- American High School Skopje , Sciences, North Macedonia (pane.perunovski@ahss.edu.mk)
Earth Learning Ideas is a fantastic resource for both educators and students, providing innovative, creative and practical ideas to support geoscience education. The page is filled with plenty of engaging activities envisioned to make learning about the Earth dynamic, fun, and educational.
The poster features the projects that were made by the students of American High School Skopje and presented during the annual event November - Month of Science, held at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in Skopje. The students have extensively used earthlearningidea.com to develop their projects while adding their personal touch to the production and presentation techniques. The simple and creative approach offered by these projects impressed the organizing committee, which resulted in 6 out of the 9 projects presented at the event being awarded.
The projects explored the rock cycle explained by Legos, a volcano made in a cup, a building resonating with seismic waves created by a drilling tool, a building being built on a fragile terrain made of jelly, coral atolls made by a sinking volcano, the rain created in a baking pot, a sinkhole made of dissolved salt, moon craters made by marbles in flour, and use of free online resources for global warming research.
The introduction of Earth Learning Ideas in the educational process proved to bring instant influence on students’ motivation to dive into the secrets of geoscience. It turned the classroom into a small lab where each material is now seen as a resource for creating a model of a natural phenomenon. Whether it’s a peeled tangerine and a glass of water, or bubble gum and a straw, the new mindset sees the Eart’s core and an earthquake there.
This resonates with the main goal of Earth Learning Ideas, which is enhancing geoscience education by making it more enjoyable and accessible. The new teaching approach provided by this valuable resource creates highly engaged and curious students, which ensures a bright future for geoscience.
How to cite: Perunovski, P.: Earth Learning Ideas Made By Students, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-1733, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-1733, 2025.
