Geolens is a free collection of interactive 3D models for learning geography and Earth science. Students can examine a process from different angles, change its conditions and connect what they see to a real landscape.
Teachers and school geography clubs can use the models alongside teaching notes, case studies and questions for discussion. All resources are available without an account, advertising or a paywall.
Creator and educator
Li Zeyu
Earth science educator and science communication enthusiast
Li Zeyu is the founder and president of the geography club at Shanghai Pinghe School and a member of the IB Class of 2028. Through Geolens, he works to make Earth processes easier for students to investigate and explain.
As a student docent at the Shanghai Natural History Museum, he also takes part in sharing science with museum visitors. Geolens brings this interest in education and public science communication into a resource that students, teachers and geography clubs can use together.
The site connects interactive models with explanations, photographs and teaching prompts, so that an unfamiliar process can become something a learner can investigate and describe.
Using Geolens in a lesson
Begin with something students can observe, then use a model to test their explanation. Curriculum filters help teachers find relevant topics, and the teaching notes offer prompts that can be adapted for class or a geography club meeting.
Browse teaching resources →Sources and reuse
The labs draw on resources from NASA, USGS, the British Geological Survey, NOAA and the Met Office. Original models, text and diagrams are shared under CC BY-NC 4.0, so they can be used for non-commercial teaching with attribution.
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