Mike Tuke’s
RELEVANCE OF GEOLOGY
www.earth-science-activities.co.uk
Relevance of Geology
Light bulb
D F
Use as a diagram to show how 12 different minerals and rocks are used to make a light
bulb. Or use as a display with the light bulb diagram in the centre and samples of the
minerals used surrounding it.
Other everyday objects
D or TE
Students are asked to suggest any everyday object and the teacher must say how Geology
was involved in their manufacture. All inorganic materials have been extracted from the
earth in their raw form and all plant materials have used nutrients from the soil which in
turn came from the weathering of the rocks below. They have also used water whose
presence is determined by the porosity and permeability of the rocks. Animals eat plants
so all animal products also have been effected by Geology. Even the gases in the air have
come from volcanoes or rock weathering. Students are then asked to draw a diagram
showing the origin of a Mars Bar and its contents of chocolate, nuts, milk, sugar, and
plastic wrapper.
Earth Science Activities and Demonstrations
