QuarryEd Home - An Education and Careers Resource for teachers and students

QuarryEd Home - An Education and Careers Resource for teachers and students

 Teacher Zone - Access an assortment of education resources and information for the A level curriculum Student Zone - Find fascinating facts and information resources for your studies at school, college and home Careers Zone - Discover how you can have excellent employment prospects and a superb salary! About QuarryEd - An education and careers resource for teachers and students QuarryEd Sitemap
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Student - Extraction and you- Find out how the extractive industry links to you and your everyday life

Student - Subject matter- Discover how the subjects that you study are used in a real life industry

Student - Student resources- Access a wide range of information resources linked to the A level curriculum

Student A level resources - Biology
Student A level resources - Chemistry
Student A level resources - Environmental science
Student A level resources - Geography
Student A level resources - Geology
Student A level resources - Mathematics
Student A level resources - Physics

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Biology

On this page you will find a range of information resources for A level biology to help you with your studies at school, college or at home.

Resources

Species adaptations to survive in particular environmental conditions

Adaptations of plants and animals for life in quarries Coming soon!
Silver studded blue butterfly Coming soon!

Plants adapted to metal contaminated land

Coming soon!

Ecosystem dynamics

Quarries as ecosystems Coming soon!
Ecological techniques Coming soon!

The succession process

Successional processes in quarries Coming soon!

The ecological impacts of human activities

Land reclamation Coming soon!

 

Conservation principles

 

The conservation value of mineral extraction sites Coming soon!
 
Where are they now? - Learn more about the lives of people who work in the extractive industry todayDig this! - Read about cutting edge mining and quarrying projects in the UK and throughout the worldFieldstudies - Discover how both active and dormant extractive sites offer fascinating fieldstudy opportunitiesWhat's yours is mined! - Find out how much the extractive industry underpins each of our daily lives