After waiting patiently for #geobakeoff to start, it doesn’t seem to be happening this year. Understandably, there is a lot going on with the London Geological Society at the moment (i.e. questions over the future of the societies location), so we figured they wouldn’t mind if we decided to hold our own. We put together 8 categories and a points system similar to the original format of the geobakeoff. Hopefully it will be our first and last year and the original #geobakeoff from the @geolsoc will return next year. However, in the meantime, @lhawkinsgeomag and @milamateeva will be baking up a storm as part of our #friendgeobakeoff and we invite you to join us if you have missed having geologically themed bakes in your life. If you want to participate, don’t forget to hashtag us #friendgeobakeoff, or you can hashtag the original #geobakeoff. We will have prizes too (but what they or the prize categories are TBD). Deadline: 22 August 2021 The categories: 1) Something, something, Banana bread - 10pts During the pandemic, it seems that everyone was baking banana bread. Now we want to see your banana bread with a geological twist. 2) Any previous #geobakeoff challenge - 20pts In honour of the #geobakeoff, pick any previous challenge you’d like to complete. This could be one you tried before or just one you wish you had. Previous point score doesn’t matter. 3) The Winchcombe meteorite - 30pts The first meteorite to have been recovered in the UK for 30 years was found because it got picked up by the UK Fireball Alliance (UKFAll), made up of six networks of cameras in the UK that look out for such objects. It is a carbonaceous chondrite, which represent ~3-5% of all meteorites collected, and can provide us with information about the early solar system. 4) Ammonite(s) or Trilobite(s); our favourite small fossils - 40pts There was always an obligatory fossil category for the #geobakeoff and this is ours, giving you a choice between two of the most classic fossils we can think of. This could also fit the obligatory movie challenge #geobakeoff always has as the film Ammonite came out this year about Mary Anning (the pioneer palaeontologist and fossil collector). 5) Volcano(s) – 50pts We had a number of volcanic eruptions start up over the last year including Mount Nyiragongo (DR Congo), La Soufrière (St Vincent), Fagradalsfjall (Iceland), and Merapi (Indonesia). Feel free to represent one of these or a different real (or fictional) volcano. 6) She blinded me with Science (bakes)! - 60 pts Ever felt restricted by the geo part of #geobakeoff? Bake whatever you want but you need to explain the science behind it. This could be the baked good represents the science or you could show a physical/chemical/biological process that occurs during baking and explain that. 7) Mars (the planet, not the chocolate bar) - 70pts 2021 is the Year of Space and we saw Perseverance landing on Mars. We are expecting so much from the data being collected there, including possible evidence for deep water and potentially life. We also saw the Ingenuity, the first powered controlled flight by an aircraft on a planet besides Earth. There’s a lot that could be represented here. 8) David Attenborough (obviously!) – 80pts David Attenborough is the iconic voice and natural historian of so many natural documentaries. We all loved watching the Blue planet during lockdown. Do your best to represent him in cake form, either his image or images from one of his many shows perhaps. Or maybe even represent the RRS Sir David Attenborough, which started its sea trials in February. Again, there are many ways to pay tribute to one of our greatest national treasures. Comments are closed.
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