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A valley in 30 seconds - pulling rocks apart
Investigating faulting in an empty box A valley in 30 seconds Extension Video

Blow up your own volcano!
Demonstrate the importance of gases in volcanic eruptions Blow up your own volcano! Video

Cracking apart (ELI+)
Simulating the weathering or rocks in a desert environment Cracking apart

Cracking the clues
Making your own cracking clues to the Earth's past Cracking the clues

Craters on the Moon
Why are the Moon's craters such different shapes and sizes? Moon craters

Dust bowl
Investigating wind erosion Dust bowl

Grinding and gouging
How moving ice can grind away rocks Grinding and gouging

Make your own rock
Investigating how loose sediment may be stuck together to form a ‘rock’ Make your own rock Extension

Metamorphism - that’s Greek for ‘change of shape’ isn’t it?
What changes can we expect when rocks are put under great pressure in the Earth? Metamorphism Extension Video

Mighty river in a small gutter
Sediments on the move Mighty river in a small gutter

Rock, rattle and roll
Investigating the resistance of rocks to erosion by shaking in a plastic container Rock, rattle and roll Video

Salt of the Earth
Who can make the biggest salt crystal? Salt of the Earth Extension

Sandcastles and slopes
What makes sandcastles and slopes collapse? Sandcastles and slopes

Sand ripple marks in a tank
How symmetrical ripple marks form in sand Sand ripple marks in a tank Video/font>

Sand ripple marks in a washbowl
How asymmetrical ripple marks form in sand Sand ripple marks in a washbowl Extension Video

See how they run
Investigate why some lavas flow further and more quickly than others See how they run

Squeezed out of shape
Detecting the distortion after rocks have been affected by Earth movements Squeezed out of shape

The Himalayas in 30 seconds!
Making a miniature fold mountain range in an empty box The Himalayas in 30 seconds! Extension Video

Weathering - rocks breaking up and breaking down
Matching pictures and descriptions of weathered rocks with the processes of weathering that formed them Weathering - rocks breaking up and breaking down

Title & Description	English	Extension Ideas Readers' comments to take you further	Videos
A valley in 30 seconds - pulling rocks apart Investigating faulting in an empty box	A valley in 30 seconds	Extension	Video
Blow up your own volcano! Demonstrate the importance of gases in volcanic eruptions	Blow up your own volcano!		Video
Cracking apart (ELI+) Simulating the weathering or rocks in a desert environment	Cracking apart
Cracking the clues Making your own cracking clues to the Earth's past	Cracking the clues
Craters on the Moon Why are the Moon's craters such different shapes and sizes?	Moon craters
Dust bowl Investigating wind erosion	Dust bowl
Grinding and gouging How moving ice can grind away rocks	Grinding and gouging
Make your own rock Investigating how loose sediment may be stuck together to form a ‘rock’	Make your own rock	Extension
Metamorphism - that’s Greek for ‘change of shape’ isn’t it? What changes can we expect when rocks are put under great pressure in the Earth?	Metamorphism	Extension	Video
Mighty river in a small gutter Sediments on the move	Mighty river in a small gutter
Rock, rattle and roll Investigating the resistance of rocks to erosion by shaking in a plastic container	Rock, rattle and roll		Video
Salt of the Earth Who can make the biggest salt crystal?	Salt of the Earth	Extension
Sandcastles and slopes What makes sandcastles and slopes collapse?	Sandcastles and slopes
Sand ripple marks in a tank How symmetrical ripple marks form in sand	Sand ripple marks in a tank		Video/font>
Sand ripple marks in a washbowl How asymmetrical ripple marks form in sand	Sand ripple marks in a washbowl	Extension	Video
See how they run Investigate why some lavas flow further and more quickly than others	See how they run
Squeezed out of shape Detecting the distortion after rocks have been affected by Earth movements	Squeezed out of shape
The Himalayas in 30 seconds! Making a miniature fold mountain range in an empty box	The Himalayas in 30 seconds!	Extension	Video
Weathering - rocks breaking up and breaking down Matching pictures and descriptions of weathered rocks with the processes of weathering that formed them	Weathering - rocks breaking up and breaking down