Description : This is an activity where students have to identify rock samples based on field note descriptions. They also have to provide the evidence they used to come to their conclusions. This activity requires a basic understanding of how...
Description : This demonstration shows how glacial grooves and striations are made by the passing of glacial ice over the underlying bedrock. Students can see the striations made in real time and can even try and measure the directions of...
Description : A demonstration that shows the relationship between sea ice melting and sea level change. Students are asked to predict if a melting iceberg will make sea level rise, fall or stay the same. Class level : Middle School...
Understanding polar reversals helps us to understand an important piece of evidence for Plate Tectonics. When molten rock cools, some of the minerals that form contain enough iron to be magnetic such as magnetite and hematite. This means that once
One of the most amazing places on the Earth’s crust is where two massive continental plates are moving apart. Almost 99% of thee areas take place under the oceans, which just a few exceptions above sea level, such as the African
Trying to teach STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in the classroom can often seem disjointed. Having a STEM teaching tool that links those fields all together so learners can see how amazingly integrated they really would be perfect. Right?
What are the essential pieces of field gear for a geologist – or in fact any geology enthusiast? What things should you have to explore the geology, look for minerals and get the most out of your field time…and
Olivine is one of the simplest silicate minerals that can be found in igneous rocks on our planet. All the silicate minerals are made from the basic silicate mineral building block called the ‘silicon tetrahedron’ which is one silicon atom