Open Educational Resources

Textbook on fluid mechanics designed for graduate students in physical oceanography but its fundamental nature means it is appropriate for a wide range of courses such as atmospheric sciences, civil engineering, physics and mathematics. CC BY-NC (Creative Commons Attribution license).

Manual with readings and lab exercises designed to teach practical skills for exploring the structures within the Earth's crust. CC BY-NC (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial) license.

Book uses the basic principles of biology and earth science as a context for understanding environmental policies and resource management practices. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Textbook designed for college level introductory geology courses from the Salt Lake Community College. Chapters include embedded videos and quizzes. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Book covers the fundamental geological, chemical, physical and biological processes in the ocean. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.

Comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, mass wasting, climate change, planetary geology and much more. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Online field guides to fossils from particular time intervals and regions of the United States. Four atlases are available: Neogene, Cretaceous, Pennsylvanian, and Ordovician. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Australia's public sector organisation for geology and geography. Site includes data, publications, videos, interactive maps, reports and more. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.

Short videos allowing researchers to share their findings more widely in an engaging way. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.

Collection of 3D scans - CT and surface - of biological and palaeontological specimens. Free registration required to download scans. CC BY-NC (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial) license.

Curated collections of research published in PLoS related to the earth and the environment. Topics include ecology, paleontology, climate change and ocean sciences. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.

Videos, photography, audio and live webcams from the U.S. Geological Survey. Public Domain unless otherwise indicated.

Courses in geology, oceanography and meteirology as taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Content varies but can include lecture notes, videos, assignments with solutions etc. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license but courses may refer to copyright material.

Courses from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Geology courses ranging from introductory to advanced level from the Open University. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Courses taught in the Bachelor of Applied Earth Science at the Delft University of Technology. Content varies but can include recorded lectures, readings, exams and exercises. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.