Geoscience Australia
Geoscience Australia
Education Centre
Geoscience Australia in Canberra has an Education Centre that is open
by appointment to visiting school groups. There are a wide range of displays
and hands-on activities. Staff will customise visit content to relate to school
curriculum requests or can provide a general geoscience programme appropriate
to the age of the students. Geoscience Australia’s activities include: the
seismic monitoring for the Australian Tsunami Warning System, looking for new
mineral resources, oil and gas exploration, geothermal energy, sea bed mapping and
much more.
There is no charge for visiting
Geoscience Australia.
For more information:
Web: www.ga.gov.au/education
Email: education@ga.gov.au
Tel: (02) 62499 673
Downloadable
posters and other teaching resources are also available from the website
Geoscience Australia is the national
geoscience and spatial information agency.