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• Tasa GeoCube
  Are you geologically challenged? Try this quiz to find out!
  
  
• Those Puzzling Plates
  by Prof. Edward J. Tarbuck
  Can you assemble the Plate Tectonics puzzle?
  
  Low Speed Version
  Low Speed Version should be viewed using a 56k modem.
  
  High Speed Version
  High Speed Version should be viewed using a DSL, Cable Modem, or higher speed connection.
  
  
• How much do you weigh on Mars?
  by Prof. G. Jeffrey Taylor
  Determine your weight on different planets
  
  
• Why is it warm in June and cold in December?
  by Prof. Edward J. Tarbuck
  Figure the length of the day in summer and winter where you live
  
  
• What mineral am I?
  by Prof. M. Darby Dyar
  Use various tests to identify mineral samples
  
  
• What is the easiest trail to San Carlos?
  by Prof. Kenneth Pinzke
  Construct a profile from a topographic map
  
  
• To view the entire Milankovitch cycle, Third Place winner in the Multimedia Category of the 2003 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge, click below to download.
  by Dennis Tasa, Frank Pazzaglia
  
  It takes approximately three minutes to download this excerpt using a high speed connection.
  Mac version - for OS X - requires free Stuffit Expander
  Windows version