tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81104762468065090182024-03-18T15:46:15.893+00:00Earth Learning IdeaInnovative, Earth-related teaching ideasEarth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.comBlogger979125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-28212927237578428012024-03-18T15:45:00.000+00:002024-03-18T15:45:44.157+00:00 'Ocean acidification – The other carbon dioxide problem<p>The ELI team is now publishing three more activities which will be useful when teaching climate change. The first is:<b> <a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/439_Ocean_acidification.pdf" target="_blank">'Ocean acidification – The other CO<sub>2</sub> problem; see how acidified water affects calcareous marine organisms'.</a></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cc5AEKxrNn3qEc-onOIdos5GruRJIQZ1Tx_w2uiIKBMaAbLI5DIVQfQuEuqzOoXLzdyX-TvGOJrt_EXmaDkYODm6asLqYoaBDJ0t91X8MkndO1K5uslrLE9PmyXBmYZfiyB1pUu0pl4cVhEwq-zn30LbCw8tA5uTydqRIFjnlh-70603c-Btmh58D4Y/s377/439_image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="319" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cc5AEKxrNn3qEc-onOIdos5GruRJIQZ1Tx_w2uiIKBMaAbLI5DIVQfQuEuqzOoXLzdyX-TvGOJrt_EXmaDkYODm6asLqYoaBDJ0t91X8MkndO1K5uslrLE9PmyXBmYZfiyB1pUu0pl4cVhEwq-zn30LbCw8tA5uTydqRIFjnlh-70603c-Btmh58D4Y/w396-h468/439_image.png" width="396" /></a></b></div><p> </p><p>A demonstration, involving blowing into neutral water to produce a weak acid. Powdered seashells are added and react with the acid, as a quick-acting laboratory example of how an acidifying ocean affects the life of many marine organisms.<b></b></p><p>Other related activities can be found in<b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Resources_and_Environment.html#clchange" target="_blank"> 'Climate change'</a></i></b> in the <b><i>'Resources and Environment'</i></b> category.<br /> </p><p></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-16692004875887063142024-03-11T11:43:00.000+00:002024-03-11T11:43:03.296+00:00Investigation into scratches on rocks caused by ice<p><b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/258_Ice_striations.pdf" target="_blank">'<span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 16.78%; top: 5.79%; transform: scaleX(0.941781);">Ice</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 19.56%; top: 5.79%;">-</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 20.25%; top: 5.79%; transform: scaleX(0.962833);">thickness from scratch: visualising past pr</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 61.27%; top: 5.79%; transform: scaleX(0.96907);">ocesses by calculation</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.04px); left: 11.7%; top: 7.42%; transform: scaleX(0.946297);">Modelling glacial striation</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.04px); left: 34.37%; top: 7.42%;">-</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.04px); left: 34.98%; top: 7.42%; transform: scaleX(0.942836);">formation by calculation</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.04px); left: 56.34%; top: 7.42%;"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.04px); left: 56.88%; top: 7.42%;">–</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.04px); left: 57.91%; top: 7.42%;"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.04px); left: 58.45%; top: 7.42%; transform: scaleX(0.944439);">thinking through the assumptions'.</span></a></b></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.04px); left: 58.45%; top: 7.42%; transform: scaleX(0.944439);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLObLB-nwBuqGNMb35PZy62dcb5qfPPWWjTXdpSWbpK4CFvRbGljbT03x8v8RzCr6yufGIi_x8ypx1fZepK13d0MBMpoHX-KUZIF5bV9i52Qdrbzp9P0UJMTgR7V6Lzw0cRtig91tQMYCfd_nk0Ijddi5cY0EdRYAlaps4uLkd_mqgNqT498CnPuq_8I/s625/258_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="625" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLObLB-nwBuqGNMb35PZy62dcb5qfPPWWjTXdpSWbpK4CFvRbGljbT03x8v8RzCr6yufGIi_x8ypx1fZepK13d0MBMpoHX-KUZIF5bV9i52Qdrbzp9P0UJMTgR7V6Lzw0cRtig91tQMYCfd_nk0Ijddi5cY0EdRYAlaps4uLkd_mqgNqT498CnPuq_8I/w561-h319/258_image.png" width="561" /></a></div>This ELI involves a field simulation of the scratching of striations on bedrock by the debris frozen into an ice sheet, used to approximately calculate the thickness of the ice sheet and to discuss the assumptions made. The activity has been devised to enable pupils to gain a deeper understanding of the glacial processes which erode bedrock surfaces.<p></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.04px); left: 58.45%; top: 7.42%; transform: scaleX(0.944439);">Related activities can be found in<b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Earth_Energy.html#sedproc" target="_blank"> 'Sedimentary processes'</a></i></b> in the Earth energy/processes category.<br /></span></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-59982442075665999922024-03-04T12:00:00.002+00:002024-03-04T12:01:49.465+00:00Investigating and understanding spectacular landforms<p>The new ELI today is another in our very popular 'Picturing . . .' series -<a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/438_Picturing_landforms1.pdf" target="_blank"> <b>'Picturing Landforms -1; visualise and draw landforms from a verbal description'.