This site contains informative lecture notes on twenty-one topics is physcial geology: First Look at Planet Earth, The Dynamic Earth, Atoms and Minerals, Volcanoes and Magmas, Weathering and Soils, Sediment and Sedimentary Rock, Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rock, Geologic Time, Mass-Wasting, Streams and Drainage Systems, Groundwater, Glaciers and Glaciation, Wind Action and Deserts, Oceans and Ocean ... Full description.

H-Environment is a gateway to information concerning past human interactions with nature. As part of H-NET, the Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine initiative, H-Environment is supported by organizations of professional historians. Subscription to the H-Environment online discussion is free, along with logs of previous discussions. H-Environment also provides a list of announcements and conferences ... Full description.

This site is the homepage for a course on Geology and Surficial Geology at Colgate University. The lecture schedule and reading assignments in the text Geomorphology (3rd edition, Bloom) and Basic Groundwater Hydrology (USGS) are provided, as are web-based exercises connected to off-line labs. Course topics include volcanoes, landslides, fluvial systems, glacieral systems, and soil properties. Additional ... Full description.

An introductory course on general meteorology, primarily for the non-science major. The physical nature of the atmosphere is presented in a visual and descriptive manner. Lecture screens with hyperlinked background material are available at the site and as downloadable files. Topics include heat transfer and energy in the atmosphere, temperature, water vapor, cloud formation, wind systems, air masses ... Full description.

This site is the homepage for a petrology class. The primary feature of this site is a comprehensive set of lecture notes. There are 18 separate lectures encompassing igneous and metamorphic petrology and related topics. Lectures include text, figures, maps, and tables, and are available in either HTML format or as PDF files. This resource is part of the Teaching Petrology collection. http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/petrology03/index.html ... Full description.

This site consists of a series of modules for introductory geology. The site features useful, interactive animations for a large range of geology topics. There are lecture slide shows, quizzes, and interactive computer activities. Content is divided into lecture material and laboratory activities, and covers topics such as rocks and minerals, weathering, soils, geologic time, structural geology, plate ... Full description.

This interdisciplinary course is a real-world collaborative multi-year project that connects various departments, courses, and independent study projects on a college campus. Using the client/consultant model, students from several departments and a wide range of environmental backgrounds come together to explore the design of an efficient future student house on campus. Over a couple of years, students ... Full description.