Jam Jar Geology videos
We have a collection of short videos online where watchers are encouraged and how to do a mini activity/experiment with a geology theme. The first video in the series, Storm…
Category: Hands-on Activities
Citizen Science – Biodiversity
The free mobile apps listed below allow volunteers to quickly access information ‘on-the-go’. Using GPS and camera technology embedded in smart phones, these apps allow citizen scientist volunteers to collect…
FIT Count (Flower-Insect Timed Count)
FIT Counts: if you can spare ten minutes to sit and watch insects and flowers you can carry out a FIT Count (Flower-Insect Timed Count)! This simple survey collects data…
Dynamic Earth – Young Climate Activists Pack – Part One
Our Young Climate Activists pack highlights some of the amazing action taken by young people to create change in the face of the climate crisis. Get inspired by what they…
The Carbon Cycle (European Space Agency)
Carbon compounds are essential to life. A range of natural processes cycles carbon between the ocean, the land and the atmosphere. The key to controlling climate change is understanding and…
Planetary Heat Pumps (European Space Agency)
The sea is incredibly good at storing heat. So good, that just the top three metres of the ocean contain as much heat as the entire atmosphere. The ocean’s ability…
Urban Hotspots (European Space Agency)
The urban heat island effect is a phenomenon that leads to temperatures in cities often being higher than those in surrounding rural areas. This effect is amplified during heatwaves. As…
Is Ozone Good or Bad? (European Space Agency)
The layer of ozone high up in the stratosphere is our main defence against the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation. But ozone is also a powerful greenhouse gas and ozone at ground…
The Water Cycle (European Space Agency)
We all depend on the freshwater that cycles through the water cycle for hygiene and industry as well as for drinking and growing our food. Global warming changes the water…
Water Cycles, Soundscapes and a Climate Change Ceilidh
Water Cycles, Soundscapes and a Climate Change Ceilidh is an interdisciplinary resource that explores the water cycle and climate change through music, dance, embodied and outdoor learning. It involves the…
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