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Welcome to the WINDandSEA
Teachers and Students Corner. This site provides links to
over 100 NOAA educational sites as well as links to many other Earth, Ocean,
and Atmospheric educational sites. It also links to organizations
devoted to science education and/or the use of new technologies to facilitate
teaching and learning.
NOAA Libraries
NOAA Central Library Education Programs
http://www.lib.noaa.gov/researchtools/subjectguides/wind/NOAA_library_eduation.html
NOAA SITES - GENERAL
To receive free NOAA educational material, contact NOAA Outreach Unit at: outreach@noaa.gov.
NOAA College
Student Research Participation with stipends for summer work and research
- many opportunities throughout the U.S.
http://www.orau.gov/orise/edu/NOAA/gi-gugSRP.htm
http://www.orau.gov/orise.htm
(Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education)
Ocean Explorer
is an educational Internet offering for all who wish to learn about, discover, and virtually explore the ocean realm. It provides public access to current information on a series of NOAA scientific and educational explorations and activities in the marine environment.
http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/welcome.html - Education and Lesson Plans
Teacher at Sea Program
http://www.tas.noaa.gov/
NOAA Education Resources
http://www.education.noaa.gov
NOAA Science on A Sphere
Four projectors cast rotating images onto a sphere, approximately six feet
in diameter, to create the effect of Earth in space
http://www.fsl.noaa.gov/sos/
NOAA Ultraviolet
Index page.
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/stratosphere/uv_index/
NOAA EL NINO/LA NINA EDUCATION
NOAA La Nina Page
http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/lanina.html
La
Nina Page from the Climate Prediction Center
http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/
El Nino Frequently
Asked Questions from AOML
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/enso_faq/
The ENSO (El Nino/Southern Oscillation) Cycle from the Climate
Prediction Center
http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensocycle/enso_cycle.shtml
ENSO information from the Climate Diagnostics Center
http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/ENSO/
ENSO education
resources from Climate Diagnostics Center
http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/ENSO/enso.education.html
Education and Outreach
programs from OGP (Office of Global Programs- ENSO intensive)
http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/library/index.htm
NOAA SATELLITE AND INFORMATION (NESDIS) EDUCATION
NGDC (National Geophysical Data Center) National
Snow and Ice Data Center Education Resources (NSIDC) - be sure to check
the Coldlinks education sites (scroll to bottom of screen)
http://nsidc.org.cryosphere
NOAA's Satellite and Information Education & Outreach
http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/outreach_edu.html
NODC's
(National Oceanographic Data Center) Ocean FAQ's
http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-oceanfaq.html
NGDC Paleoclimatology
Education and Outreach
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/primer.html
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/education.html
(general educational and outreach pages)
NOAA FISHERIES (NMFS) EDUCATION
Apex Predator Program from
the Narragansett NEFSC Laboratory. Lots about sharks.
http://na.nefsc.noaa.gov/sharks/
Fisheries Science
Education from the Alaska Fisheries Science Center
http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/sep/SEPHome.htm
The National Marine Mammal
Laboratory's Education Web - whales, dolphins, seals, and more!
http://nmml.afsc.noaa.gov/education/
Office of
Protected Resources - check out the protected species pages
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/prot_res/prot_res.html
Sea Turtles
at the NMFS Galveston Fisheries Laboratory
http://galveston.ssp.nmfs.gov/seaturtles
Southwest Fisheries
Science Center Resource Guide for Teachers of Marine Science
http://swfsc.ucsd.edu/BIBLIOGRAPHY/GUIDE.htm
NOAA OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) EDUCATION
The Education Section of NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) Web site is organized into a collection of Discovery Kits describing the scientific principles underlying NOS’s major programs. Topics include Corals, Tides and Water Levels, and Geodesy.
http://www.nos.noaa.gov/education/welcome.html
About water levels, tides,
and currents
http://co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/about2.html
Our Restless Tides
- a great overview of the tidal producing forces and man's quest to understand
them
http://co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/restles1.html
Ecological Characterization
of the ACE Basin (Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto), South Carolina from the
Coastal Services Center
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/lcr/text/aceweb.html
Especially
for Kids from the NOS Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division
on Oil Spills
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/kids.html
Education in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System
http://nerrs.noaa.gov/Education.html
National Marine Sanctuaries Education
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/welcome.html/
Gray's Reef
National Marine Sanctuary Education resources - check out the handbooks
and fish guide. Many helpful features for teachers and students on
this site.
http://www.graysreef.nos.noaa.gov/education.html
The Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary Education and Outreach
http://montereybay.nos.noaa.gov/educate/welcome.html
Channel Islands
National Marine Sanctuary page
http://channelislands.nos.noaa.gov/edu/main.html
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EDUCATION
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION
Climate Prediction Center El
Nino/La Nina page.
