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ThumbnailTitle of ActivityTarget AudienceType of ActivityDuration of Activity
Jelly vocanoes14-16 years old, 16+Classroom activity30 minutes
Limestone in your everyday life14-16 years oldLesson plan, Classroom activity, Subject knowledge booster40 minutes
Lithium: a key metal in the energy transition14-16 years old, 16+, StaffVideo11 minutes
Magnetic Earth14-16 years old, 16+Classroom activity15 minutes
Magnetic patterns: ocean floor pattern plotting11-14 years oldClassroom activity20 minutes
Mary Anning FactsheetStaffSubject knowledge booster
Maths Planetary Mini Project14-16 years oldClassroom activity3 x ~1 hour lessons
Metals for the energy transition14-16 years old, 16+, StaffVideo12 minutes
Minerals, elements and the Earth’s crust11-14 years oldClassroom activity30 minutes
Mining and the Green Revolution11-14 years old, 14-16 years old, 16+, StaffLesson plan, Classroom activity, Video, Subject knowledge booster1 – 3 hours
Mining and the Green Revolution14-16 years old, 16+Lesson plan, Classroom activityApproximately 60 minutes if all video clips used
Miss Molecule & Friends5-7 years old, 7-11 years oldLesson plan, Classroom activity, Video30 mins – 1 hr
Not in my back yard: Finding locations for future energy developments11-14 years oldLesson plan, Classroom activity, Video
Ocean acidification in a test tubeClassroom activity20 min.
Planetary Mini-Project14-16 years oldLesson plan, Classroom activity, Subject knowledge boosterEquivalent of three lessons
Porphyry copper deposits16+, StaffVideo26 minutes
Protecting the Earth: how big is your ecological footprint?11-14 years old, 14-16 years oldClassroom activity50 minutes
Reconstructing the collapse of Anak Krakatau16+Classroom activity45-60 minutes
Remediation of industrial brownfield sites16+Classroom activity3 x 45-60 minute sessions
Rock Detectives7-11 years oldClassroom activity45 minutes
Rock power: geothermal power simulations14-16 years old, 16+Classroom activity15 minutes per run
Rock properties7-11 years oldLesson plan, Classroom activity, Subject knowledge booster60 minutes
Separating mixtures: how we concentrate natural materials11-14 years oldLesson plan, Classroom activity, Subject knowledge booster2 x 60 minute sessions
Silver: the precious industrial metal14-16 years old, 16+, StaffVideo13 minutes
Soils: An Important and Overlooked Resource14-16 years old, 16+, StaffLesson plan, Classroom activity, Subject knowledge booster30-60 mins
Stillwater Reservoir conflict14-16 years old, 16+Classroom activity60-90 minutes
The chemistry of limestone14-16 years oldLesson plan, Classroom activity60 minutes
The Earth’s crust versus the prep. room – why the differences?14-16 years oldClassroom activity15 minutes
The Great Dying: unpicking the Permo-Triassic extinction event14-16 years old, 16+Classroom activity, Subject knowledge booster
The limestone enquiry, 21st Century14-16 years oldLesson plan, Classroom activity60 minutes + homework preparation of 30 minutes
The Nitrogen Cycle Revision14-16 years old, StaffSubject knowledge booster, Other15-30 minutes
The plate tectonic story: a scientific jigsaw11-14 years oldClassroom activity20 minutes
The seasons – the effect of our tilted Earth11-14 years old, 14-16 years oldClassroom activity15 minutes
Tin: the unsung hero of the energy transition14-16 years old, 16+, StaffVideo13 minutes
Tree Carbon Measurments14-16 years oldClassroom activity, Outdoor activity~30 minutes
Tree rings: a climate record of the past14-16 years oldLesson plan, Classroom activity50 minutes
UK geological map viewer14-16 years old, 16+Subject knowledge booster, OtherN/A
Using waves to see inside the Eaarth14-16 years oldLesson plan, Classroom activity, Subject knowledge boosterEquivalent of four lessons
Using waves to see inside the Earth14-16 years oldLesson plan, Classroom activity4 x ~1 hour lessons
Virtual Microscope16+OtherN/A
Visible Geology16+, StaffOtherN/A
Volcanic hazards worksheet14-16 years old, 16+Classroom activity60-90 minutes
Volcano in the lab11-14 years old, 14-16 years oldLesson plan20 minutes
Water resources factsheetStaffSubject knowledge booster
Water, Rivers and Coasts7-11 years old, 11-14 years old, StaffClassroom activity, Subject knowledge booster, OtherN/A
Weathering16+Lesson plan, Subject knowledge booster30 minutes +
What are the differences between igneous rocks commonly used as building stones11-14 years old, 14-16 years old, 16+Classroom activity, Outdoor activity30 minutes
What are the differences between metamorphic rocks commonly used as building stones?11-14 years old, 14-16 years old, 16+Classroom activity20 minutes
What are the differences between sedimentary rocks commonly used as building stones?11-14 years old, 14-16 years old, 16+Classroom activity30 minutes
What do geoscientists do?11-14 years old, 14-16 years old, 16+Video, Subject knowledge booster3-minute video
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