The field trip introduces participants to the evidence of volcanic activity in the area of Laacher See, Eastern Eifel. The focus of the field trip is on experiencing and recognizing the different eruption forms and gaining a basic understanding of the corresponding eruption processes.

Ideal for students from middle to upper high school level

Duration:
One-day field trip (also possible as a two-day field trip)

Location:
usually within walking distance around Laacher See

Thematic Focus:
endogenous processes
volcanic rocks
explosive volcanism
eruption mechanisms

The field trip leads to the geopark of the Mainz-Weisenau quarry. This quarry is a window into Earth’s history: here, students can explore the development of the Upper Rhine Graben and the geological evolution of the last 31 million years, from a tropical sea to the sands of the ancient Rhine.

Ideal for students from 7th grade onwards

Duration:
Half-day field trip

Location: Geolehrpfad Mainz Weisenau

Thematic Focus:
exogenous processes
Regional geology/regional paleoenvironment
biogenic carbonate rocks/fossil formation
importance of carbonates for long-term climate stability

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Ideal for students from 7th grade onwards

Duration:
Half-day field trip

Location: Mainz Mombach

Thematic Focus:

The field trip leads to the Lahn-Dill Syncline, approximately 60 km away. There, we will take a guided tour of the largest and deepest limestone quarry in Rhineland-Palatinate. Afterwards, we will visit the Lahn Marble Museum, including the quarry, in Villmar an der Lahn. The facade cladding for the foyer of the Empire State Building in New York, as well as for the Kremlin in Moscow, was quarried here.

Ideal for middle and upper high school level

Duration:
Full-day field trip

Location: Lahn-Dill Syncline

Thematic Focus:
exogenous and endogenous processes
Regional geology
carbonate rocks