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Pennsylvania State University's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has made 79 full length courses and materials available to the public through their Open Educational Resources webpage. Courses are available for reuse by teachers, or by learners who don't wish to apply for admission or pursue a degree or academic credit through Penn State. Courses are offered in the areas of Energy and Mineral Engineering, Geography, Geosciences, Materials Science and Engineering, Meteorology, Earth and Environmental Systems, Earth and Mineral Sciences Writing, and Outreach and Library Resources for related subjects.
This exhibit from Exploratorium Exhibit Services simulates the formation of desert landscapes. The site provides a link to a QuickTime video of the exhibit.
This site from the Exploratorium provides an interesting activity for building a "two-way" mirror. Partners sit on opposite sides of the mirror and adjust the...
This radio broadcast features a researcher who noticed unusual behavior in elephants while working in a national park in Namibia. Groups of elephants sometimes...
This radio broadcast discusses the health problems associated with the town of Idrija, Slovenia, which was a center for mercury mining for about 500 years. A...
This radio broadcast describes efforts to control the population of sea lampreys in the Great Lakes. Sea lampreys, an invasive species from the Atlantic Ocean,...
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A locust's leg muscles are near 1,000 times more powerful than an equal weight of human muscle.
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