</b></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwiUzl5vM9LQSsqp6fcY2otk272G0JtvBtg11eUYQU5uQCterAZBeVlJwZFTrI8JF7fmbRjqRHLF8Lf5eZPaG4xXWiPj52l1YtcSPOgx57xKthHX7xlQWFo9EPfXl43Iyg6kRvK9F13HjS2GwamQL9j7ohfJ0P4yOQRh8ck5jBga0cYGNyYNqJ3dzF1s/s690/438_image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="585" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwiUzl5vM9LQSsqp6fcY2otk272G0JtvBtg11eUYQU5uQCterAZBeVlJwZFTrI8JF7fmbRjqRHLF8Lf5eZPaG4xXWiPj52l1YtcSPOgx57xKthHX7xlQWFo9EPfXl43Iyg6kRvK9F13HjS2GwamQL9j7ohfJ0P4yOQRh8ck5jBga0cYGNyYNqJ3dzF1s/w370-h437/438_image.png" width="370" /></a></div>Pupils learn to describe spectacular and popular landforms sufficiently accurately that they can be drawn by someone else. This can lead to an in-depth understanding of the particular landform.<p></p><p>Other activities in the series can be seen in the <a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/Picturing_Table.pdf" target="_blank"><b><i>'Picturing . . .' table</i></b></a>.<br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-1386471186752037552024-02-26T11:31:00.000+00:002024-02-26T11:31:00.713+00:00Simple Rock Identification<p><b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/Rock_detective.pdf" target="_blank">'Rock detective – rocky clues to the past; investigating your local rocks to find out how they formed'.</a></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Gn4O6Wiwh0fIB31fDLmZhB9RlNkI6uUzpYvmrLo9FP4EReCu1IXhHfh8tDD0yui4XDjfv2SMdZUnFmBBdCnz5lCViC1_UnM88PMLWrTV476AXDweNVlWmtLl7p0mM4E_KUJqr6K_KlnG-1ppSXk38GCwA6EwF2a03yXuGnNkt-2P6DEqGyzd2S0OoZM/s672/4-5_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="672" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Gn4O6Wiwh0fIB31fDLmZhB9RlNkI6uUzpYvmrLo9FP4EReCu1IXhHfh8tDD0yui4XDjfv2SMdZUnFmBBdCnz5lCViC1_UnM88PMLWrTV476AXDweNVlWmtLl7p0mM4E_KUJqr6K_KlnG-1ppSXk38GCwA6EwF2a03yXuGnNkt-2P6DEqGyzd2S0OoZM/w425-h403/4-5_image.png" width="425" /></a></div> <p></p><p>This activity is all about sorting rocks according to their properties, which depend upon how they were formed. Pupils use the characteristic properties of a set of rocks to sort them into sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rock groups. This works reasonably well for most rocks, but there are exceptions which are explained in the activity.</p><p>Other ELIs about rocks can be found in the<b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Earth_Materials.html#rocks" target="_blank"> Rocks</a></i></b> section of Earth Materials.<br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-77790025017219337832024-02-19T11:51:00.001+00:002024-02-19T11:51:13.287+00:00Teaching geology to students with visual impairment (VI)<p>Our new ELI today is the third in a series of <b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/437_Modifying_materials_VI.pdf" target="_blank">'Teaching geology to students with visual impairment (VI) - modifying geological materials for students who cannot see'.</a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvTDDPltImrYNbcwTLp_CKGWj-OEi11xMvJunDaTaT209r7Dt_ZroUWjb0XZY3kTcePBmMVoB_cHtU1ve658Jf663vwRNIHATij_IOzkcfDVs4_eD0gcIBfUl05duxnbjDEX0lGb883NogwvCvYmlN2dkuNWNnQSQI1x1rkRr1SN-x6vgz4pA_qiYcwc/s312/437_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="312" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvTDDPltImrYNbcwTLp_CKGWj-OEi11xMvJunDaTaT209r7Dt_ZroUWjb0XZY3kTcePBmMVoB_cHtU1ve658Jf663vwRNIHATij_IOzkcfDVs4_eD0gcIBfUl05duxnbjDEX0lGb883NogwvCvYmlN2dkuNWNnQSQI1x1rkRr1SN-x6vgz4pA_qiYcwc/w439-h384/437_image.png" width="439" /></a></div><p>Using the three ELI activities in this series, pupils with visual impairments can actively participate in learning geology. They can engage with real geological materials used so frequently when teaching the subject. They can also share in learning, using these models alongside visually acute students.</p><p>The other activities in the series are in the <b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/crosscat.html#VI" target="_blank">Cross Category topics</a></i></b> lists.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-66386026579595688822024-02-12T14:47:00.000+00:002024-02-12T14:47:34.229+00:00How pure are limestones and calcium carbonate minerals?<p>Keeping our theme of limestone - - <b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/248_Calcium_carbonate.pdf" target="_blank">'‘I’m pure calcium carbonate’ – the calcium carbonate question; a discussion focussed on common misconceptions about calcium carbonate'.</a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6rTCXq8FmD8oS5jlXzQ-jzRxMJg_IZHFr7Lfy-ycvxCdnP0v8_dZUiN_1JpvFRyOtIjcti6HcxTSWuvoGcsjGAS6PQDG2jK4CGdxwbM3HmxEKRHMv8jKhYSSjpy_GfaTDrQZ4tCA_AAtfQyOqurAO3sxb8Y3ElHNvQoDxHl56x0iSw7o9yXNc2BRqow/s800/248_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="800" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6rTCXq8FmD8oS5jlXzQ-jzRxMJg_IZHFr7Lfy-ycvxCdnP0v8_dZUiN_1JpvFRyOtIjcti6HcxTSWuvoGcsjGAS6PQDG2jK4CGdxwbM3HmxEKRHMv8jKhYSSjpy_GfaTDrQZ4tCA_AAtfQyOqurAO3sxb8Y3ElHNvQoDxHl56x0iSw7o9yXNc2BRqow/w463-h427/248_image.png" width="463" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This activity helps pupils to understand the likely purity of minerals and rocks. Rocks are normally less pure than minerals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are many ELIs about <b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Earth_Materials.html#minerals" target="_blank">minerals</a></i></b> and about <a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Earth_Materials.html#rocks" target="_blank"><b><i>rocks</i></b></a>.