The eight best school pupils of the national Earth Science Olympiad had a day of further training and a multiple choice test on 24–25 May 2019.
An educative visit to the Pakri peninsula outcrop was made, the pupils got familiar with different rock types, possibilities for determining them, as well as with geological field measurements. At the TalTech Department of Geology the pupils examined the collection of minerals and rocks, and received several lecturers.
A geology test took place on the Saturday, sorting out the four best ones, who continue preparations for participating in the international olympiad in Korea.
The preparations for the team for the international Earth Science Olympiad are coordinated by the Geological Survey of Estonia, with the support by the TalTech Department of Geology and the Tartu University Department of Geology.
