An exercise in measuring strike and dip
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1d ago
The new ELI this week is 'Mapping “structures” on the playing field An exercise in measuring strike and dip.' This ELI demonstrates how to use a school field (or any open space) for practice in measurements in order to work out a geological structure. Other related activities can be found in our categories 'Deformation - folding faulting' and in 'Investigating the Earth - fieldwork and mapwork ..read more
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Missing posts
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1d ago
The ELI Team apologise that there have been no posts in recent months. Hopefully, our weekly updates on new and revised activities will now continue as usual ..read more
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Messy soils
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2M ago
 Continuing with soils, have you tried 'Soil doughnuts; sorting out soils'?   This activity can be used in any lesson about the environment, rocks and landscape, agriculture, gardening or investigations out of doors. Click here for other soil related Earthlearningideas ..read more
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Make your own easy model of magnetic Earth
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2M ago
Continuing our theme of magnetism, the ELI today is 'Recipe for a magnetic Earth and a magnetic detector; using a stress ball and small magnet, with a needle and thread to model magnetic Earth' Once pupils have made their ‘magnetic Earth’ this can also be tested using a Magnaprobe™ to show the direction of Earth’s magnetism at different altitudes. Many activities related to magnetism can be found on our website ..read more
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Measuring changes in magnetic declination to investigate the Earth’s core
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3M ago
The new ELI (published a few weeks ago) was 'Magnetic Manchester; measuring changes in magnetic declination to investigate the Earth’s core'. The Earth’s changing magnetic declination, recorded at the world’s airports, can be used as evidence for the composition and nature of the Earth’s core. Related activities can be fund in our Magnetism category.  ..read more
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Landslide danger
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4M ago
"Rescuers continued their search on Saturday after a landslide in Nepal swept two passenger buses carrying over 60 people into the Trishuli River on Friday." In view of the recent fatal landslide in Nepal, today, the ELI Team is publishing "Landslide danger – and climate change; case studies of how landslides work and the likely effects of climate change." This ELI gives a comprehensive introduction into landsliding processes and the likely impacts of climate change. It uses two case studies. Related Earthlearningideas can be found in the 'Landslides' group in the Natural Hazards category ..read more
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Can you recognise these landforms of mass movement?
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by Earth Learning Idea
4M ago
The latest new ELI in the 'Picturing' series is 'Picturing Landforms – 5: Mass Movement B; visualise and draw landforms from a verbal description'. This ELI enhances pupils’ skills of description and interpretation using photographs of landforms. Related activities can be found in our Geomorphology category but, as you will see from the table, there are many ELIs in this series ..read more
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Play the Rock Cycle game
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by Earth Learning Idea
4M ago
Continuing our theme of games, today ELI presents "‘Rockery 2’ - rock cycle game; model the stages of the rock cycle - with your pupils." This activity models the stages of the rock cycle and can be used in both science and geography lessons  - - - it is great fun! Other related activities about the rock cycle can be found in our Rock Cycle category ..read more
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An investigation into the environmental impact of making new paper or recycled paper
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4M ago
The new ELI today is 'New or recycled paper? - the card game; an investigation into the environmental impact of making new paper or recycled paper'. This activity gives a visual representation of the environmental impact of making new paper as opposed to making recycled paper. Related activities can be found in our Resources and Environment categories ..read more
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How coastlines change shape
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5M ago
'Changing coastlines; investigating how wave erosion, transportation and deposition can change the shapes of coastlines'. This activity can be used to study the processes of coastal erosion, transportation and deposition. It can also be used to investigate the problems these processes cause and the ways in  which people try to solve those problems. Many related activities can be found in our Sedimentary processes category ..read more
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