SCQF Level 5 Geology

The Rocks & Minerals course booklet takes pupils through the following at SCQF Level 5:

• Minerals and their identification

• Igneous rocks - formation, identification, extrusive & intrusive rocks

• Sedimentary rocks - formation, identification, sedimentary structures

• Metamorphic rocks - formation and identification of rocks formed by regional, contact & dynamic metamorphism

• Rocks in the field - an introduction to working out the geological history of an area

The unit includes practical activities utilising hand specimens of minerals and rocks. 

The unit is assessed using a end-of-unit assessment which is found on the SQA secure website.

The Earth Physics & Earth Movements course booklet takes pupils through the following at SCQF Level 5:

• Earthquakes

• Geophysics

• Structural Geology

• Plates & tectonics

The unit includes lots of problem solving activities and numeracy. It also includes using block models and basic geological maps to determine more complex geological puzzles.

The unit is assessed using a end-of-unit assessment which is found on the SQA secure website and a field report (400 words) based on observing and making basic interpretations about geology in the field.

The History of the Earth course booklet takes pupils through the following at SCQF Level 5:

• Methods of studying the history of the Earth

• Fossils - the morphology of a range of fossils and how they lived 

• Evolution

• Stratigraphy

The unit includes brings together the content of the three units and uses hand specimens of known and unknown fossils throughout. 

The unit is assessed using a end-of-unit assessment which is found on the SQA secure website and a field report (400 words) based on observing and making basic interpretations about geology in the field.