Gold is a rare precious metal. It is used in jewellery, as an international monetary standard, for decoration, in dentistry and in many electrical and mechanical components increasingly in the form of nanomaterials. For more information, download our fact sheet.   Australian Curriculum content statements Science: ACSSU153 (8);…

Gold is used as a store of wealth, in dentistry, medical applications, electronics, glass protection and as an edible decoration in food and drinks. In this fact sheet some fast facts on this mineral are provided.   Australian Curriculum content statements Science: ACSSU153 (8)

This worksheet is based on the gold rushes and involves the matching of the beginnings and endings of sentences. Australian Curriculum content statements Science: ACHASSI052 (3); ACHASSI073 (4); ACHASSK110 (5)

Image courtesy of the Geological Survey of Western Australia, Department of Mines and Petroleum © State of Western Australia 2011. Government geologists study the rocks and landscape that make up Australia. By looking at and sampling rocks they can find out how and when these rocks formed. The…

Looks at legislation and regulators, environmental authority, progressive rehabilitation and the role of Government in mining activities in Queensland.   Australian Curriculum content statements HASS: ACHASSK117 (5) 

Gypsum is used in foot creams, shampoos, other hair products, concrete, blackboard chalk and fertilizer. In this fact sheet some fast facts on this resource are provided.   Australian Curriculum content statements Science: ACSSU153 (8); ACSSU032 (2)

This unit has specifically been aligned to the Australian Science Curriculum year three. In this unit ‘Powering Our World’ students investigate how heat can cause a change of state and can be used to process ores to produce materials that are used in everyday life. Students focus particularly…

The Minerals Council of Australia is acknowledged as the provider of this resource. Many things that people use are made from minerals and metals. In order to have these things the minerals or metals to make them can come from recycled materials or are mined. The recycling of…

Find out how hydrogen gas is produced and used. This is a fact sheet providing information on hydrogen production from fossil fuels and renewable energy sources. The uses of hydrogen are briefly discussed and information is provided about hydrogen fuel cells. Educational value statement Compares the feasibility of…

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