http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/
ENSO information from the
Climate Diagnostics Center
http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/ENSO/
ENSO education
resources from Climate Diagnostics Center
http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/ENSO/enso.education.html
Education and Outreach
from the Space Environment Center
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/info
A Primer on the
Space Environment
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/primer/primer.html
FAQ's from the Storm
Prediction Center
Particularly good for explanations and definitions
of various terms used in describing or warning about severe weather.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq
For Hurricane Education, check
the historical information sites and general information sites on the home
page of the Tropical Prediction Center.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
OFFICE OF CLIMATE, WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
The Office of Climate, Water and Weather Services has numerous education topics and numerous linksto other organizations' education sites.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/
Public Outreach page
Education page
Kids Page
RIVER FORECAST CENTER EDUCATION PAGES
Education Pages
of
Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lmrfc/education/
Hydrologic unit
conversions from the Western Gulf River Forecast Center. This
is a really useful site with conversions between English and metric units
for length, area, volume, speed, temperature, flow,and pressure.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/wgrfc/convert.html
Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center hydrologic
education site.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lmrfc/education/school.shtml
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About River Forecasting
from the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/marfc/Science/index.old.html
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE EDUCATION PAGES
Arizona - Scence Corner from Flagstaff National Weather Service Forecast Office (NWSFO)
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/fgz/science/science.php?wfo=fgz
California - Los Angeles/Oxnard WFSO Educational Links
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/lox/edu.php
California - Sacramento WFSO Education page
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sto/edusafe.php
Colorado - Kid's and Teacher's Page
from Pueblo WSFO
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pub/?n=dstreme.php
Florida - Tallahasse WFSO Education and Outreach
Story
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tlh/tlh/outreach.html
Jet Stream: An Online Weather School
Well designed, comprehensive coverage of weather topics for educators, emergency managers, or anyone interested in learning about weather. From the Southern Regional Climate Center.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/
WEATHER SERVICE MISCELLANEOUS EDUCATION SITES
National
Data Buoy Center Science Education
http://seaboard.ndbc.noaa.gov/educate/educate.shtml
NOAA RESEARCH (OAR) EDUCATION PAGES
NOAA Research Education
http://www.oar.noaa.gov/education/
Aquarius Habitat
- the World's First Underwater Web Site
http://www.uncwil.edu/aquarius/
http://www.uncwil.edu/aquarius/education/lessons.html - Lesson Plans
El Nino Frequently
Asked Questions from AOML
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/enso_faq/
Frequently
asked questions on hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones from
AOML
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqHED.html
Education and Outreach
from the Space Environment Center
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/info
A Primer on the
Space Environment
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/primer/primer.html
National Severe Storms Laboratory
Weather Room - for kids, teachers, and parents
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/
Weather Schools
from the National Severe Storms Laboratory - a comprehensive listing of
academic institutions offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs
in meteorology and the related sciences
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/schools.html
EDUCATION SITES AT ACADEMIC
INSTITUTIONS
College of Charleston - Project
Oceanica
The program offers exploration/educational opportunities for college
and K-12 students.
http://oceanica.cofc.edu/home.htm
Colorado State University - The Hydrologic Cycle and Colorado
Water Knowledge.
http://waterknowledge.colostate.edu/hydr_cyc.htm
(hydrologic cycle)
http://waterknowledge.colostate.edu/default.htm
(Colorado Water Knowledge)
Johns Hopkins University - The
Practical Oceanographer - this site is an excellent personal
view of what it takes to successfully conduct oceanography at sea.
Oceanography is more than science; this WEB Book is meant to inform
the reader about how shipboard operations are conducted, interpersonal
and professional communications while at sea, and many aspects of ship
life while conducting science. A must for any teacher considering
applying for the NOAA Teacher at Sea
Program.
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/book
Flinders University of South Australia - Oceanography
Lecture Notes by Matthias Tomczak to accompany Earth Science 1102
http://www.es.flinders.edu.au/~mattom/IntroOc/newstart.html
Shelf
and Estuarine Oceanography - an Introduction by Matthias Tomczak of
the Flinders University.
http://www.es.flinders.edu.au/~mattom/ShelfCoast/newstart.html
University of Illinois - Online
Guide to Meteorology (WW2010) http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/home.rxml
University of Iowa - Global
Change: a course on the environments in transition
http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/gcp/gcp.html
The University of Michigan - One
Sky Many Voices K-12 weather curriculum
http://groundhog.sprl.umich.edu
Pennsylvania State University - Bad
Meteorology
http://www.ems.psu.edu/%7Efraser/BadMeteorology.html
University of Rhode Island - Exploring
Satellite Oceanography -- a set of lesson plans for high school science students
http://dcz.gso.uri.edu/amy/avhrr.html
University of Wisconsin - Cooperative
Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/education/
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) - About
Rainbows
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/blynds/rnbw.html
UCAR - COMET satellite
education - a host of information on meteorological satellites
http://www.comet.ucar.edu/class/satmet/
UCAR - Education and Training
page
http://www.ucar.edu/ucar/edout.html
UCAR -A La Nina
Summit includes many short papers on subjects related to and
areas affected by La Nina.
