MAGMA Lab
This resource is a series of short videos created for schools and colleges to share how the MAGMA Lab at the University of Liverpool uses fieldwork …
Modelling seafloor volcanoes
This very simple numerical model helps us to understand what controls whether oceanic volcanoes reach sea-level to form islands. It shows how …
How old is this rock?
This PowerPoint briefly explains radiometric dating and introduces the terms: half-life, closure temperatures, decay constant, decay law, parent …
Introduction to Radon and Radioactivity
This resource is an introduction to radon and radioactivity. It covers basic characteristics of radioactivity and radon, the health effects of radon …
Water, Rivers and Coasts
Water, Rivers and Coasts is a web-based resource suitable for use by teachers and pupils in primary and early years in secondary schools in the UK. It …
The search for Celtic Sea Oil
This simulation game for sixth forms shows some of the techniques used by companies searching for oil and gas. The technical and economic problems …
Rock around Port Sunlight village, Wirral
This urban geology trail is a route around Port Sunlight village, which is a model industrial village founded in 1888 by William Hesketh Lever (later …
SketchFab Models
This resource is a set of Sketchfab 3D models of hand specimens used in an online version of a University of Liverpool geology practical exercise. …
Reservoir building conflict
This resource – the Stillwater Reservoir Conflict – is an activity that simulates the roles played by various interested parties when the …
Scanning Electron Microscope
This resource is an introduction to the SEM.
Cross-bedded sandstone outcrop
This shows a sandstone outcrop on The Roaches in the Peak District of England. The sandstone layers show cross bedding and the sandstone layers have …