Following the devastating destruction by hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, we are exploring possible natural hazards that could occur in your area - - 'Which natural hazards could damage the area where you live? How safe is your home area?'

Related activities can be found in our Natural Hazards category.

   

The new ELI today is 'Some classic Scottish geology revealed; how good are you at establishing a geological history from photographs?'

In this activity pupils are asked to examine photographic evidence to establish a geological history of a small area, and to assess the reliability of their conclusions.

Related activities can be found in our Geological Time category - Stratigraphy and Sequences.

   

Continuing our 'green' theme -  'How will the ‘net-zero’ target affect your local area? - assessing the local impact of the government’s ‘net-zero’ targets for carbon emissions'

This activity involves discussions about how climate change mitigation and adaptation measures might affect your local area.

Other related activities can be found on our 'net zero carbon emissions' page of the website.

   

Our ELI today is 'Farming the wind – through onshore and offshore windfarms; a discussion on the local and national potential of developing wind energy sources'.

In this activity, data and perspectives on electricity generation by wind farms are provided to support a debate on their local and national potential.

Related activities can be found in our Climate change 'Net Zero' emissions target category.

   

 'A rock is a time capsule – a message from the past; bringing to life the extraordinary stories of ordinary rocks'

Related activities can be found in our Visualising deep time category and in our Rocks category.