Education Resources

Geoscience Australia produces teaching resources for primary and secondary levels. The resources include background information, student activities, map kits and full-colour cut-out 3D models. To ensure quality is maintained, we are currently reviewing and updating these resources.

Secondary education resources

3D image of Australia Seafloor and land topography of Australia and surrounding region [PDF_1065KB]

What lies beneath the Antarctic Ice? Antarctic science activity [PDF_1325KB]

Earthquake location exercise Calculate an earthquake epicentre [PDF_1050KB]

View the history of planet Earth History of planet Earth poster [PDF_560KB]

Find out more about geothermal energy

Direct-use of Geothermal Energy: Opportunities for Australia [PDF_2MB].
Electricity Generation from Geothermal Energy in Australia [PDF_2.3MB].

Find out more about earthquake monitoring

Amateur seismology in Australia [PDF_275KB].
Earthquakes in the Canberra Region [PDF_2.5MB] - contact Education for a hard copy.

Cut-out 3D paper models

• Plate tectonics jigsaw Africa [PDF_100KB]
• Plate tectonics jigsaw Antarctica [PDF_100KB]
• Plate tectonics jigsaw Eurasia 1 [PDF_116KB]
• Plate tectonics jigsaw Eurasia 2 [PDF_74KB]
• Plate tectonics jigsaw Indo-Australia [PDF_93KB]
• Plate tectonics jigsaw North America [PDF_103KB]
• Plate tectonics jigsaw South America [PDF_55KB]
• Plate tectonics jigsaw Pacific 1 [PDF_74KB]
• Plate tectonics jigsaw Pacific 2 [PDF_99KB]
• Plate tectonics jigsaw Phillipines [PDF_95KB]
• Plate tectonics tennis ball globe [PDF_118KB]
• 3D cut-out model landslide [PDF_127KB]
• 3D cut-out model slump [PDF_207KB]
• 3D cut-out model Sydney Basin [PDF_168KB]

Primary education resources

Volcano! Instructions on how to make your own volcano [PDF_101KB]

Cut-out 3D paper models

• 3D cut-out model strato-volcano [PDF_157KB]
• 3D cut-out model shield volcano [PDF_1560KB]
• 3D cut-out model trilobite [PDF_2320KB]
• 3D cut-out model pterosaur [PDF_634KB]
• 3D cut-out model nautilus 1 [PDF_1387KB]
• 3D cut-out model nautilus 2 [PDF_461KB]
• 3D cut-out model triceratops 1 [PDF_403KB]
• 3D cut-out model triceratops 2 [PDF_111KB]

For information about any of our educational resources, please contact our Education Staff. For sales information, please contact the Sales Centre.