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Exploring sedimentary processes - for iPad/Mac/PC
by The Open University
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.
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Exploring sedimentary processes
A brief introduction to this album.
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From granite to sand
How sand is formed by the weathering of moorland rock.
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Sand under the microscope
What microscopic investigations reveal about samples of sand.
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Grains of sand
Using sieves to establish grain size profiles.
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Transporting sand grains
Comparing the effectiveness of wind and water for moving sand grains of different sizes.
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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.
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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...
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