BBC Activities

Inquiry topics

How do volcanos change the earth’s surface?

http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/volcanoes.html

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/mountains/volcanoes.htm

How were the Himalayas formed?

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/mountains/types.htm

http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Plate-Tectonics/Chap3-Plate-Margins/Convergent/Continental-Collision

http://www.wisegeek.org/how-were-the-himalayas-created.htm

How are underground caves formed?

http://caveofthewinds.com/more-to-explore/kids-area/geology-for-kids

http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-caves/

http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/caves.html

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/caves.html

How are sea caves formed?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/coasts/erosional_landforms_rev3.shtml

http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-caves/

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/caves.html

How do glaciers change the earth’s surface?

http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/earthProcesses/glaciers.html

http://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/glaciers.php

http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-glaciers/

How are dome mountains formed?

http://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/mountain_geology.php

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/mountains/types.htm

How do fold mountains form?

http://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/mountain_geology.php

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/mountains/types.htm

How are block mountains formed?

http://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/mountain_geology.php

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/mountains/types.htm

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/sedimentary.html

How are igneous rocks formed?

http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/igneous.html

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/metamorphic.html

How do rivers change the landscape?

http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/earthProcesses/rivers.html

http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-rivers-and-streams/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/water_rivers/river_processes_rev1.shtml

http://www.dkfindout.com/uk/earth/rivers/how-do-rivers-form/

How do landslides change the landscape?

 http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0071-landslides.php

How do earthquakes change the landscape?

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0044B-earthquakes.php

http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/earthquakes.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/4126809.stm

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/eqscience.php

How are sand dunes formed?

http://education.nationalgeographic.com.au/education/encyclopedia/dune/?ar_a=1

http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/earthProcesses/deserts.html

How are deltas formed?

http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/earthprocesses/deltas.html