Earth Learning Idea

Continuing with chemistry, our ELI today is 'An Element of fun; an entertaining way to teach Mendeleev's Periodic Table of elements...

 Our ELI today is 'What am I made of? - a comparison between the chemistry of the human body and the rest of the Earth'. This activi...

Now we are approaching exam time, our ELI today is a good revision exercise, as are the other activities in the 'Picturing . .' seri...

Following on from looking at metamorphic rocks last week, today we investigate an exceptional piece of slate - 'Every rock tells a story...

Today's ELI is 'Building Stones 4 - Metamorphic rocks; what are the differences between metamorphic rocks commonly used as building...

Our new ELI this month is an addition to our ELI Early years activities 'Mud, Mud, glorious  mud*; m ake your own bricks'. This acti...

Today, we are continuing to look at building stones with 'Building Stones 3 – Sedimentary rocks; how do the sedimentary rocks used for b...

Have you ever wondered about all the beautiful building stones you see when you walk round most towns and cities? Try this ELI - 'Buildi...

' What was it like to be there – in the rocky world? - b ringing the formation of solid rock to life – by imagining yourself there when ...

This is the second ELI about identifying rocks in an outdoor collection -  'A forgotten rock garden - 2; h elp a geologist identify a tr...

How do hydrothermal minerals form? Our ELI today gives the answer - "Interactive hydrothermal mineralisation: ‘the rock with the hole’ ...

The new Earthlearningidea today is 'A forgotten rock garden - 1; h elp a geologist identify a treasured outdoor collection' This act...

' Rock grain cut out; h ow can you tell which grains come from which rock?' This cutting out and pasting activity is designed t o ...

Our new ELI today is the 9th in our Essential Minerals series - ' Essential Minerals for the Green Revolution – 9 Critical Minerals for ...

We continue our theme of Essential Minerals for the Green Revolution with 'Rare Earth Elements; vital components in modern technology...

Our ELI today is 'Essential Minerals for the Green Revolution – 6 “The Three Ts”; Tin, Tungsten and Tantalum'. This ELI involves co...

The new ELI today is  " Essential Minerals for the Green Revolution – 8 Critical Minerals;  essential mineral – critical mineral: ...

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

'Rock detective – rocky clues to the past; investigating your local rocks to find out how they formed'.   This activity is all about...

Keeping our theme of limestone - - '‘I’m pure calcium carbonate’ – the calcium carbonate question; a discussion focussed on common misco...