Department of Earth and Environmental Science:

Teaching Demonstrations and Supplies

The department maintains demonstrations, supplies and educational videos to assist in the visualization of earth and environmental science concepts. Please be aware that due to size, several of these demonstrations must remain in Hayden Hall. Below are links to desciptions of the various teaching demonstrations.

DVDs

Plate Tectonics

Coriolis Demonstration

Elementary Planetarium: Model of the Earth, Moon, and Sun

Cleavage

Fracture

Geiger Counter

Grain Size

Groundwater Simulation

Owl Pellets

Porosity and Permeability

Rain Gauge

Salt Water Fish Tank

Settling Rate Demonstration

Stream Table

Weathering

Collections

History of the Collections

Overview of the Collections

Teaching Collections

• Teaching Demonstrations and Supplies
• Field Trip Supplies
• Earth Science Collections

Accessing the Collections

Collections Staff

Contact

Department of Earth and Environmental Science
240 S. 33rd Street
Hayden Hall
Philadelphia, PA
19104-6316

nmccann@sas.upenn.edu

(T) - 215-746-0086