Our modern lives are enabled by a huge range of appliances and technologies, from mobile phones and household items to the wind turbines and solar panels that are powering our sustainable future. These everyday items appear in our lives without much thought as to where they come from and how they are made, yet they all have something surprising in common: they rely on a whole host of metals and minerals that are extracted from the ground.
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Modern life doesn’t grow on trees!
Modern Life Doesn’t Grow On Trees is a touring festival stand curated and designed by BGS’ public engagement team and scientists, which features #TheCommoditree installation.
Critical raw materials classroom activities
Our modern lives rely on a whole host of metals and minerals that are extracted from the ground. These curriculum-linked lessons are designed to engage pupils with the idea of Critical Minerals.
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Earth hazards resources
Make a volcano model or work through some classroom activities that introduce P- and S- waves, earthquake seismology and marsquakes.
Fossils and geological time resources
You can download, print and make a number of paper dinosaur puppets to play with or colour-in a geological timeline to hang in your bedroom or classroom.
