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Moving Mountain Modules

The table below gives an overview of the modules being developed mapped to  a variety of curricular.  The table is also available as a pdf - Click Here

Whichever modules you choose your learners will be using the multi-media resources and developing their skills.

Curriculum

Geology

Geography

Science

Environmental Science

Biology

Applied Science

Business

L&T

Construction

ESDGC

WBQ Core

Key Skills

 

 

KS2

KS3

GCSE

A

KS2

KS3

GCSE

 

GCSE

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Module

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Cycle of a Quarry

1 Exploration to extraction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Cycle of a Quarry

2 Reclamation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growth and Decline of an Industry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternatives to Aggregates

1 Properties and Uses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternatives to Aggregates

2 Business and Environmental Issues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Environmental Issues of Quarrying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case Study – Disused Quarry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land Use Conflict

Case Study 1 - Sand and Gravel in the Usk Valley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land Use Conflict

Case Study 2 – Sand Dredging, Swansea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land Use Conflict

Case Study 3 – Quarry Extension or Opening

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Road Building

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Succession Recolonisation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Habitats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Environmental Impact Analysis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case Study – Tourism in a Rural Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case Study – Business Model, Viability of Exploitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sustainable Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developing a Business