Where does offshore oil come from?

'Where does offshore oil come from? An activity to dispel misconceptions about the source of oil'

In this Earthlearningidea, pupils are asked to highlight the misconceptions they may have about where offshore oil is found – as a basis for discussion to address these misconceptions. Ask pupils to visualise what an underground oil reservoir might look like, and draw and label a picture to show their ideas.
A number of activities relating to oil/gas can be found on our website.

Back in time "Alligators spotted in London" @ELI_Earth - July 1

The new ELI today is 'Back in time “Alligators spotted in London” @ELI_Earth - July 1'

Pupils obtain information and use it to interpret past environments. The activity could be used in science, geography or environmental studies lessons. Writing the story involves a cross-curricular link with the arts.
Our website contains lots more innovative teaching ideas about climate change, geological time and cross curricular themes.

Use the view from your local area to tune yourself into the local geology

The photo below shows teachers in Morocco trying out the Earthlearningidea 'The view from the site; using the view of the local area to tune yourself into the local geology'

All the ‘lumps and bumps’ of a landscape are either natural or the result of human activity; larger features can only be natural. This activity uses these features as clues to the underlying geology and geological structure.
Many more ideas to carry out in the field can be found on our website.

Ice core evidence for climate change

The new ELI+ today is 'How can the ice core evidence for climate change be explained? An educational opportunity for discussing evidence, hypotheses and possible responses'

This activity gives an opportunity to show how a complex scientific topic can be used in the classroom to show how science depends upon evidence and interpretation.
Other ELIs about climate change can be found in 'Teaching strategies' on the website.

Simple demonstrations for use outside and ELIs for UK exams - 14-16 years

The ELI 'Fieldwork: interactive re-creation' suggests activities using simple transportable apparatus to simulate features in the field.

If geological features seen in the field can be 're-created' (simulated) in front of the exposure where they are found, then pupil understanding will be enhanced. This seems to be effective.
Many more ideas for field work can be found on our website.

Teachers in the UK - Geopix and Earthlearningidea have matched Earthlearningideas with the current GCSE specification.
The chart can be found in 'Teaching strategies' on the website.

Volcanic eruptions in the classroom

The new ELI today is 'Best classroom eruption? Which type of classroom eruption best shows how volcanoes erupt?'

This activity allows pupils to evaluate different types of classroom eruptions to gauge which best shows how volcanic eruptions are triggered.
Many more activities related to volcanoes and eruptions can be found on our website.

Earthlearningidea photo galleries

Recently a member of the ELI team has organised workshops for teachers in Rwanda. They were doing one of the new activities which will be published on our website soon.

We have added the photos to the photo gallery which is now quite extensive.
If you have any photos of Earthlearningideas in action, please send them to us for the gallery. All the activities can be found on the website.