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Innovative, Earth-related teaching ideas

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...
Monday, 17 August 2026

Erosion, transportation and deposition in a river

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Today's ELI is 'Mighty river in a small gutter; sediments on the move'. This activity investigates the effects of flowing water ...
Monday, 10 August 2026

Weathering of rocks

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Our ELI for today is 'Weathering- rocks breaking up and breaking down; Matching pictures and descriptions of weathered rocks with the p...
Monday, 3 August 2026

Factors affecting soil erosion

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Our new ELI today is 'Soil erosion; a n animated model of the factors affecting soil erosion'. This ELI involves an activity  where ...
Monday, 27 July 2026

Surface processes affecting the landscape, now, in the past and in the future

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This ELI is useful for teachers planning their lessons. It is also fun to do while out and about.  'View to the future – and the past; u...
Monday, 20 July 2026

Make your own bricks . . . with mud

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A good children's activity for outside in hot weather is 'Mud, Mud, glorious mud; m ake your own bricks'. This activity involves...
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