Earth Learning Idea

Innovative, Earth-related teaching ideas

Monday, 5 October 2026

Collapse of natural dams in mountains

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This topic has been on the news quite a lot recently with many people, for example in Nepal, suffering the consequences. This ELI is appropr...
Monday, 28 September 2026

The jigsaw puzzle of the continents

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We are continuing our plate tectonics theme with "The continental jigsaw puzzle; c an you reassemble a super-continent from a ‘jigsaw ...
Monday, 21 September 2026

What are tectonic plates?

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Today we are investigating tectonic plates. What are they?  "Chocolate Plates; s imulating the properties of a lithospheric plate"...
Monday, 14 September 2026

Fieldwork demonstrations to help understanding

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We are continuing with our fieldwork theme. Have you tried using "Fieldwork: interactive re-creation; a ctivities using simple transpor...
Monday, 7 September 2026

Planning a field trip to investigate an ancient river system

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Our new ELI today involves planning some careful fieldwork using, as an example, the Burbage Valley in the Peak District, UK - 'Burbage ...
Monday, 31 August 2026

Make your own dip and strike model - a DIY clinometer

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Thinking about doing fieldwork? 'The do-it-yourself dip and strike model (with DIY clinometer); u sing a model to measure and understan...
Monday, 24 August 2026

Exploring the rock cycle

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Following the deposition of sediments last week, we now move on to considering the Rock Cycle    'Laying out the rock cycle: product and...
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