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Free open educational resources from the University of Edinburgh to download and adapt for primary and secondary teaching. Winner of the 2021 OEGlobal Awards for Excellence Open Curation Award for this collection of high quality student made OER on the TES platform.

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Free open educational resources from the University of Edinburgh to download and adapt for primary and secondary teaching. Winner of the 2021 OEGlobal Awards for Excellence Open Curation Award for this collection of high quality student made OER on the TES platform.
Environmental Sciences: Graphs
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Environmental Sciences: Graphs

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A resource for 1st to 2nd year undergraduate levels which details the use of graphs in the field of environmental science. May be of use to teachers of geography, the sciences or even as an application of mathematics. Of use for helping to achieve problem solving, data handling and scientific investigation learning outcomes. All content released under a CC BY license. Authors: Kay Douglas & Sophie Flack © University of Edinburgh Keywords Science/data handling / graphs Biology/data handling/graphs Environmental science /data handling /graphs OER, EdUniOERGeo
Environmental Sciences: Inferential Statistics
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Environmental Sciences: Inferential Statistics

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A resource for pupils studying at 1st to 2nd year undergraduate levels which details the use of inferential statistics in the field of geoscience and ecology. May be of use to teachers of geography, ecology, the sciences or even as an application in a mathematics or statistics course. Of use for helping to achieve problem solving, data handling and numeracy learning outcomes. All content released under a CC BY license. Authors: Kay Douglas and Sophie Flack © University of Edinburgh Keywords: Biology/data and statistics/data handling, Environmental science/data and statistics/data handling, Chemistry/data and statistics/data handling University of Edinburgh, EdUniOERGeo
Environmental Sciences: Scientific Investigation
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Environmental Sciences: Scientific Investigation

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A resource for pupils studying at Aimed at 1st to 2nd year undergraduate levels which details scientific investigation and the methodology used in the field of geoscience and ecology. May be of use to teachers of geography, ecology, and science (particularly biology). Of use for helping to achieve problem solving, data handling and scientific investigation learning outcomes. All content released under a CC BY license. Authors: Kay Douglas & Sophie Flack © University of Edinburgh Keywords: Biology/ Investigation/AH investigation Chemistry/Investigation/AH Investigation Environmental Science/investigation/AH investigation OER, EdUniOERGeo
Environmental Sciences: Descriptive Statistics
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Environmental Sciences: Descriptive Statistics

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A resource for pupils studying at 1st to 2nd year undergraduate levels which details the use of descriptive statistics in the field of geoscience and ecology. May be of use to teachers of geography, ecology, the sciences or even as an application in a mathematics or statistics course. Of use for helping to achieve problem solving, data handling and numeracy learning outcomes. All content released under a CC BY license. Authors: Kay Douglas and Sophie Flack © University of Edinburgh Keywords: Biology/data and statistics/data handling, Environmental science/data and statistics/data handling, Chemistry/data and statistics/data handling University of Edinburgh, EdUniOERGeo
Guide to Inferential Statistics in Geosciences
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Guide to Inferential Statistics in Geosciences

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A resource for pupils studying at Advanced Higher (A Levels) and above, which details the use of inferential statistics in the field of geoscience. May be of use to teachers of geography, the sciences or even as an application in a mathematics or statistics course. Of use for helping to achieve problem solving, data handling and numeracy learning outcomes. All content released under a CC BY license. Authors: Kay Douglas and Sophie Flack © University of Edinburgh Keywords: Biology/data and statistics/data handling, Environmental science/data and statistics/data handling, Chemistry/data and statistics/data handling University of Edinburgh, EdUniOERGeo
Sea Level and Climate Change
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Sea Level and Climate Change

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An eight-part project about sea level change since the ice age. Covers glaciation, global warming and isostasy. Includes lesson plans, presentations, workbooks and a template for a timeline poster to illustrate the content of the eight sessions. Educational Level 3 & 4 (SCN 2.05, 3.05a, 3.05b, 2.17a, 3.20b, 4.08b, SOC 2.07a, 3.07a, 4.07a, 2.08a, 3.08a) This resource bundle includes pdf and editable versions of the following: Lesson plan Learning context Part 1: Introducing the Ice Age Part 2: Finding Evidence for the Ice Age Part 3: The Ice Age and sea-level change Part 4: Coming out of the Ice Age Part 5: Introducing isostasy Part 6: Isostasy and sea-level change Part 7: Current sea-level change Part 8: The impacts of current sea-level change Presentations Lesson slides Isostatic uplift Timeline display Timeline components Student workbook (and version with model answers) Photograph sets and question sets This resource was created as part of the GeoScience Outreach Course which is a 4th year undergraduate course in the School of GeoSciences aiming to provide students with the opportunity to develop their own science communication and engagement project. This resource was originally created for Boroughmuir High School Author: Roseanne Smith, adapted by Stephanie (Charlie) Farley and Martin Tasker. Unless otherwise stated, all content released under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Cover image is Getz Ice Shelf by NASA/Dick Ewers, licensed under CC0.
Guide to Descriptive Statistics in Geosciences
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Guide to Descriptive Statistics in Geosciences

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A resource for pupils studying at Advanced Higher (A2-Level, and above) which details the use of descriptive statistics in the field of geoscience. May be of use to teachers of geography, the sciences or even as an application in a mathematics or statistics course. Of use for helping to achieve problem solving, data handling and numeracy learning outcomes. All content released under a CC BY license. Authors: Kay Douglas and Sophie Flack © University of Edinburgh Keywords: Biology/data and statistics/data handling, Environmental science/data and statistics/data handling, Chemistry/data and statistics/data handling University of Edinburgh, EdUniOERGeo
Guide to Scientific Investigation in Geosciences
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Guide to Scientific Investigation in Geosciences

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A resource for pupils studying at Higher, Advanced Higher (AS-Levels) and above which details scientific investigation and the methodology used in the field of geoscience. May be of use to teachers of geography and science (particularly biology). Of use for helping to achieve problem solving, data handling and scientific investigation learning outcomes. All content released under a CC BY license. Authors: Kay Douglas & Sophie Flack © University of Edinburgh Keywords: Biology/ Investigation/AH investigation Chemistry/Investigation/AH Investigation Environmental Science/investigation/AH investigation OER, EdUniOERGeo
Guide to Drawing and Interpreting Graphs in Geosciences
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Guide to Drawing and Interpreting Graphs in Geosciences

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A resource for pupils studying at SCQF Level 6-7, (Scottish Higher, AS-Level, and above) which details the use of graphs in the field of geoscience. May be of use to teachers of geography, the sciences or even as an application of mathematics. Of use for helping to achieve problem solving, data handling and scientific investigation learning outcomes. All content released under a CC BY license. Authors: Kay Douglas & Sophie Flack © University of Edinburgh Keywords Science/data handling / graphs Biology/data handling/graphs Environmental science /data handling /graphs OER, EdUniOERGeo