1. What are the uses of rock?

2. Lesson Aims
ALL – to know what chalk, granite and limestone are used for
MOST – to know a case study use of each
SOME – to reflect on the impacts of rock extraction

3. Today’s key terms
Cement
Syncline
Aquifer
Honeypot

4. Case studies Granite – farming on Dartmoor
Chalk – the London Basin Chalk Aquifer
Limestone – tourism and recreation in Malham

5. Granite Farming
Over the last 5, 000 years farming has been the main land use on Dartmoor
90% of the National Park is farmed
Farmers are paid to maintain the granite stone walls

6. London Basin Chalk Aquifer
The rocks underneath London form a basin called a syncline. Water soaks into the chalk and percolates through the chalk to form a giant underground reservoir called an aquifer
For hundreds of years this underground reservoir has supplied London with its water
The aquifer is carefully managed by the Environment Agency to ensure its use is sustainable

8. Malham Cove Stick a copy of the OS map in the centre of your page
You are going to annotate information around the map
The area is criss-crossed with footpaths including the long distance footpath known as the Pennine Way
Nature tourism – flowers and birds
Adventurous outdoor pursuits – climbing
The area around Malham is a particular focus for tourism and is referred to as a honeypot site
What might the problems of tourism be in places like Malham?

9. Economic uses of different landscapes
Working in groups of 3 or 4 – you will have to assign different roles and tasks to complete all the work
Create a booklet informing people of the uses of rocks
Outline the uses of the 3 main rock types: chalk, granite and limestone
Outline the positives and negatives of the uses of each rock
Outline which type of people might be for and against the uses of each rock.
Your booklet must be completed in lesson time. You will have one hour in a computer suite next week to finish off or print things.

10. Tourism on Dartmoor
From the back of your information packs answer the following questions on lined paper on tourism on Dartmoor:
Activity 1 (a, b, c and d)
Activity 2 (a, b and c)
Activity 5
Bring answers to next weeks lesson

11. Internet Research Homework
Now complete your own individual internet research on these 3 topic areas to include images, facts and maps and any other information on how the rocks are used in these areas.

12. Lesson Aims
ALL – to know what chalk, granite and limestone are used for
MOST – to know a case study use of each
SOME – to reflect on the impacts of rock extraction