Accessing maps and downloading data, scans, photos and other information via BGS's free OpenGeoscience service.
Different types of volcano are formed according to the properties of the magma that creates them.
Geothermal energy is available across the UK in different geological settings. It can be used to produce thermal (and in some places electrical) energy for a wide range of uses.
Make a volcano model or work through some classroom activities that introduce P- and S- waves, earthquake seismology and marsquakes.
A set of simple, practical activities that model seismological processes and activities carried out by seismologists.
Download of the geology of mainland Great Britain as a Minecraft world for free.
Download our free colour-in geology map of the UK and Ireland.
Make-a-map is an interactive geological map of the UK and Ireland intended for amateur geologists, students and teachers.
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