact on buildings and sculptures
  • testing the theory: researching the impact of acid rain on Limburg Marl
    • explaining the experiment
    • researching what procedure fits best with the test
    • preparing the test (2 students per experiment)
    • executing the experiment
    • observing and noting the results
  • conclusion:
    • sharing results
    • discussing possible differences between experiments
    • forming conclusion on the subject