<br /></div><p><br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-56754278672053014742024-02-05T11:27:00.000+00:002024-02-05T11:27:15.639+00:00Lime kilns and limelight<p>New ELI today is <b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/436_Mini_lime_kiln.pdf" target="_blank">'Make a mini lime kiln and discover limelight; investigating the results of heating limestone.'</a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VRC79SgNwi43rTgVR2OvDexAl4-N19ahfW0XlYa8bpMpDfSDYBktQzRhIiQS_Bq4QH-pNXHUgOM2lnhGyBAnAofJH_EYXgkHFZBC2IgDRzR-lT1ONG2ME-JWiP-sHTjifw1uXcqcc8EghQb_L_6iU1MvgpCSrYccRhpA2Vmb9usKrMZ7XK3b9yNMCRM/s437/436_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="258" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VRC79SgNwi43rTgVR2OvDexAl4-N19ahfW0XlYa8bpMpDfSDYBktQzRhIiQS_Bq4QH-pNXHUgOM2lnhGyBAnAofJH_EYXgkHFZBC2IgDRzR-lT1ONG2ME-JWiP-sHTjifw1uXcqcc8EghQb_L_6iU1MvgpCSrYccRhpA2Vmb9usKrMZ7XK3b9yNMCRM/w333-h564/436_image.png" width="333" /></a></div><p>This ELI is a pupil activity to decompose limestone by heat and to discuss the uses of the resulting quicklime. It's a good activity for science, geography or environmental science classes.</p><p>Click on <b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Earth_Materials.html#enggeol" target="_blank">Engineering and Industrial Geology</a></i></b> for related activities.<br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-92141720926568093122024-01-29T11:20:00.003+00:002024-01-29T11:21:35.737+00:00What is a mineral?<p><b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/314_Mineral_or_not.pdf" target="_blank"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 42.71%; top: 4.81%; transform: scaleX(0.960532);">'Mineral or not?</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); left: 27.62%; top: 6.45%; transform: scaleX(0.954111);"> Discussion about what is a mineral and what is not'.</span></a></b></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); left: 27.62%; top: 6.45%; transform: scaleX(0.954111);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ggz2A14DU-YXmumiWnkK08vZohZBAxxq3cYrRLb5UZrC79Rpai8H9WyFuqvt5Kt3oZACisp105TV2SzvLrTJ_gga2jAWWrZnFZY09qLAyDn_Iz95FqEC7TAeUQdDZX_dr6Ig8-t65w9oO91lpdmcAfpvv95Yd3Thm8xJ-RMDlHWTKBoBzxtj0Qg-3jM/s583/314_image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="583" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ggz2A14DU-YXmumiWnkK08vZohZBAxxq3cYrRLb5UZrC79Rpai8H9WyFuqvt5Kt3oZACisp105TV2SzvLrTJ_gga2jAWWrZnFZY09qLAyDn_Iz95FqEC7TAeUQdDZX_dr6Ig8-t65w9oO91lpdmcAfpvv95Yd3Thm8xJ-RMDlHWTKBoBzxtj0Qg-3jM/w472-h410/314_image.png" width="472" /></a></div> <p></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); left: 27.62%; top: 6.45%; transform: scaleX(0.954111);">This is an activity centred around pictures or samples to enable pupils to distinguish between a mineral in the Earth science sense and other ways in which the term is commonly used.</span></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); left: 27.62%; top: 6.45%; transform: scaleX(0.954111);">Many related activities about <b><i>Minerals</i></b> can be found in the <b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Earth_Materials.html#minerals" target="_blank">Earth Materials</a></i> </b>section of our website. <br /></span></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-70279028111774504002024-01-22T14:17:00.000+00:002024-01-22T14:17:02.534+00:00For the Green revolution, how is a critical mineral different from an essential mineral?<p>The new ELI is the last in the current series of Essential Minerals for the Green Revolution. It is <b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/435_Essential_minerals_critical.pdf" target="_blank">"Essential mineral – critical mineral: what is the difference?"</a></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOOsH4iTouT20d-F8s39lHsUH7tECmmnSxrpY_gk34D0wVm6klEVRFHAOSq-pcG10gNEVKUkrwB38El6NL87bmvkrbTXZHx_Fy8jr9aRGCs7DDW-jHJWj1CcInrhom4dEQEwXfObmE0Agag4451uKW1J88f8jstXZBBrg3MEceXcdnCUI-qci7zpdqxs/s400/435_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="204" height="487" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOOsH4iTouT20d-F8s39lHsUH7tECmmnSxrpY_gk34D0wVm6klEVRFHAOSq-pcG10gNEVKUkrwB38El6NL87bmvkrbTXZHx_Fy8jr9aRGCs7DDW-jHJWj1CcInrhom4dEQEwXfObmE0Agag4451uKW1J88f8jstXZBBrg3MEceXcdnCUI-qci7zpdqxs/w248-h487/435_image.png" width="248" /></a></div>This activity defines the purpose of a national critical minerals list for the future needs of the UK’s technology. It could form a summary of the Earthlearningidea series on metal ores which are essential for the “new” technologies as well as for the growth of existing industries.