Welcome

This site is a joint effort of the NOAA Research and the College of Education at the University of South Alabama (USA). The goal of the site is to provide middle school science students and teachers with research and investigation experiences using on-line resources.

What is NOAA Research?

NOAA Research is an organization of the United States Government. To find out more about the important role of NOAA Research, click on NOAA Research INTRO.

To use this site as it is designed, click on TECH  INFO. From this area you can download needed software and the Student Activity Books that complement the on-line science lessons.

What's in this site?

To view a short description of the parts of the site and the educators who developed it, click on OVERVIEW.

For Teachers

Click on the Apple icon at any time to download teaching materials for each topic. This information includes lesson objectives, interdisciplinary uses, NSTA and AAAS standards, and teacher preparation material.