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Earthlearningidea activities are listed alphabetically under ‘Keywords’. Click on ‘Access Category’ to find the activity

Keywords - alphabeticalName of ActivityAccess Category
A
Atmosphere and ocean - investigating fluid movementHigh flow, low flow? - atmosphere and ocean in a tankEarth as a System
AvalancheHigh flow, low flow? - atmosphere and ocean in a tankEarth as a System
C
Carbon cycle - making your ownCarbon goes round and round and roundEarth as a System
Carbon ‘thought experiment’Space survival: how could we survive a year in a dome?Earth as a System
Carbon cycle through the window ‘thought experiment’The carbon cycle through the windowEarth as a System
CementationMake your own rockEarth Energy
CompressionSqueezed out of shapeEarth Energy
Coral atoll formationDarwin‘s ‘big coral atoll idea’Investigating the Earth
CoreFrom an orange to the whole EarthInvestigating the Earth
Cracks; sedimentary and igneous structures - modelling cracks by drying and coolingCracking the cluesEarth Energy
CratersCraters on the MoonEarth Energy
Earth in Space
Crystal formation - saltSalt of the EarthEarth Energy
D
Darwin, CharlesDarwin‘s ‘big coral atoll idea’
Darwin‘s ‘big soil idea’
Investigating the Earth
Earth Materials
Deformation of rocks - simulationSqueezed out of shapeEarth Energy
Density current - turbidity currentHigh flow, low flow? - atmosphere and ocean in a tankEarth as a System
Density of oresRiches in the riverResources and Environment
Density of ores and rocks - simple measurementEureka! - detecting ore the Archimedes wayEarth Materials
Density of the EarthFrom an orange to the whole EarthInvestigating the Earth
Deposition by waterMighty river in a small gutterEarth Energy
Dinosaur death - using forensic evidenceDinosaur death - did it die or was it killed?Evolution of Life
Dinosaur dig simulationDig up the dinosaurEvolution of Life
Dinosaur footprints interpretation - walking or running?A dinosaur in the yardEvolution of Life
Dinosaur footprints - interpretation from evidenceThe meeting of the dinosaurs - 100 million years agoEvolution of Life
Dinosaur weight using force calculationsHow to weigh a dinosaurEvolution of Life
E
Earth science out of doorsEarth science out of doors: preserving the evidenceInvestigating the Earth
Earthquake survival - role playing an earthquake drillSurviving an earthquakeNatural Hazards
Earthquake through the window ‘thought experiment’Earthquake through the window - what would you see, what would you feel?Natural Hazards
Earthquake - investigating liquefactionQuake shake - will my home collapse?Natural Hazards
Earthquake - investigating predictionEarthquake prediction - when will the earthquake strike?Natural Hazards
Eclipse - solarWhy does the sun disappear?Earth in Space
Elements needed to sustain life Rocks to eat?Resources and Environment
Energy sourcesPower through the windowResources and Environment
Environments - applying ‘the present is the key to the past’Environmental detectiveGeological Time
Erosion and rock resistance investigationRock, rattle and rollEarth Energy
Erosion by iceGrinding and gougingEarth Energy
Erosion by waterMighty river in a small gutterEarth Energy
Erosion by windDust bowlEarth Energy
Erosion - soilWhy does soil get washed away?Resources and Environment
Evaporation and salt crystal-formationSalt of the EarthEarth Energy
Evolution of Life through time - building up a life time-lineA time-line in your own backyardEvolution of Life
Extractive industryQuarry through the window - what would you see, what would you not see?Resources and Environment
F
Faults - simulationA valley in 30 seconds!Earth Energy
Flood through the window ‘thought experiment’Flood through the window - what would you see, what would you feel?Natural Hazards
Fold mountains - simulationThe Himalayas in 30 seconds!Earth Energy
Forensic geoscienceDinosaur death - did it die or was it killed?
