Shaping the land activity

Topic

Environment

Mining

Type of Resource

Experiments

Year Level

Years 7-10

Subject

Geography

Maths

Science

Sector

Energy & Renewables

Resources for

Students & Teachers

Australian Curriculum Content Statements
v8.4

Introduction

In this activity students assume the role of an environmental scientist in planning the reshaping of a steep waste rock dump or spoil pile into a gradual slope using a scale model. They then take on the role of a bulldozer driver in carrying out these plans.