<p></p><p>The full series of 'Essential Minerals for the Green Revolution' can be found in the <b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Earth_Materials.html#minerals" target="_blank">Minerals</a></i></b> section of <b><i>Earth Materials</i></b> on our website.<br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-20189604591860456892024-01-15T14:58:00.001+00:002024-01-15T14:59:09.192+00:00Alligators spotted in London<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/286_Back_in_time.pdf" target="_blank"><b><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 17.32%; top: 9.15%; transform: scaleX(0.94508);">'Back in time,</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 29.2%; top: 9.15%;"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 33.69%; top: 9.15%; transform: scaleX(0.981659);">“Alligators spotted in London”</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 63.16%; top: 9.15%;"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 63.72%; top: 9.15%; transform: scaleX(0.995078);">@ELI_Earth - July 1</span> </b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/286_Back_in_time.pdf" target="_blank"><b><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); left: 31.1%; top: 10.81%; transform: scaleX(0.954519);">Retrieving and communicating information'.</span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/286_Back_in_time.pdf" target="_blank"><b><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); left: 31.1%; top: 10.81%; transform: scaleX(0.954519);"> </span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); left: 31.1%; top: 10.81%; transform: scaleX(0.954519);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCEI2rOVSyEsfCBnZPTPWawBqDEHTKLBA5DSKe-nKvLxSG2pUbeGuEoTodUugkoqtAXv8CbP7j2jLMRcsvnymE099qdBl8L64-U0CBzajUcW6P2CSYirMVhy3sHf31VrfzBkPrpcHEAb_C6JbWEfi1aR5JknvuvhD7V2J_jf8ssmzFhR37bER-goFDM0/s603/286_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="603" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCEI2rOVSyEsfCBnZPTPWawBqDEHTKLBA5DSKe-nKvLxSG2pUbeGuEoTodUugkoqtAXv8CbP7j2jLMRcsvnymE099qdBl8L64-U0CBzajUcW6P2CSYirMVhy3sHf31VrfzBkPrpcHEAb_C6JbWEfi1aR5JknvuvhD7V2J_jf8ssmzFhR37bER-goFDM0/w476-h336/286_image.png" width="476" /></a></div> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); left: 31.1%; top: 10.81%; transform: scaleX(0.954519);">Pupils obtain information and use it to interpret past environments. The activity could be used in science, geography or environmental studies lessons. Writing the story involves a cross-curricular link with the arts.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*11.00px); left: 31.1%; top: 10.81%; transform: scaleX(0.954519);"><br /> Other related activities may be found in<b><i> </i></b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Geological_Time.html#deeptime" target="_blank"><b><i>'Visualising deep time'</i></b> </a>and in <i><b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/crosscat.html#crosscurric" target="_blank">Cross-Curricular ELIs.</a></b></i></span></div>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-26946149803581282742024-01-08T11:34:00.004+00:002024-01-08T11:34:26.846+00:00Imagining the enormity of geological time<p>The new ELI today is <b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/434_Counting_one_million.pdf" target="_blank">'Counting to one million? - trying to imagine the enormity of geological time'.</a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfSPV6Cc08MDDuOLidsqQD9VM3OODhVdshNLLKaHynL2dcuZy87aPvKp_XzCGOcLrqp_zzTCL6MLQ7RYGHxuRajha0Lw1GqyjWBHktjeXp2A44TETr40FFxB0bpfDkKNuxl5rk-xZZpGisDdXh8166BofuslmyVKlU-Kpi6q3-xpYokBo7p-xZb1_KZM/s636/434_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="478" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfSPV6Cc08MDDuOLidsqQD9VM3OODhVdshNLLKaHynL2dcuZy87aPvKp_XzCGOcLrqp_zzTCL6MLQ7RYGHxuRajha0Lw1GqyjWBHktjeXp2A44TETr40FFxB0bpfDkKNuxl5rk-xZZpGisDdXh8166BofuslmyVKlU-Kpi6q3-xpYokBo7p-xZb1_KZM/w340-h451/434_image.png" width="340" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This activity helps young children to understood the meaning of one million and from there hundreds and thousands of millions. Related activities can be found in our <b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Geological_Time.html#deeptime" target="_blank">'Visualising deep time'</a></i></b> category.</div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-85644281789371662012024-01-01T15:47:00.002+00:002024-01-01T15:47:36.173+00:00Relating minerals and rocks to everyday objects<p><b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/313_What_made_of.pdf" target="_blank">'What is it made of? Relate each mineral or rock to the everyday object containing it.'</a></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxrO1P1Bd3ODG419i0pR1gNnU2qOfTYbaS_t1eBw_2jebKpMVUzGBQl9uZ3qYCyhimpeJQb0O8UVgTnLYD3YIp-OHGwkmJ1DkEBXz3UwR2KjnKWUNKvcJeYSSPAsn9KF2A-IxDiD5FucwZMmqEI9YcJL087aguFH6sf4cwd9rQS49e2c45CQt6ktP2GU/s693/313_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="518" height="527" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxrO1P1Bd3ODG419i0pR1gNnU2qOfTYbaS_t1eBw_2jebKpMVUzGBQl9uZ3qYCyhimpeJQb0O8UVgTnLYD3YIp-OHGwkmJ1DkEBXz3UwR2KjnKWUNKvcJeYSSPAsn9KF2A-IxDiD5FucwZMmqEI9YcJL087aguFH6sf4cwd9rQS49e2c45CQt6ktP2GU/w394-h527/313_image.png" width="394" /></a></div><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*10.00px); left: 14.56%; top: 69.65%;"></span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*10.00px); left: 15.02%; top: 69.65%; transform: scaleX(0.888304);">This activity emphasises the presence of geological resources in</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*10.00px); left: 9.51%; top: 71.03%; transform: scaleX(0.865089);"> many of the things used in our daily lives.