Innocent until proven guilty
Evolution of Life
Earth Materials
Fossil definitions - sorting fossils from non-fossilsFossil or not?Evolution of Life
Fossil world - what was it like to be there?What was it like to be there? - bringing a fossil to lifeEvolution of Life
Fossilisation process - thinking through fossilisationHow could I become fossilised?Evolution of Life
Fossils - trace; dinosaur footprintsA dinosaur in the yardEvolution of Life
Fossils - trace; dinosaur footprints, evidenceThe meeting of the dinosaurs - 100 million years agoEvolution of Life
Fossils - trace; dinosaur weightHow to weigh a dinosaurEvolution of Life
Fossils - trace; trails and tracksTrail-makingEvolution of Life
G
Geological history - sequencing geological eventsWhat is the geological history?Investigating the Earth
Geological laws and principlesLaying down the principlesGeological Time
Glacial erosionGrinding and gougingEarth Energy
Glacial moraine - modelling dam collapseDam burst dangerNatural Hazards
Groundwater flowFrom rain to spring: water from the groundResources and Environment
Groundwater pollution simulationFrom rain to spring: water from the groundResources and Environment
H
Historical geology - principlesLaying down the principlesGeological Time
Historical geology - sequencing eventsWhat is the geological history?Investigating the Earth
I
Ice - erosionGrinding and gougingEarth Energy
Impact cratersCraters on the MoonEarth Energy
Earth in Space
J
Joints - columnarCracking the cluesEarth Energy
L
Land restorationQuarry through the window - what would you see, what would you not see?Resources and Environment
Landslide - collapse of moraine damDam burst dangerNatural Hazards
Landslide through the window ‘thought experiment’Landslide through the window - what would you see, what would you feel?Natural Hazards
Lava flows - simulationSee how they runEarth Energy
Laws in GeologyLaying down the principlesGeological Time
Life on Earth - time-lineA time-line in your own backyardEvolution of Life
M
MantleFrom an orange to the whole EarthInvestigating the Earth
Mass movement - density currentsHigh flow, low flow? - atmosphere and ocean in a tankEarth as a System
Mass movement - landslidesLandslide through the window - what would you see, what would you feel?Natural Hazards
Metamorphism - distortion after mountain buildingSqueezed out of shapeEarth Energy
Metamorphism - simulationsMetamorphism - that's Greek for change of shape isn't it?Earth Energy
Minerals essential to life Rocks to eat?Resources and Environment
Moon - cratersCraters on the MoonEarth Energy
Earth in Space
Mountain buildingSqueezed out of shapeEarth Energy
O
Oil and gas reservoirs - make your ownMake your own oil and gas reservoirResources and Environment
Oil and gas reservoirs - modellingTrapped! Why can't oil and gas escape from their underground prison?Resources and Environment
Oil prospect - sequencing geological eventsWhere shall we drill for oil?Geological Time
Oil trapTrapped! Why can't oil and gas escape from their underground prison?Resources and Environment
Oil trap - finding oilWhere shall we drill for oil?Geological Time
Ore - concentration of oreRiches in the riverResources and Environment
Ore - densityEureka! - detecting ore the Archimedes wayEarth Materials
Outdoors Earth scienceEarth science out of doors: preserving the evidenceInvestigating the Earth
P
Palaeoenvironment - fossil interpretationWhat was it like to be there? - bringing a fossil to lifeEvolution of Life
Palaeoenvironment - rock interpretationWhat was it like to be there - in the rocky world?Earth Materials
PalaeoenvironmentsEnvironmental detectiveGeological Time
Permeability of rocks investigationModelling for rocks: what's hidden inside - and why?Earth Materials
Resources and Environment
Permeability of soils investigationPermeability of soils - 'The great soil race'Earth Materials
Resources and Environment
pH of solutionsThe watery world of underground chemistry (ELI+)Earth as a System
Placer depositsRiches in the riverResources and Environment
Pollution - water sourcesFrom rain to spring: water from the groundResources and Environment
Porosity of rocks investigationThe space within - the porosity of rocksEarth Materials
