An exercise in measuring strike and dip

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.'

Missing posts

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.

Messy soils

 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.

Soils Testing

The new ELI today is 'Soil pH testing; a way of introducing scientific practice into environmental education'.

Testing the pH of soil using shop-bought kits.

Other related soil activities can be found in this category.

Make your own easy model of magnetic Earth

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.

Measuring changes in magnetic declination to investigate the Earth’s core

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. 

Landslide danger

"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.