Unit 12: Which Roadstone?

Subject(s): Earth science | Age: 14-16 | Type: Activity sheet | Teacher guidance | Publication Year: 1990 - 1999

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These materials, produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, look at the use of different rocks for the production of road surfaces.

Students look at the construction of roads and investigate the properties of different rocks and analyse which applications they are suited to.

URL: http://stem.org.uk/rx36o

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