#109 William Smith – ‘The Father of English Geology’ (ELI+)
Thinking like William...
Category: Investigating the Earth
#197 Why won’t my compass work on the other side of the Equator? (ELI+)
Understanding the three-dimensional magnetic field of the...
#2 When will it blow? – predicting eruptions
How a simple tiltmeter can demonstrate the bulging of a volcano before...
#235 What was it like to be there? – clues in sediment which bring an environment to life
Bringing a depositional environment to life using evidence from sedimentary...
#40 What is the geological history?
Sequencing events to reveal a history using simple stratigraphic...
#77 Waves in the Earth 2 – Human molecules (ELI+)
Pupils are pushed around to demonstrate the properties of seismic...
#76 Waves in the Earth 1 – the slinky simulation (ELI+)
Using a long spring to find out how earthquake waves travel through the...
#110 Take a ‘Chance’ on the volcano erupting (ELI+)
How hazardous is the...
#237 Questions for any rock face 9: metamorphic rock
What questions about metamorphism might be asked at any metamorphic rock...
#90 Party time for volcanoes! (ELI+)
How much force does it take to set off a party popper...
#130 Opengeoscience 2: tilted and folded rocks
Opening geological maps to the...
#129 Opengeoscience 1: igneous intrusions and lavas
Opening geological maps to the...
#215 Karstic scenery – in 60 seconds
Modelling the chemical weathering of...
#196 Journey to the centre of the Earth – on a toilet roll
Just how thin is the crust we live...
#133 Jigging
Using density to separate different...
#98 Geological postcards 2 – sandstone and limestone
Picture postcard...
#97 Geological postcards 1 – granite and chalk
Picture postcard...
#138 Geological mapwork: using surface geology to make a geological map (ELI+)
Match the photos to a map to see how a geological map...
#105 Geological mapwork from scratch 3: valley with dipping geology (ELI+)
Draw your own cross sections and 3D geological...
#102 Geological mapwork from scratch 2: valley with simple geology (ELI+)
#102 Geological mapwork from scratch 2: valley with simple geology (ELI+)...
#101 Geological mapwork from scratch 1: a conical hill (ELI+)
Draw your own cross sections - of increasing...
#125 Geological mapwork from models 8: plain with different types of fault (ELI+)
Draw and make your own 3D models of the geology of a flat region with faulted...
#124 Geological mapwork from models 7: plain with faults parallel to the outcrops of the beds (ELI+)
Draw and make your own 3D models of the geology of a flat region with faulted...
#123 Geological mapwork from models 6: plain with faults in the direction of dip (ELI+)
Draw and make your own 3D models of the geology of a flat region with faulted...
#116 Geological mapwork from models 5: folded geology on block models (ELI+)
Draw and make your own 3D models of areas with folded...
#113 Geological mapwork from models 4: sloping ridge and valley (ELI+)
Draw and make your own 3D models of the geology of a sloping ridge/valley...
#111 Geological mapwork from models 3: valley with horizontal floor (ELI+)
Draw and make your own 3D models of the geology of a valley with a horizontal...
#107 Geological mapwork from models 2: cuesta with simple geology (ELI+)
Draw and make your own 3D models of the geology of a...
#106 Geological mapwork from models 1: plain with simple geology (ELI+)
Draw and make your own 3D models of the geology of a flat...
#79 Geobattleships (ELI+)
Do earthquakes and volcanoes...
#74 From clay balls to the structure of the Earth (ELI+)
A discussion of how physics can be used to probe Earth’s...
#59 From an orange to the whole Earth
Using an orange to model different densities of the Earth’s...
#233 Fieldwork: Questions for any rock face 8: faults
What questions about faults might be asked at any rock...
#232 Fieldwork: Questions for any rock face 7: tilted or folded rocks
What questions about tilted or folded rocks might be asked at any rock...
#231 Fieldwork: Questions for any rock face 6: fossils
What questions about fossils might be asked at any rock...
#229 Fieldwork: Questions for any rock face 5: sedimentary grains
What questions about sedimentary grains might be asked at any rock...
#227 Fieldwork: Questions for any rock face 4: rock group (sedimentary or igneous)
What questions about the type of rock might be asked at any rock...
#226 Fieldwork: Questions for any rock face 3: soil
What questions about soil might be asked at any rock...
#222 Fieldwork: Questions for any rock face 2: erosion
What questions about erosion might be asked at any rock...
#221 Fieldwork: Questions for any rock face 1: weathering
What questions about weathering might be asked at any rock...
#220 Fieldwork: Questions for any rock face – Planning for fieldwork
Preparing your pupils before setting out to “ask questions for any rock...
#223 Fieldwork: Interactive re-creation
Activities using simple transportable apparatus to simulate features in the...
#187 Fieldwork: Applying ‘the present is the key to the past’
An outdoor activity to apply the present to the past - using Earth science-thinking in...
#203 Fieldwork: ‘All powerful’ strategy
Discussing geological histories in imaginative...
#96 Electrical ground probing
Measuring the electrical resistance of the ground to find buried...
#26 Earth science out-of-doors: preserving the evidence
What evidence of the present times might we find in a million years from...
#136 Do-it-yourself dip and strike model (with DIY clinometer) (ELI+)
Using a model to measure and understand dip, dip direction, strike and apparent...
#63 Darwin’s ‘big coral atoll idea’
Try thinking like Darwin did to solve the coral atoll...
#188 Fieldwork: Environmental evaluation
Developing a strategy for evaluating the...
#147 Core activity (ELI+)
Piecing together evidence for the composition of the Earth’s...
