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Read Earth's story through minerals, rocks, landscapes and the evidence of geological time.

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Geology & Foundational Evidence

What this chapter will buildUse observations and evidence to reason about geological processes across different spatial and temporal scales.

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Mathematics · What Mathematics Is & How to Learn It
Physics · The Foundations and Scope of Physics

Geological questions and reading the physical EarthPlanned
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Observations, interpretations, hypotheses and geological modelsPlanned
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Spatial scales, rates and the meaning of deep timePlanned
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Event order, relative time and incomplete recordsPlanned
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Present processes, past environments and geological reasoningPlanned
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Uncertainty, competing explanations and communicating evidencePlanned
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Earth Systems
Practical Science for Daily Life
Metascience & Open Research

What this chapter will buildDescribe geological observations and relate locations, map patterns and field records without confusing observations with reconstructions.

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Mathematics · Measurement, Scale & Estimation
Mathematics · Geometry, Transformations & Symmetry

Descriptions, sketches, photographs and traceable field recordsPlanned
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Map scale, coordinates, topography and location uncertaintyPlanned
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Geological map units, contacts, symbols and legendsPlanned
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Orientation, simple cross sections and three-dimensional reasoningPlanned
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Samples, context, representativeness and documentationPlanned
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Responsible observation, geosite care and the limits of remote evidencePlanned
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Mathematics
Practical Science for Daily Life
Computing

What this chapter will buildDistinguish minerals, rocks and sediments using observable properties and the context of their formation.

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Chemistry · Atoms, Elements & Chemical Language
Engineering & Technology · Materials, Properties & Everyday Objects

Minerals, rocks, sediments and their relationshipsPlanned
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Composition, crystal order and material propertiesPlanned
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Colour, texture, grain size and other observable propertiesPlanned
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Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock familiesPlanned
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Textures, structures and clues to formation conditionsPlanned
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Identification evidence, ambiguous specimens and uncertaintyPlanned
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Mineralogy
Chemistry
Crystal Knowledge

What this chapter will buildConnect evidence about Earth structure with exchanges among the solid Earth, water, air and living systems.

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Mathematics · Measurement, Scale & Estimation

Crust, mantle and core: composition and evidencePlanned
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Lithosphere, asthenosphere, rigidity and deformationPlanned
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Internal heat, gravity and energy sourcesPlanned
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Geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biospherePlanned
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Matter cycles, reservoirs and exchanges across systemsPlanned
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Links between interior processes, surface change and climatePlanned
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Direct observations, indirect measurements and model limitsPlanned
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Physics
Earth Systems
Chemistry

What this chapter will buildRelate rock transformations to plate motion and surface processes without assuming a single inevitable sequence.

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Chemistry · Chemical Energy & Thermodynamics

Melting, crystallisation, weathering, burial and metamorphismPlanned
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Multiple rock-cycle pathways and timescalesPlanned
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Continental fit, ocean floors and evidence for moving platesPlanned
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Divergent, convergent and transform plate boundariesPlanned
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Volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains and tectonic settingsPlanned
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Connecting geological materials, tectonics and Earth historyPlanned
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Physics
Earth Systems

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