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E.M. Unit 1 Rocks and Minerals

E.M. Unit 1 Rocks and Minerals

This is Unit 1 Rocks and Minerals  for Environmental Management IGCSE prepared by a qualified teacher and experienced home ed mum and tutor.

These are comprehensive, interactive and engaging Powerpoint slides with relevant facts, activities, themed exam questions and supplementary videos to engage and inspire young people. No text book or workbook is needed as everything is provided.

There is an assignment set to assess progress at the end of each unit, which is based on past papers and can be emailed to me at getkeyedup@icloud.com for marking and feedback.

Each assignment is approximately half an exam paper long. Please send these as you complete the units, instructions are on each assignment. They are best used for progress throughout the course and are not a revision tool!

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO USE POWERPOINT TO VIEW THE SLIDES INTERACTIVELY (in the way they are intended to be used).

 

THIS COURSE IS FOR THE CURRENT SPECIFICATION AND THE ONE THAT RUNS UNTIL 2026. ALL ASSIGNMENTS THEREFORE NEED TO BE SUBMITTED BEFORE APRIL 1, 2026.

 

THIS COURSE IS FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE ONLY AND NOT FOR SHARING.

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE DIGITAL DOWNLOADS.

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On Windows :

Right-click the . zip folder and choose Extract All.

Select the location where you want your extracted files to appear and click Extract. ... Your extracted files will now appear on your desktop or in whatever location you chose in step two.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DOWNLOADS ARE TIME LIMITED AND THEY NEED TO BE SAVED TO YOUR OWN COMPUTER.

 

Course Contents:

  • 1.1 Formation of Rocks

Interactive PowerPoint with all content and exam questions & pdf

Types or rock card sort

Structure of the Earth worksheet

 

  • 1.2 Extraction of rocks and minerals from the Earth

Interactive PowerPoint with all content and exam questions & pdf

Learn the definitions worksheet

Factors affecting the viability of extraction of minerals worksheet

 

  • 1.3 Impact of rock and mineral extraction

Interactive PowerPoint with all content and exam questions & pdf

Antamina Mine Case Study answers

 

  • 1.4 Managing the impact of rock and mineral extraction

Interactive PowerPoint with all content and exam questions & pdf

Exam question for homework

Answers to the exam question

 

  • 1.5 Sustainable use of rocks and minerals

Interactive PowerPoint with all content and exam questions & pdf

Recycling minerals info sheet

 

Assignment 1 (pdf) to be sent to getkeyedup@icloud.com for marking and feedback.

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