Theme 1: Learning from the Past: Origins of Earth and Life

Learning Objectives:

• Getting a sense of geological time, What can happen in a million years?

• Formation of continents and the significance of tectonic activity.

• Looking for signs of ancient life in craters and salt flats.

Things to observe:

• Rocks and soil: sedimentation, stratigraphy, salt deposits, craters, cracks etc.

• Fossils and microfossils.

Theme 2:  Observing the Present: Earth and Climate Change 

Learning Objectives:

• Measuring key Climate Change parameters using hand-held instruments.

• Learning from the Harappan civilization — the oldest known civilization in the Indian subcontinent. 

  • Living in environments, managing water and resources ​

  • What do they teach us about Climate Change? 

  • Bracing for Climate Change

• Comparing current and ancient weather data. 

• Sense of appreciation for Kutch as a Climate Change indicator and how humans impact the environment.

• Seismic activity and measurements. 
   

Things to observe:​

• How do droughts affect Kutch?

• Changing environment​

• Life in a place with regular earthquakes

• Societal impact: how has it affected the locals? What are their views?

Theme 3: Preparing for the Future: Mars Exploration

Learning Objectives:​​

• The similarity between Kutch and Mars.

• Observing life in Mars-like environments.

• Testing technologies for Mars exploration.

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Things to observe:​

• Observing ancient Mars analogue features.

• Impact craters: Luna and Dhinodhar Craters

• Salt flats