Power through the window ‘thought experiment’Power through the windowResources and Environment
Prediction techniques - EarthquakesEarthquake prediction - when will the earthquake strike?Natural Hazards
Q
Quarry through the window ‘thought experiment’Quarry through the window - what would you see, what would you not see?Resources and Environment
R
Rivers - erosion, transportation and depositionMighty river in a small gutterEarth Energy
Rivers - depositionSand ripple marks in a washbowlEarth Energy
Rock classificatioinRock detective - rocky clues to the pastEarth Materials
Rock cycle simulation in waxThe rock cycle in waxEarth as a System
Rock cycle through the window ‘thought experiment’Rock cycle through the windowEarth as a System
Rock - densityEureka! - detecting ore the Archimedes wayEarth Materials
Rock investigation - rocky clues to the pastRock detective - rocky clues to the pastEarth Materials
Rocks - erosion and resistanceRock, rattle and rollEarth Energy
Rocks - make your own sedimentary rockMake your own rockEarth Energy
Rocks - permeabilityModelling for rocks: what's hidden inside - and why?Earth Materials
Resources and Environment
Rocks - porosityThe space within - the porosity of rocksEarth Materials
Rocky world - what was it like to be there?What was it like to be there - in the rocky world?Earth Materials
S
Scientists - Charles DarwinDarwin‘s ‘big coral atoll idea’
Darwin‘s ‘big soil idea’
Investigating the Earth
Earth Materials
Sediment transportation investigationMighty river in a small gutterEarth Energy
Sedimentary structures - asymmetrical ripple marksSand ripple marks in a washbowlEarth Energy
Sedimentary structures - mudcracksCracking the cluesEarth Energy
Sedimentary structures - symmetrical ripple marksSand ripple marks in a tankEarth Energy
Sediments to sedimentary rocks - make your ownMake your own rockEarth Energy
Slopes - angles of restSandcastles and slopesEarth Energy
Slopes - landslidesLandslide through the window - what would you see, what would you feel?Natural Hazards
Soil erosion investigationWhy does soil get washed away?Resources and Environment
Soil formation - thinking like DarwinDarwin’s ‘big soil idea’Earth Materials
Soils - permeabilityPermeability of soils - 'The great soil race'Earth Materials
Resources and Environment
Spring - water table reaches the surfaceFrom rain to spring: water from the groundResources and Environment
Stratigraphic principles - sequencing geological eventsLaying down the principlesGeological Time
Stratigraphy - sequencing eventsWhat is the geological history?Investigating the Earth
Stress, strain and faultsA valley in 30 seconds!Earth Energy
Stress, strain and foldsThe Himalayas in 30 seconds!Earth Energy
Survival in a sealed dome - considering the impact of Earth’s cyclesSpace survival: how could we survive a year in a dome?Earth as a System
T
Tsunami through the window ‘thought experiment’A tsunami through the window - what would you see, what would you feel?Natural Hazards
Tsunami - investigating the speed of the waveTsunami - what controls the speed of the wave?Natural Hazards
Turbidity current - density currentHigh flow, low flow? - atmosphere and ocean in a tankEarth as a System
V
Volcanic eruption - pyroclastic flowHigh flow, low flow? - atmosphere and ocean in a tankEarth as a System
Volcanic eruption - simulating dangerous swelling of a volcanoWhen will it blow? - predicting eruptionsInvestigating the Earth
Volcanic eruption through the window ‘thought experiment’An eruption through the windowNatural Hazards
Volcanic eruptions - simulationsBlow up your own volcano!Earth Energy
Volcanoes; lava flows - simulationsSee how they runEarth Energy
W
Water cycle ‘thought experiment’Space survival: how could we survive a year in a dome?Earth as a System
Water cycle undergroundThe watery world of underground chemistry (ELI+)Earth as a System
Water - filtration, purification‘Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink’Resources and Environment
Weathering - observing the evidenceWeathering - rocks breaking up and breaking downEarth Energy
Weathering - physical breakdown; heating and coolingCracking apart (ELI+)Earth Energy
Wind - erosion, transportation and depositionDust bowlEarth Energy