</span><p></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*10.00px); left: 9.51%; top: 71.03%; transform: scaleX(0.865089);">Other related activities can be found in '<b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Earth_Materials.html#enggeol" target="_blank">Engineering and industrial geology'</a></i></b> in our Earth Materials category. </span><br /> </p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-76030033553378634062023-12-25T10:31:00.000+00:002023-12-25T10:31:34.590+00:00Gold - is it an essential mineral for the Green Revolution or not?<p>The new ELI today continues the 'Essential minerals' series with<b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/433_Essential_minerals_gold.pdf" target="_blank"> 'Essential Minerals for the Green Revolution – 7 Gold: an essential mineral – or is it?'</a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8yeV0LJBYumR7ARIwu9hyphenhyphenBWLwo6PjFaVcuofPZhf4fXnb0xUk9Fmwm9FAA1M3csiKHvC_UBFL4cD74VazpTbiwPk0-7PgEZfNvg8I3X4CAlabI3iWG4vbEzfjM9ZLRrUD-Wag573RneoyBUp4vuqfRcbp6wjX7mHWrt81HmhPB0ydYbRVydTWiiTDu8/s382/433_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="382" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8yeV0LJBYumR7ARIwu9hyphenhyphenBWLwo6PjFaVcuofPZhf4fXnb0xUk9Fmwm9FAA1M3csiKHvC_UBFL4cD74VazpTbiwPk0-7PgEZfNvg8I3X4CAlabI3iWG4vbEzfjM9ZLRrUD-Wag573RneoyBUp4vuqfRcbp6wjX7mHWrt81HmhPB0ydYbRVydTWiiTDu8/w504-h351/433_image.png" width="504" /></a></div><p>This activity raises awareness of the main world uses of gold and the frequent abuses of human rights in some of the main gold producing countries.</p><p>Other ELIs in the series can be found in our <b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Earth_Materials.html#minerals" target="_blank">'Minerals'</a></i></b> section of the Earth Materials category.<br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-25784978379452156672023-12-18T10:24:00.001+00:002023-12-18T10:24:37.983+00:00Who ate the ammonite?<p>We continue our fossils theme with <b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/142_Jurassic_menu.pdf" target="_blank">'Who ate the ammonite? - a Jurassic food web - from fossil evidence'.</a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKGF-RUSG6T1k_n240kJVzt2iHWo2c1JxoCyMbAkb7tpSb5NtKb6TXN9JsDHTzeKcoW8NByYFuBKFNIM2ZGNU9Y2q9e1mAa3zC-gea8yr9oYazY_8iSI4QU9dW5mYVGLgTaqaazH25r982PNGoMsBkZJOGWm_bZXHLzNU-gMxgPGMk0u4W76Fnf2lgCc/s797/142_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="521" height="559" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKGF-RUSG6T1k_n240kJVzt2iHWo2c1JxoCyMbAkb7tpSb5NtKb6TXN9JsDHTzeKcoW8NByYFuBKFNIM2ZGNU9Y2q9e1mAa3zC-gea8yr9oYazY_8iSI4QU9dW5mYVGLgTaqaazH25r982PNGoMsBkZJOGWm_bZXHLzNU-gMxgPGMk0u4W76Fnf2lgCc/w364-h559/142_image.png" width="364" /></a></div>This activity could be included in any lesson which involves discussion about carnivore/herbivore, predator/prey relationships, building food chains/webs, producers/consumers and trophic levels.<p></p><p>Many more ELIs about<b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Evolution_of_Life.html#fossils" target="_blank"> fossils</a></i></b> and <b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Evolution_of_Life.html#dinosaurs" target="_blank">dinosaurs</a></i></b> can be found in the Evolution of Life category.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-79486856772101673762023-12-11T12:06:00.000+00:002023-12-11T12:06:29.507+00:00Fossils game<p> Today the new ELI is another in the 'picturing' series - - -<b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/432_Picturing_fossils2.pdf" target="_blank"> 'Picturing Fossils 2: visualise and draw fossils from a verbal description'.</a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuatktExz-0pF1K_SxtpyLA3_eduSmfy2mSI21jiO9W-QzxAaXQ7QzwnvP5-uQtIOCFIOeUt4ShOUeohSay5FXJjDRsbUs5q0yJtlKWldGsu6gQhQkyZReGnjwlgZM5tCl6ZD35BDIKZCAiaVYsIa7y9leK6IzMpTRwA1aAeHuMAjgZMoPtyHMkRq6QY/s316/432_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="291" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuatktExz-0pF1K_SxtpyLA3_eduSmfy2mSI21jiO9W-QzxAaXQ7QzwnvP5-uQtIOCFIOeUt4ShOUeohSay5FXJjDRsbUs5q0yJtlKWldGsu6gQhQkyZReGnjwlgZM5tCl6ZD35BDIKZCAiaVYsIa7y9leK6IzMpTRwA1aAeHuMAjgZMoPtyHMkRq6QY/w432-h469/432_image.png" width="432" /></a></div><p>This activity enhances pupils’ skills of description and interpretation using photographs of fossils. This could form a useful revision activity and is fun to do either with photos or real specimens (which must be kept hidden).</p><p>Related activities can be found in our <b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English//Evolution_of_Life.html" target="_blank">Evolution of life</a></i></b> category.