Earth’s magnetic field
Find out more about researching the Earth’s magnetic field by visiting this website. http://www.geomagnetism.org/
Understanding porosity
This resource includes an activity on assessment of understanding porosity and a table showing porosities of common materials. Assessment of …
Oil and gas traps
This is a revision worksheet in applied geology. The worksheet is based on a geological cross section that shows different oil and gas traps.
A granodiorite sample being crushed
This video clip shows the effect of using high-pressure laboratory deformation tests on granodiorite in a rock deformation laboratory.
Sedimentary grains
This resource includes two powerpoints about sedimentary grains. One illustrates particle size, shape and sorting and environments of deposition. The …
Rock around campus
These are fully accessible trails around the University of Liverpool. The aim is to introduce the rocks and man-made materials used in the …
Sedimentary diagrams and plots
A set of 3 PowerPoints explaining how to use and read some basic sedimentary diagrams and plots. Hjulström’s diagram This PowerPoint outlines how to …
Foldo – a game of chance for structural geologists
This game activity on folds was designed to help Advanced level students to learn the fold nomenclature appropriate to the A level syllabus. Foldo is …
Drawings of rock thin sections
Rock revision exercise This revision exercise is based on looking at drawings of rock thin sections. It requires identification of textures and grain …
Paris or Bust
This video considers when we might hit the limit agreed in the Paris Climate Change Agreement, 2016.
Carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere
This video considers how much carbon dioxide has been added to the atmosphere during your lifetime.