http://www.ccb.ucar.edu/lanina
UCAR - Meteorology education and training
http://meted.ucar.edu/
UCAR - Project
Skymath -- using the science and language of patterns to explore the
weather
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/blynds/Skymath.html
EDUCATION SITES FROM COMMERCIAL
ORGANIZATIONS
Teacher's
Guides from Sea World
http://www.seaworld.org/teacherguides
USA TODAY Weather
Topic Index - basically an illustrated glossary of hundreds of weather
terms with many in-depth explanations.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/windex.htm
Weather Channel
Weather Education
http://www.weather.com/education/?from=footer
EDUCATION SITES FROM NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS
American Meteorological
Society (AMS) Educational Initiatives
http://www.ametsoc.org/amsedu
http://wwww.ametsoc.org/ams/ (AMS home page)
Earth and Moon Viewer
from Fourmilab
http://www.fourmilab.ch
Franklin Institute Science Museum - Wind
-Our Fierce Friend
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/units/
The Jason Project
http://www.jasonproject.org/
Hurricane - Storm Science
from the Miami Museum of Science
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/
National Weather
Association educational links page.
http://www.nwas.org/committees/ed_comm
EDUCATION SITES FROM OTHER
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Environment Canada - The
Great Lakes - an Environmental Atlas and Resource Book
http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/great-lakes-atlas/intro.html
EPA Educational Resources
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/educational.htm
EPA - National
Estuary Program Estuary Profiles - descriptions of each of the
National Estuaries
http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/estuaries/list.htm
The GLOBE Program
http://www.globe.gov/
- NASA Education Sites
- Destination Earth
http://www.earth.nasa.gov/
- Education Program
http://education.nasa.gov/
- Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellite (GOES) Project Science
http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/
- Imagine the Universe! Dictionary
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/sats_n_data/sats_n_data.html
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory Physical Oceanography Distributed Active
Archive Center (PODAAC) Education Pages
Many links, much information, El Nino page, satellite
imagery, etc.
http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/newedu.html
- The
Magnetosphere from NASA Goddard
http://ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/education/lectures/magnetosphere.html
- Mission to Geospace - Probing
the Earth-Sun Connection
http://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/outreach/
- SeaWifs
(Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor) Teacher's Resources
http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/TEACHERS/
- Space Science
Education from NASA Goddard
http://ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/education/
- The Sun-Earth
Connection
http://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/spd/secr/
- Teaching Earth Science
http://science.hq.nasa.gov
Oak Ridge Institute for Science
and Education - this site helps science and engineering students find
fellowships, internships and stipends for research in their specialties;
DOE funded but supports Federal agencies throughout the United States
http://www.orau.gov/orise.htm
Oklahoma Climatological Survey Educational
Outreach for students and teachers
http://k12.ocs.ou.edu/
Smithsonian Education
Site for
educators - helps find Smithsonian resources for teachers
http://smithsonianeducation.org/
South Pole Education - Teaching
about the South Pole
http://205.174.118.254/nspt/teach/teach.htm
USGS (United States Geological
Survey) Education sites Learning Web, biology, geology, mapping and
water sites.
http://www.usgs.gov/education.html
TEACHERS' LINKS AND ORGANIZATIONS
The Bridge - Ocean Science Education
Teacher Resource Center
An outstanding site built
for educators by educators. Brought
to you by the National Marine Educators
Association.
http://www.vims.edu/bridge/
The Digital Librarian
A great resource cutting across many disciplines, compiled by Margaret Vail Anderson, a librarian in Cortland, New York
http://www.digital-librarian.com/
The Global Schoolhouse
Internet Resources for Educators.
http://www.gsh.org/
Global SchoolNet Foundation
Linking kids around the globe.
http://www.globalschoolnet.org
National Marine Educators Association (NMEA)
The NMEA brings together those interested in the study and enjoyment of the world of water--both fresh and salt. NMEA provides a valuable focus for marine and aquatic studies world-wide.
http://www.marine-ed.org/
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
NSTA is "the largest organization in the world committed to promoting
excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all."
http://www.nsta.org/
The Practical Oceanographer: A Guide to Working at Sea
This WEB Book is meant to inform the reader about how shipboard operations
are conducted, interpersonal and professional communications while at sea,
and many aspects of ship life while conducting science. A must for
any teacher considering applying for the NOAA
Teacher at Sea Program.
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/book
" ... the action of different minds accelerates the progress
of truth ..." Alexander Dallas Bache, Second Superintendent of
the United States Coast Survey and founder of the National Academy of Sciences,
1851.
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