Earth Learning Idea
Innovative, Earth-related teaching ideas
Monday, 27 April 2026
Soil erosion - why do some fields lose their soil while others do not?
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Our ELI today is "Why does soil get washed away? - investigating why some farmers lose their soil through erosion whilst others do not...
Monday, 20 April 2026
Dramatic geological events - natural hazards
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Our ELI today is 'What catastrophic natural processes affected your region in the geological past? Use the evidence in your local regio...
Monday, 13 April 2026
Igneous rocks plus a list of other revision activities
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Now we are approaching exam time, our ELI today is a good revision exercise, as are the other activities in the 'Picturing . .' seri...
Monday, 6 April 2026
Rock history of an exceptional piece of slate
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Following on from looking at metamorphic rocks last week, today we investigate an exceptional piece of slate - 'Every rock tells a story...
Monday, 30 March 2026
Looking at Metamorphic rocks
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Today's ELI is 'Building Stones 4 - Metamorphic rocks; what are the differences between metamorphic rocks commonly used as building...
Monday, 23 March 2026
Why do slopes collapse?
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Today we are continuing our theme of slope stability with 'Sandcastles and slopes; w hat makes sandcastles and slopes collapse?' Thi...
Monday, 16 March 2026
How rock cliffs and slopes can collapse
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'Failing slopes; m odelling how rock cliffs and slopes can collapse'. This activity investigates the factors which affect the angle...
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