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-45794239055744694262023-12-04T11:26:00.000+00:002023-12-04T11:26:02.689+00:00Geology competitions<p><b> Exciting competitions:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MJHYCmJyRKaAlUQpIK1oTiU4JQ7xZPpMI9RI9pj8y20gRKSOCx8cdL1ksFoxDWYMhKMJa_wWzjn0hQD3I3Phiv4ftINpOs0BTfXcCHF70bgpo-VxFk90bAx6ZGCbjPyJBcWfDMUkgkYXttB8aL4YxNe5lcBM_UB3cVhR7GtEvu60SnF4VobpUXd_EmI/s1065/image001.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1065" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MJHYCmJyRKaAlUQpIK1oTiU4JQ7xZPpMI9RI9pj8y20gRKSOCx8cdL1ksFoxDWYMhKMJa_wWzjn0hQD3I3Phiv4ftINpOs0BTfXcCHF70bgpo-VxFk90bAx6ZGCbjPyJBcWfDMUkgkYXttB8aL4YxNe5lcBM_UB3cVhR7GtEvu60SnF4VobpUXd_EmI/w587-h330/image001.png" width="587" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://crm-geothermal.eu/2023/10/30/crm-geothermal-video-contest-for-12-18-years-old" target="_blank">Details here</a></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">The Earthlearningidea <b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/home/Net_zero.html" target="_blank">'Net zero' series</a></i></b> or the series on<b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Earth_Materials.html#minerals" target="_blank"> 'Essential minerals for the Green Revolution'</a></i></b> may give you some ideas.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Also, don't forget <b><i><a href="https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/geochallenge" target="_blank">The Geological Society's Schools' Challenge </a></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0xBBIqzG8gleGZcrtYhheUcvGZCelz7fuUCfjqGK-b8LGVquri4x2ITOU_3t4kudgGP4C4CVXtjzq2iT-yF4ZP7SE9BLTPQTx3vPJxYUMPTjyQ6pKk_QQFp90b8vS6MelqUGWM08n1ntMYKReb8hUmBTuWXyhuyx9wUgQaUDbraaCm7kfMFncK6Ti68/s711/Screenshot_2023-11-28_11-42-38.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="711" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0xBBIqzG8gleGZcrtYhheUcvGZCelz7fuUCfjqGK-b8LGVquri4x2ITOU_3t4kudgGP4C4CVXtjzq2iT-yF4ZP7SE9BLTPQTx3vPJxYUMPTjyQ6pKk_QQFp90b8vS6MelqUGWM08n1ntMYKReb8hUmBTuWXyhuyx9wUgQaUDbraaCm7kfMFncK6Ti68/w606-h241/Screenshot_2023-11-28_11-42-38.png" width="606" /></a></div>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-1787875355440985782023-11-27T17:42:00.000+00:002023-11-27T17:42:15.829+00:00Modifying resources for students with a visual impairment<p>The new ELI today is the second in our series for students who cannot see - - <b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/431_Modifying_resources_VI.pdf" target="_blank">'Teaching geology to students with visual impairment (VI) - 2: modifying visual resources for students who cannot see.'</a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLsIb4keKr6QZ7FBPQsCmFGhAg2uUA7zhEh4qPcLmsNkavArwESdkR1tW-0ATv4adv8bw0x8Dps_67xFNrVhul67pzWdB7kMU81D6JnUAC_2LTERNN7z7UmZQQ7sZ402Ju0zKURMuAI7qDowuhkt6bLEvMGWZZTUi6QpHNW_ryWHrV-3FW4KDyWUWflU/s435/431_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="390" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLsIb4keKr6QZ7FBPQsCmFGhAg2uUA7zhEh4qPcLmsNkavArwESdkR1tW-0ATv4adv8bw0x8Dps_67xFNrVhul67pzWdB7kMU81D6JnUAC_2LTERNN7z7UmZQQ7sZ402Ju0zKURMuAI7qDowuhkt6bLEvMGWZZTUi6QpHNW_ryWHrV-3FW4KDyWUWflU/w441-h492/431_image.png" width="441" /></a></div><p>This activity is about making geology accessible to all. Visual resources are a key part of learning geology. The frequency of their use and the variety of types employed in teaching and assessment of geology presents a significant challenge for both teacher and learner. </p><p>A similar activity can be found in our <b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/crosscat.html#VI" target="_blank">cross-category</a></i></b> topics. <br /></p><p><br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-48567475634711207312023-11-20T15:09:00.002+00:002023-11-20T15:09:27.352+00:00<p>Continuing our preservation theme . . . <b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/50_How_could_I_be_fossilised.pdf" target="_blank">'How could I become fossilised?<br />Thinking through fossilisation in the context of me or you'.</a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWrCGyz44K0bDnXu16zoF-i0YmxzcLA5S0nzRhRzki-F2r0kaIqnsD5S_1v7lx6DhzEhPeDiaBqr6BK_uLh682eFyHA5yNrDHwrE4OyQ27-Q2hFHJmpdfZ7wcUscdOYJgGKIbsslt5T2MkoAnNBXO2AM8hpW3Ah6bG2TmHRQlkT3AGgrJXh3z1sNOQb8/s333/50_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="299" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWrCGyz44K0bDnXu16zoF-i0YmxzcLA5S0nzRhRzki-F2r0kaIqnsD5S_1v7lx6DhzEhPeDiaBqr6BK_uLh682eFyHA5yNrDHwrE4OyQ27-Q2hFHJmpdfZ7wcUscdOYJgGKIbsslt5T2MkoAnNBXO2AM8hpW3Ah6bG2TmHRQlkT3AGgrJXh3z1sNOQb8/w431-h481/50_image.png" width="431" /></a></div><p>In this activity, pupils think through the decay processes that the human body is likely to be involved in as it moves towards fossilisation - as a means of gaining<br />understanding of fossilisation processes and what fossils are.</p><p>In our<a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Evolution_of_Life.html#fossils" target="_blank"><b><i> 'Fossils'</i></b></a> section of the <b><i>Evolution of Life</i></b> category, there are many other activities.