ESS 2.3 Local Geological Feature
91189: Investigate geological processes in a New Zealand locality
In this standard, you will be required to describe two local Dunedin rock types and link them to the rock cycle and tectonic processes which formed them. You may use some or all of the resources below, and you are encouraged to find additional resources to help write your report.
The report must be completed on the Google Document which your teacher has shared with you.
For each rock, create a report that:
• identifies the type of rock and where it is found in Dunedin
• explains how plate tectonics have formed this type of rock
• explains how rock-cycle processes have formed this type of rock
• link the plate tectonic and rock cycle processes that have formed this type of rock
• explain how weathering and erosion have shaped landforms (in Dunedin) that are made of this type of rock over time.
You will need to write between 500 and 1000 words.
The Otago Rocks and Minerals Club
A good place to start with your research
https://sites.google.com/site/theotagorockandmineralclub/
The Three Main Types of Rock
Rock Layers under Dunedin
This graphic shows the sequence of rocks found in the Dunedin area, starting from the oldest at the bottom to the youngest at the top.
Dunedin is not near a plate boundary, so how did a volcano form here?
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Chronozoom — Put the time scale of the history of the universe in to context.
National Geographic: The Story of Earth HD — A really good histroy of the Earth over the last 4.4 billion years.
New Zealand's Geological History Teara — Link from the Ta Papa site to the 1966 encyclopaedia of New Zealand's geological history
Tectonic Processes which created Zelandia — The has a link to a video explaining the tectonic processes which formed New Zealand and therefore Dunedin. This needs to be linked to the types of rock in Dunedin.
The History of the Universe in 10 Minutes — Short video showing the geological timescale and evolution of life on earth in ten minutes
Types of Volcano and characteristics of eruptions — A good overview of volcano types from Idaho State University containing information on the three main types of volcanoes and details of characteristics of volcanic eruptions.