Geology is the study of the Earth, using scientific principles and methods derived from each of the ‘core’ sciences and geography. The course provides a knowledge and understanding of the processes that formed and shaped our planet over 4,600 million years; how the climate and life evolved and diversified; how continents move creating earthquakes and volcanic activity, and how geology influences our everyday lives. COURSE STRUCTURE The AS course comprises: 1. Global Tectonics; Planetary Geology, Earth structure, earthquakes, plate tectonics and geological structures (such as folding and faulting). 2. Rocks – Processes and Products; Minerals, the ‘rock cycle’, igneous processes (including volcanoes), sedimentary processes (evidence for past environments) and metamorphism. 3. Practical Skills; a laboratory and/or field-based task. The A2 course comprises: 1. Environmental Geology; water supply, energy resources, mineral deposits and engineering geology. 2. Evolution of Life, Earth and Climate; fossils (including dinosaurs!), past environments, mass extinctions, dating methods and climate change. 3. Practical Skills; a second laboratory and/or field-based task.
Course details
Qualification name | GCE A Level in Geology |
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Qualification level | 3 |
Awarding organisation | Oxford Cambridge & RSA Examinations |
Learning method | Classroom based |
Course hours | Full-time |
Course start date | 1st September 2024 |
Cost | £0.00 |
Attendance pattern | Daytime |
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A grade 6 or above in Chemistry OR Physics at GCSE OR a grade 6/6 or above in Trilogy Science at GCSE.
Name | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle |
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Address |
West Street Horncastle LN9 5AD Find on Google maps |
enquiries@qegs.lincs.sch.uk | |
Phone | 01507 522465 |
Website | http://www.qegs.lincs.sch.uk |