This topic has been on the news quite a lot recently with many people, for example in Nepal, suffering the consequences. This ELI is appropriate 'Dam burst danger; modelling the collapse of a natural dam in the mountains – and the disaster that might follow'.

Related ELIs can be found in 'Floods' in our Natural Hazards category.

   

We are continuing our plate tectonics theme with "The continental jigsaw puzzle; can you reassemble a super-continent from a ‘jigsaw puzzle’?"

Many related activities can be found in our Earth energy / processes category - Plate tectonics.

   

Today we are investigating tectonic plates. What are they?  "Chocolate Plates; simulating the properties of a lithospheric plate".

Many related plate tectonic activities can be found in our Plate tectonics category.

   

We are continuing with our fieldwork theme. Have you tried using "Fieldwork: interactive re-creation; activities using simple transportable apparatus to simulate features in the field"?

This ELI gives a series of interactive demonstrations in the field to simulate geological features which the students can see in front of them. It aids understanding of the processes involved.

Many activities associated with fieldwork can be found in our Fieldwork category. 

   

Our new ELI today involves planning some careful fieldwork using, as an example, the Burbage Valley in the Peak District, UK - 'Burbage Valley Part 1 - An ancient river system; using field measurements to determine the origins of a sandstone sequence'.

This ELI is an exercise in planning for a field visit, deciding what measurements to take and raising awareness of possible errors.

Related activities can be found in 'Fieldwork' and in 'Sedimentary structures'.