Today's ELI is all about the controversial topic of nuclear power, 'Nuclear power - harnessing the energy of the atom; investigating the use of nuclear power now and in the future'.
The various types of nuclear power stations are discussed and the future of nuclear power is considered. This is followed by a discussion about siting SMRs (Small Modular Reactors) in the local area.
More activities related to reaching net zero carbon emissions can be found here.
We continue our theme of geological time with 'The toilet roll of time; make a geological timeline to take home'.
This activity has been devised to address the common lack of knowledge about geological time. Research has shown that many people have no idea of the great length of geological time nor of the order of the key events during the geological history of the Earth.
More activities can be found in the ELI Geological time category.
The new ELI today is all about visualising deep time 'The origin of the Earth – at arm’s length; the age of the Earth – with a good stretch of imagination'.
Visualising deep time is extremely difficult. This activity provides a 'fun' way of teaching the great length of geological time. It could be used to reinforce other methods of helping pupils to understand the concept of 'deep time', e.g. during a quick-fire revision session.
Related activities about the age of the Earth can be found in the Geological time category.
Following last week's ELI about enhanced weathering to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, we have been sent an extension idea from Australia.
Have you tried our Earthlearningidea, 'Weathering- rocks breaking up and breaking down; matching pictures and descriptions of weathered rocks with the processes of weathering that formed them'?
This activity encourages pupils to study the appearance of weathered rocks and to understand the processes which produce weathering.
Other activities related to sedimentary processes my be found in our Sedimentary processes category.
Our new ELI today is another in our 'net zero' emissions series: 'Speeding up nature to trap carbon dioxide; the potential role of enhanced weathering and carbonation in mitigating climate change'.
This activity explains two case studies in the sequestration of carbon by promoting enhanced weathering processes. It asks pupils to suggest the stages in quarrying and processing the basalt where carbon emissions might be involved. How does the “carbon footprint” of the proposals for Sao Paulo State compare with that in the Newcastle study?
You can find many other activities related to how we can reach our 'net zero' emissions target.
Workshops were held recently in Romania, the UK and Portugal.
Visit the ELI Photo Gallery to see images of workshops from 2007.
The new ELI today is another in our series about ways to reach the 'net zero' emissions target - 'Electric vehicles - the way to go? Investigating the advantages and disadvantage of EVs'.
Other topics in this series can be found here.