Find science information on all the planet earth topics that Science Alive covers. This includes education classes, resources we hire, exhibit examples, interesting planet earth facts, fun activities, experiments, useful links and general planet earth information.
Planet Earth exhibit examples: See our exhibitions page for more
Earthquake Simulator - A garden shed type structure which will allow 3 to 4 people to stand in it and will realistically shake, complete with audio sound effects. Programmable from actual accelerographs.
Shake Table - A mechanical shake table with variable frequency and amplitude to enable the visitor to manually vary the earthquake load. By changing the shake trays the visitor can investigate the effect of an earthquake on multilevel buildings, fluidised sand bed, and building blocks.
Wind Tunnel - Variable speed fans in a tunnel large enough for two adults to stand in. Increasing the fan speed to simulate wind, with speeds up to hurricane force. This can be compared with the commonly used Beaufort Scale Wind Speed Indicator.
Wave Tank - A tank with two non-mixing coloured liquids that can be gently rocked to create and demonstrate breaking wave motion.
Tectonic Plates - A globe showing the plates, complete with the landmasses and oceans. Also there is an opportunity to identify the names of the key plates.
Lightning Discharge - See how lightning can be discharged from a top plate (representing a cloud) to the ground (representing the earth).
Tsunami - Create you own miniature tsunami and watch it sweep across the land washing around buildings and penetrating all streets. Imagine the damage it can do.
Hot Pools - An interactive to demonstrate geothermal Phenomena, resulting in geyser activity or mud pool activity and how this can be hazardous.
Planet Earth resources: See our resources section for more
Geology etc
Canterbury Rocks - 'Hands On', Decorative Stones, Green rocks and minerals, Crystals, Fossils, Fossils - 'Hands On', Plant Fossils, Fox Glacier, Meteorological Station, Volcano, Iwi Tawhito - Quarrying argillite.
Planet Earth kits and equipment: See our resources section for more
Compass Kit, Field Study Kit, Geology Specimens, Skulls, Weather Kit, Wood Kit.
Interactive Rocks & Soils game:
Learn more about the rocks and soils that make up planet Earth with this fun interactive game.
Useful Planet Earth links:
GNS Science - A New Zealand government-owned research organisation offering the best in independent scientific and technical advice with regards to the earth's natural processes.
Recycle Zone - Site dedicated to informing schools, teachers and children of the importance of recycling.
Google Earth - As well as doing just about everything else, Google has a fantastic satellite imaging program called Google Earth. Zoom in on everything in your area or around the world, whether it's a local restaurant, school in Brazil, mountains in France or even your own house! Download the program and check out just how amazing this free tool is.
Free Weather Photos - Download royalty free weather photos that you can use as you please with no copyright restrictions.
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