Earth Learning Idea

Because of the solar eclipse which is happening today, we are publishing ' Why does the Sun disappear? Demonstrate what happens when t...

Following our astronomical umbrella, we now have 'Craters on the Moon: why are the Moon’s craters such different shapes and sizes'. ...

Our new ELI today:  'Demonstrate the apparent rotation of the sky with an astronomical umbrella; using a simple model to show the diffe...

An idea for the holidays - 'Lollipop moon; modelling the phases of the moon with a ball, lollipops and a bright light'. This model d...

'A screaming roller coaster; how fast am I travelling (due to Earth’s spin and Earth’s orbit)?'   This activity gives a good introdu...

The new ELI today is 'What would an eclipse look like from the moon? From the moon, what would the Earth look like during a) a solar, b)...

'Why does the Sun disappear? Demonstrate what happens when the Moon hides the Sun' This activity can be carried out when invest...

Today's new ELI is 'The Earth and Milankovitch cycles – by hand; modelling the Earth’s squashed orbit, tilt and wobble using your h...

The ELI 'Earth on Earth' uses a globe in the sunshine to show how day/night and the seasons work. A model globe is fixed in t...

Hot or not? This ELI investigates how latitude affects the amount of solar radiation received When the Sun is overhead, as in the torc...

'Playground planets ' models the relative sizes of the planets and their distances from the Sun. One of our readers has sent us a v...

'A screaming roller coaster; how fast am I travelling (due to Earth's spin and Earth's orbit)?' After the class rol...

Last Friday, many people were watching the solar eclipse. Perhaps it's a good time to try the ELI 'Why does the Sun disappear?' ...

Have you tried 'Jaffa Moon' in which you model the phases of the Moon using Jaffa cakes? Having discovered how the light part of...

The new ELI, published today, 'Seasons: the effect of our tilted Earth' is the last in this 'Earth in space' series. It in...

New ELI today - 'Earth on Earth; using a globe in the sunshine to show how day/night and the seasons work'.   Pupils can use th...

The latest ELI is 'Hot or not? - investigating how latitude affects the amount of solar radiation received ' . After doing the act...

Your pupils will look puzzled when they are asked to face east and to hold on tightly to something in front of them as we gradually ...

Have you tried ' Playground planets '? This ELI models the relative sizes of the planets and their distances from the Sun. If the ...

The new Earthlearningidea models eclipses of the Moon and the Sun with a ball, lollipops and a bright light - 'Eclipse the lollipop...