TCD
Dr Ian Sanders of TCD has published an excellent booklet to help geography teachers explain the basic principles of Geology to their students.
In conjunction with this booklet, Dr. Sanders has rock sets of six common Irish rocks on offer to geography teachers. He can be contacted at - ISANDERS@tcd.ie.
GEOSCHOL
Dr Patrick Wyse Jackson, Curator of Trinity’s Geology Museum, along with Dr Matthew Parkes of the National Museum, and with assistance from the Ulster Museum, have together set up a website to assist teachers of geography / geology in Ireland:
www.geoschol.com
Geoschol.com offers a number of very informative wall posters, such as:
“HOW TALL ARE YOU? Travel through Ireland’s geological past as you Grow”
“PLANET EARTH – The Rock Cycle”
“WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?”
“BUILDING STONES OF IRELAND”
An activity booklet
Discovering Ireland's Rocks and Fossils is also available, as are explanatory full colour leaflets on the geology of each Irish county.
There are also links to other booklets and resources and a comprehensive list of online geological links.
Visit their excellent website and see all that’s on offer. Patrick Wyse Jackson can be contacted at
wysjcknp@tcd.ie, should you want to organise a visit to TCD’s excellent Geological Museum to view their lovely collection of fossils, rocks and minerals.
