Faculty of Environment

Penn State Open.Ed - College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

Available at: Open.Ed@PSU.

Created by the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty at Penn State, over 70 courses and course materials are available for use, reuse, revise, remix and redistribute. Topics include GIS, environment, energy, sustainability and more.  

EOL - Encyclopedia of Life

Available at: EOL – Encyclopedia of Life.

Hosted by the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian), EOL aim to create a global open resource about life on earth. It partners with other museums, libraries, universities, research centres, etc. to build and share information, such as datasets, tools, and other content. While lesson plans go up to grade 12, other content may be suitable, from podcasts, biodiversity cards, google earth tours, biodiversity articles, and a biodiversity, observational platform.