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-73403914680839264362023-11-13T09:36:00.000+00:002023-11-13T09:36:36.345+00:00Bog bodies - preservation in peat<p>The new ELI today is <b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/430_Bog_bodies.pdf" target="_blank">'From hard-boiled eggs to bog bodies; an investigation into the effects of tannin and mild acid'.</a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NV3L3oe9vFSD8wJqLhPhqxnCPcMHrhm5OhhRH5kkrI4GA-n3oSGIek0yZ15QYa7clyv0kKLCAAshK5vOb7P4qtysd8MWhBAbUAarEgByVlLh415mJL9THV2li7lC6XnU1FcXhfznNCGRqc5C7v3Nxc4VYkYS_3H98opDqwuD7oMRN9EpZ6tjVzJ2je4/s430/430_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="271" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NV3L3oe9vFSD8wJqLhPhqxnCPcMHrhm5OhhRH5kkrI4GA-n3oSGIek0yZ15QYa7clyv0kKLCAAshK5vOb7P4qtysd8MWhBAbUAarEgByVlLh415mJL9THV2li7lC6XnU1FcXhfznNCGRqc5C7v3Nxc4VYkYS_3H98opDqwuD7oMRN9EpZ6tjVzJ2je4/w302-h478/430_image.png" width="302" /></a></div><p>Exceptional preservation of animals and plants takes place when they have fallen into peat bogs within the last 10,000 years. This activity allows pupils to investigate the effects of tannin and a mild acid in this process.</p><p>Other related activities can be found in our <b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Evolution_of_Life.html" target="_blank">Evolution of Life</a></i></b> category.<br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-34027570901825870562023-11-06T12:07:00.000+00:002023-11-06T12:07:27.325+00:00Identifying rocks the active way!<p>This is a game to help pupils to understand, and remember, the different rock types <b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/178_Rock_game.pdf" target="_blank">‘Rockery 1 - rock game; model different characteristics of rocks - with your pupils'.</a></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSPNcd8mcLUWAV0AOwsayaciekDXPcIztjXjY-ClPt1S1ANrpoxUXqM2_u2lMnfDIA1MGHbYFZiYC90GzqRZeorJLu2YqGroEDF6oo9k30k9j3vNx9dqr5eknD-pgc4K5_5rYktHa5zzWDNJ6PapcCxI6n8BiIwQ4RwwifMpR-eP6rh_bBIyBQP7QawQ/s308/178_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="308" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSPNcd8mcLUWAV0AOwsayaciekDXPcIztjXjY-ClPt1S1ANrpoxUXqM2_u2lMnfDIA1MGHbYFZiYC90GzqRZeorJLu2YqGroEDF6oo9k30k9j3vNx9dqr5eknD-pgc4K5_5rYktHa5zzWDNJ6PapcCxI6n8BiIwQ4RwwifMpR-eP6rh_bBIyBQP7QawQ/w444-h392/178_image.png" width="444" /></a></div> <p></p><p>The activity helps pupils to remember the fundamental differences between rock types. It is also a lot of fun!</p><p>Many related activities about rocks can be found <a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Earth_Materials.html#rocks" target="_blank"><b><i>here.</i></b> </a><br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-56766244229021561922023-10-30T12:25:00.000+00:002023-10-30T12:25:35.608+00:00Tin, tungsten and tantalum - essential minerals for the future<p>The new ELI today continues our series - <b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/429_Essential_minerals_three_Ts.pdf" target="_blank">'Essential Minerals for the Green Revolution – 6 “The Three Ts”; Tin, Tungsten and Tantalum'.</a></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70dOS8BEaKAD7VEW6rMgK9ll_fW_ALF5Nhil_Hj8OnulU40DK2Molm9Iwuy7JFryZ1_p3OuPPuiZC-VZucUyn-sonCFoNmFUpQ54_jvtdLF9nuVeLWBNtiecG28BJbvjx7ZTDOtN_cFhNLpMuCfhDvXvE6FCgY78B4f3jbWnF7m2SZAtDwLRTmlJm-ts/s421/429_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="227" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70dOS8BEaKAD7VEW6rMgK9ll_fW_ALF5Nhil_Hj8OnulU40DK2Molm9Iwuy7JFryZ1_p3OuPPuiZC-VZucUyn-sonCFoNmFUpQ54_jvtdLF9nuVeLWBNtiecG28BJbvjx7ZTDOtN_cFhNLpMuCfhDvXvE6FCgY78B4f3jbWnF7m2SZAtDwLRTmlJm-ts/w266-h492/429_image.png" width="266" /></a></div>This ELI contrasts good practice in extracting essential minerals with illegal mining. It also gives a brief survey of world production of the “Three Ts”.<p></p><p>Go to our Earth Materials <b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Earth_Materials.html#minerals" target="_blank">Minerals category</a></i></b> to find many related activities. <br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-3876001721202585382023-10-23T11:46:00.004+00:002023-10-23T11:46:41.912+00:00River erosion - potholes<p><b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/259_Bucket_pothole.pdf" target="_blank">'A bucket for a pothole: visualising past processes by calculation: modelling river pothole-formation by calculation – thinking through the assumptions.'</a></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV5W_q6Ddc60RNmkp7eMxb0zuLEr8ktz5OhHax9ed53F4SMegVHOlHjs_bBNZbrqhjE5Tq4f_eRZM8snXQ4ebNFIHRX8OH8IANm5RDTFJwip76vLMUwSweLyKQwBEFr8zalzIP9drgTfl417dyL46fnr83XCzWMschkIN-IJ_5HtZXjCUcqNQef33jzg/s572/259_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="572" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV5W_q6Ddc60RNmkp7eMxb0zuLEr8ktz5OhHax9ed53F4SMegVHOlHjs_bBNZbrqhjE5Tq4f_eRZM8snXQ4ebNFIHRX8OH8IANm5RDTFJwip76vLMUwSweLyKQwBEFr8zalzIP9drgTfl417dyL46fnr83XCzWMschkIN-IJ_5HtZXjCUcqNQef33jzg/w468-h325/259_image.png" width="468" /></a></div>This activity seeks to mimic the mode of formation of potholes in order to provoke calculation and discussion around the processes involved.<p></p><p>Other ELIs involving some maths can be found in our <b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/crosscat.html" target="_blank">Cross-Category topics.