NGfL Cymru – Online soil experiment
This NGfL Cymru pack provides an online soil experiment as well as key facts about soil. it includes an online activity designed to illustrate soil drainage and the composition of different soils.
BBC Science Clips – Rocks and Soils
Use the simulator to find out the properties of different rocks such as slate, marble and granite. Find out what each rock is commonly used for.
BBC KS2 Bitesize – Rocks and Soils
Test your materials knowledge and save the planet in the Sarah Jane Adventures Rocks and Soils game. Additional material includes fact files about the characteristics of rocks, soils and the uses of rocks and a text based quiz to test what you have learnt.
Digital Brain – Rocks and Soils
Find out about different rock types, how they are formed and what they can be used for.
Geological Society – Rock Cycle (KS3)
Although aimed at KS3 pupils, you may find useful information about rock types with examples and also the different processes involved in rock formation.