Pack It In: Grain Packing Competition
This activity is designed to help students understand the concept of porosity and its influence on the storage of fluids in the subsurface. Through hands-on …
Earth and Space Science/ESS
News
March 26, 2025
Because green energy, like wind and solar, is intermittent, storing the energy for later use is important. Penn State scientists found that taking advantage of natural geothermal heat in depleted oil and gas wells can improve the efficiency of one proposed storage solution — compressed-air energy storage.
Lessons & Activities
Faunal Succession with Foraminifera
During this activity students will learn about the earliest concepts of determining geologic time with fossils. The various fossil flora and fauna in rocks can …
Hydraulic Fracturing Lesson
Hydraulic Fracturing is a method of retrieving petroleum and natural gas that is trapped in the pore space of geologic formation deep underground. The engineering …
