Microscopy: metamorphic rocks
This resource shows a range of different metamorphic rocks as seen under a polarising microscope. These images are ‘free to use’ for non-commercial …
Microscopy: igneous rocks
This resource shows different igneous rocks as seen under a polarising microscope. These images are ‘free to use’ for non-commercial …
Earthquake “Teachable Moments”
PowerPoint slides summarising important facts about recent earthquake events in the UK and internationally. Created as part of the “Teachable …
Reading geologic time
Video showing impressions of the field meeting in Bremen in 2018 for the IGCP 652 Project Meeting: “Reading geologic time in Palaeozoic sedimentary …
Fieldwork at Sabancaya Volcano, Peru.
The Sound of Silence: Infrasound at Sabancaya Volcano. This YouTube video shows field work in Peru. Join a group of British and Peruvian scientists as …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Acetate peels
Making acetate peels is a useful laboratory technique to make a replica of an etched rock surface on a plastic film.
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.