Earth Sciences is the science of the planet Earth. We seek to understand the Earth’s internal structure and composition; its dynamic character (earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics); the processes that occur within it; the processes that shape its surface and the materials that constitute its surface layers; the origin, occurrence, extraction and conservation of the Earth’s natural resources (minerals, fossil fuels, soils, and water); the place of the Earth within the Solar System, and the history of life on Earth.
This website is currently used by the Western Earth Sciences Department to facilitate the loan of our Rock and Mineral Teaching Kits. These kits are essential for our distance education students to be able to learn about what our Earth is made of from home.