</a></i></b> <br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-34014015554799526482023-10-16T11:32:00.000+00:002023-10-16T11:32:06.229+00:00Cobalt, mined by children<p>Today, we continue with our series on<b> <a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/428_Essential_minerals_cobalt.pdf" target="_blank">'Essential minerals for the Green Revolution with number 5, Cobalt; mined by children'.</a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xYPVkjHw9S83lO7TNmgXpcA-_2VmAmXw5w-BWuIiYMCVodRKWgu-U45kWL-G7vltFMlmvlq_Foeg2MgD90cWx0TRYN1a4qND98OSsv-Kk1gDeVdNPWoGOyOV3ES0Bm8GgDcytTsHauHoW4uqVeR4y_EegfyZXLgWljcpYQ5x5nyPterU5KbqRAEL6GM/s460/428_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="262" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xYPVkjHw9S83lO7TNmgXpcA-_2VmAmXw5w-BWuIiYMCVodRKWgu-U45kWL-G7vltFMlmvlq_Foeg2MgD90cWx0TRYN1a4qND98OSsv-Kk1gDeVdNPWoGOyOV3ES0Bm8GgDcytTsHauHoW4uqVeR4y_EegfyZXLgWljcpYQ5x5nyPterU5KbqRAEL6GM/w278-h489/428_image.png" width="278" /></a></div><p>This ELI raises awareness of the main trade in cobalt and the use of child labour in cobalt mines in the main producing country. Worldwide demand for cobalt and related metals is rising rapidly as new technologies are embraced.</p><p>Related activities can be found in <a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Earth_Materials.html#minerals" target="_blank"><b><i>'Minerals'</i></b> </a>in our<b><i> Earth Materials category</i></b>. <br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-8353396474132409962023-10-09T09:35:00.004+00:002023-10-09T09:35:55.225+00:00<p>Following our astronomical umbrella, we now have <b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/68_Moon_craters.pdf" target="_blank">'Craters on the Moon: why are the Moon’s craters such different shapes and sizes'.</a></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3BH5ck-BJ06pJ8XDs-1FNzjwMifhz9KU-rCHaF-5Q41yl7kXz_6XoyD0gj0swqLW_L_oMNmztpYabtMc-2MtzK3GAniXMY0PDadmrcC2hR_ofLf1xkD9SPEQRBqOW2-ucgZzn-1UZqVj5hdZrbpADrCLgVYynQYl6sTbn4CLNUo4tcq0I2GtVbBPTqU/s476/68_image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="301" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3BH5ck-BJ06pJ8XDs-1FNzjwMifhz9KU-rCHaF-5Q41yl7kXz_6XoyD0gj0swqLW_L_oMNmztpYabtMc-2MtzK3GAniXMY0PDadmrcC2hR_ofLf1xkD9SPEQRBqOW2-ucgZzn-1UZqVj5hdZrbpADrCLgVYynQYl6sTbn4CLNUo4tcq0I2GtVbBPTqU/w332-h526/68_image.png" width="332" /></a></div><br />This ELI is an <span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.96px); left: 58.57%; top: 87.44%; transform: scaleX(0.874155);">investigation into the factors which</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.96px); left: 53.04%; top: 88.83%; transform: scaleX(0.880536);"> affect the dimensions of craters produced by the</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.96px); left: 53.04%; top: 90.19%; transform: scaleX(0.882819);"> impact of external bodies, such as meteorites.</span><p></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.96px); left: 53.04%; top: 90.19%; transform: scaleX(0.882819);">Related activities can be found in our <b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Earth_in_Space.html" target="_blank">Earth in Space</a></i></b> category. <br /></span></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110476246806509018.post-33876053128735118192023-10-02T10:15:00.000+00:002023-10-02T10:15:06.851+00:00Using an astronomical umbrella to understand the night sky<p>Our new ELI today: <b><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/427_Astronomical_umbrella.pdf" target="_blank"> 'Demonstrate the apparent rotation of the sky with an astronomical umbrella; using a simple model to show the difference in the appearance of the night sky seen from Earth or from space'.</a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixj8YuISQl2X3dmMeY-NwHub5J0hKbOxNsmkTfvfCvE3jHCCLnQtZtuqORvRGUdYCGkYtUP90jNzBZuigyndOh-vVtTT8GLdY66-UtGxiUOActjODSs48OfZs1VymBYXF0phMpUpstGAkfaqEqMMfJ19zB8HuPNKxVicUHqNfQhG7fCW4qznWn5GMwjWM/s391/427_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="252" height="639" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixj8YuISQl2X3dmMeY-NwHub5J0hKbOxNsmkTfvfCvE3jHCCLnQtZtuqORvRGUdYCGkYtUP90jNzBZuigyndOh-vVtTT8GLdY66-UtGxiUOActjODSs48OfZs1VymBYXF0phMpUpstGAkfaqEqMMfJ19zB8HuPNKxVicUHqNfQhG7fCW4qznWn5GMwjWM/w412-h639/427_image.png" width="412" /></a></div><p>The simulation of the Earth’s rotation with a globe and the astronomical umbrella allows the students to see the same phenomenon from different points of view and facilitates the description of the apparent motion of the night sky.</p><p>This is our first ELI in the <b><i><a href="https://www.earthlearningidea.com/English/Earth_in_Space.html#astro" target="_blank">'Astronomy'</a></i></b> category of <b><i>'Earth in Space'</i></b>. It was sent to us by a friend and colleague and supporter of Earthlearningideas. We hope it may be the first of a series? Remember to send us your innovative teaching ideas for whatever age group.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Earth Learning Ideahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306943777031289955noreply@blogger.com0