The most detailed and exhaustive Australia-relevant, classroom safe, Australian rock and mineral collection available – tied to infrastructure, the energy transition, our high-technology lives and the Earth history of Australia. This Classroom set has everything you need for your Junior Science and Earth and Environmental Science curriculum. Suitable for junior to middle secondary and upper primary years.
This set includes:
1. Australia Rock kit with 29 large samples. Specimens included are:
Igneous Rock: Granite, Granodiorite, Porphyritic Granodiorite, Gabbro, Rhyodacite with Biotite, Vesicular Basalt, Basalt with Peridotite, Scoria, Dolerite, Andesite.
Metamorphic Rocks: Hornfels, Phyllite, Schist, Gneiss, Marble, Meta-Sandstone, Quartzite, Slate, Slate with Pyrite.
Sedimentary Rocks: Brown Coal, Black Coal, Cool-water Limestone, Limestone, Very fine-grained Sandstone, Medium-grained Sandstone, Coarse-grained Sandstone, Conglomerate, Claystone, Siltstone.
2. Critical Minerals kit with 26 large mineral samples. Specimens included are:
Pyrite, Malachite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Sphalerite, Barite, Spodumene, Bauxite, Graphite, Rare Earth Clay, Heavy Mineral Sand, Beryl, Volcanic Ash, Rock Phosphate, Common Opal, Kyanite, Garnet, Muscovite, Gypsum, Calcite, Fluorite, Orthoclase, Vein Quartz, Smokey Quartz, Corundum, Kimberlite
3. Plate Tectonics Poster
4. Magnifier
5. UV torch
6. Pair of bar magnets
7. Streak plates, white, set of 10
8. Extensive teacher resources including descriptions and stories about each Australia-relevant rock and mineral as well as student inquiry facts. Each sample is linked to the Plate Tectonics Poster and extension materials including 3D imagery and virtual thin sections are available.
9. FREE professional development and webinars are available upon registration with TESEP.
Individual components of the Classroom set are also available to be ordered
The set is made in Australia and the specimens are specifically chosen to be safe for classroom use, that is, they are all non-hazardous with no asbestos or asbestos derivatives.
