#237 Questions for any rock face 9: metamorphic rock
What questions about metamorphism might be asked at any metamorphic rock...
Category: Earth Materials
#135 Will my gravestone last?
Testing scientific ideas in a...
#7 What was it like to be there – in the rocky world?
Bringing the formation of solid rock to life - by imagining yourself there when it...
#159 Testing rocks 3 – that shrinking feeling
Investigating shrinkage in clay as it dries...
#157 Testing rocks 2 – ‘Splat!’
A simple way of testing the plasticity of...
#151 Testing rocks 1 – bouncing back
Testing the strength of...
#31 Space within – the porosity of rocks
Investigating the amount of pore space between the ‘grains’ of a model ‘rock’ 031...
#161 Soil layers puzzle
Make your own soil profile and investigate...
#153 Soil doughnuts
Sorting out...
#156 Smelter on a stick (ELI+)
Smelting iron ore to iron on a gas...
#225 Sensory treasure hunt
Using senses to match objects with similar...
#163 Rocks from the big screen
Indoor preparation for outdoor field work, using a picture and...
#236 Rock Explorers
Putting rocks into...
#4 Rock detective – rocky clues to the past
Investigating your local rocks to find out how they formed 004_Rock...
#211 Roadstone – which rock?
Investigating the best rock type for the wearing course of...
#224 Pirates and buried treasure
Grouping and sorting a variety of...
#22 Permeability of soil – ‘The great soil race’
Investigating the properties of different soils by pouring water on...
#5 Modelling for rocks: what’s hidden inside – and why?
Investigating the permeability of rocks and how they let water, oil and gas flow...
#172 Mineral expert 4 – Recycle your mobile phone
Why should I recycle my mobile (cell)...
#170 Mineral expert 3 (ELI+)
The mineral foundations of everyday...
#166 Mineral expert 2
Identifying minerals using ‘action’ tests - streak, density, hardness, acid...
#165 Mineral expert 1
Beginning to identify minerals - introducing colour, habit, lustre,...
#152 Make your own soil
Investigating the type and origin of the ingredients of...
#75 Magnetic Earth (ELI+)
Modelling the magnetic field of the Earth 075_Magnetic_Earth...
#72 Innocent until proven guilty (ELI+)
Using forensic geoscience to solve the...
#131 Identifying minerals – use your sense(s)!
Minerals in the dark: identifying minerals when the lights...
#209 Human magnets! (ELI+)
Modelling ancient and modern magnetic fields, using your...
#80 Frozen magnetism (ELI+)
Preserving evidence of a past magnetic field in...
#74 From clay balls to the structure of the Earth (ELI+)
A discussion of how physics can be used to probe Earth’s...
#155 Found in the ground: sorted!
An introduction to classification using things ‘found in the...
#30 Eureka! – detecting ore the Archimedes way
Measuring density using a stick, string, a ruler, a bucket and a bottle of...
#216 Did the continents move for you?
Plotting the movement of continents using apparent polar wandering...
#58 Darwin’s ‘big soil idea’
Can you work out how Charles Darwin ‘discovered’ how soil...
#143 Building Stones 4 – Metamorphic rocks
What are the differences between metamorphic rocks commonly used as building...
#140 Building Stones 3 – Sedimentary rocks
How do the sedimentary rocks used for building stones...
#137 Building Stones 2 – Igneous rocks
What are the differences between igneous rocks commonly used as building...
#134 Building Stones 1 – a resource for several Earthlearningidea activities
Use a key to identify many different attractive-looking...
#182 ‘Rockery 2’ – rock cycle game
Model the stages of the rock cycle - with your...
#178 ‘Rockery 1’ – rock game
Model different characteristics of rocks - with your...
