Dynamic Earth resources

These resources have been created by Dynamic Earth as part of Protecting Our Planet Day (POP) events.

POP23 resources

Pressure in the deep has been designed to help pupils understand the effects of water pressure on animals that live in the deep sea. To complete the activity, pupils put a mini marshmallow into a plastic syringe and cover the tip with their finger. Air pressure inside can be decreased by pulling the plunger up, and air pressure can be increased by pushing the plunger down. The marshmallow will expand or shrink depending on how much air pressure it is subjected to.

Papercraft satellites has been designed to help pupils understand the different applications of satellites in the field of Earth observation as well as the different structures of satellites that have been engineered. There are three satellites pupils can build using the printable templates provided in the activity.

POP24 resources

Across the depths has been designed to help pupils understand the range of different creatures that are found across different depths of the ocean. To complete the activity, pupils need to cut out 14 different species and assign them to different depths of the ocean across four different zones: the sunlight, twilight, midnight and abyssal zones, considering environmental differences and physical adaptations the animals might need.

Earth observation contains five different activities themed around the applications of satellite technology to help scientists monitor changes to environments and wildlife across the world, including mapping species migration, counting elephants, losing habitats, detecting forest fires and identifying hurricane formation.