Exploring sedimentary processes - for iPod/iPhone
by The Open University
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Description
What is sand? What’s it made from, and how does it get from where it’s made to the beaches and sand dunes that surround many of our shores? On this album, Dr Dave McGarvie of the Open University takes us on a visit to Cornwall to follow grains of sand on their journey from the high moorland to the sea shore. Back in the lab, he demonstrates some techniques for looking in detail at samples of sand. The album draws on material originally created to support the Open University course Exploring Science.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
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1 |
Exploring sedimentary processes | A brief introduction to this album. | 8/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Transcript -- Exploring sedimentary processes | A brief introduction to this album. | 8/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoFrom granite to sand | How sand is formed by the weathering of moorland rock. | 8/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Transcript -- From granite to sand | How sand is formed by the weathering of moorland rock. | 8/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoSand under the microscope | What microscopic investigations reveal about samples of sand. | 8/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Transcript -- Sand under the microscope | What microscopic investigations reveal about samples of sand. | 8/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoGrains of sand | Using sieves to establish grain size profiles. | 8/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Transcript -- Grains of sand | Using sieves to establish grain size profiles. | 8/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoTransporting sand grains | Comparing the effectiveness of wind and water for moving sand grains of different sizes. | 8/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Transcript -- Transporting sand grains | Comparing the effectiveness of wind and water for moving sand grains of different sizes. | 8/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
