Experiments & Demonstrations
Igneous processes
Class Experiments:
- Understanding viscosity – the Treacle Test (.pdf218 Kb)
- Grain size & cooling rate – experiment with Salol (.pdf58 Kb)
Demonstrations:
- Viscosity & gas content of magmas – a 'Coca-cola' eruption (.pdf49 Kb)
- A density (pyroclastic) flow experiment (.pdf56 Kb)
Metamorphic processes
Class Experiments:
- Deformation: making folds & faults (.pdf125 Kb)
- Deformation: making deformed fossils (.pdf190 Kb)
Demonstrations:
- Modelling contact metamorphism (using egg-white) (.pdf55 Kb)
Click on the following links to download the experiments/demonstrations as PDF files.
Sedimentary processes
Class Experiments:
- Weathering experiments (.pdf51 Kb)
- Slope stability experiments (.pdf123 Kb)
- Which rocks are most/least resistant to erosion? (.pdf68 Kb)
- Making & testing rocks - compaction & cementation (.pdf213 Kb)
Demonstrations:
- Transport & deposition by a stream (.pdf63 Kb)
- Graded beds & Ripple marks (.pdf97 Kb)
- A density (turbidity) flow experiment (.pdf56 Kb)
More Experiments
For more experiments see the 'Useful Links' page, especially the JESEI and ESEU websites.
