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General Information
- Science with
NOAA Research online resources --provides research and investigation
experiences for middle school science students and teachers.
- NOAA
200th Anniversary Web Site -- provides an in-depth history of
NOAA's first 200 years of research on tornadoes and
hurricanes, climate and climate change, and coastal ecosystems
- NOAA Education
Resources -- provides access to educational activities, publications,
and booklets
- NOAA's
Educational Opportunities for Students --
opportunities for students pursuing educational
interests or considering careers in NOAA areas of expertise.
- NOAA Photo
Library -- collection contains albums and catalogs with over
20,000 images.
- NOAA Research Spotlight and
Spotlight Archives
-- contain short feature articles on diverse scientific projects and
collaborations within the organization
- WINDandSEA
-- The Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Locator provides links
to science, policy and educational sites, includeing a Teachers
and Students Corner
- Science
on the Web -- Web Activities Using Scientific Data
- GLOBE Program --
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
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Visits to research facilities provide new learning
experiences and often stimulate an interest in a science career.
Contact any of NOAA's Research Programs for more information. |
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Climate Information
- Questions and Answers
About Antarctica -- This Q and A was developed in response
to an email from a teacher at a school for children
with learning disabilities who were studying Antarctica.
- El
Niño Theme Page -- provides access to realtime data and
discussions about El Niño, including FAQs (PMEL)
- Arctic Theme Page
-- provides access to Arctic data and information for scientists, students,
teachers and the general public.
- Global
climate change -- provides educational graphics on global climate
change and the greenhouse effect (ESRL)
- NOAA Bering Sea Climate
and Ecosystem website -- looks at future evolution of the Bering
Sea climate/ecosystem
- "Climate
Change: What We Know and What We Don't Know" -- Presentation on
climate change research (AL)
- Causes
of climate change and effects of carbon dioxide on the environment
-- information from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program at
the U.S. Department of Energy
- The Climate Change
Collection -- a suite of science education web-based resources
covering natural climate dynamics as well as human impacts on the
climate system
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Climate researchers agree there is much that we
know but many things we don't know about the causes of climate change.
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Ocean and Great Lakes Information
- Teacher at Sea Program
-- teacher participation in research projects on board ship with interactive
learning experiences for their classrooms; Teacher
at Sea videos (CPO)
- An
educator's Guide to International Year of the Ocean
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provides ways to involve students in the study of the ocean (NOAA)
- Special
Sites for Kids -- reference list of links for K-12 (PMEL)
- Jason
Project -- a year-long scientific expedition with supplemental science
and geography curriculum
- Bering Sea
and North Pacific Ocean theme page (PMEL)
- NOAA Ship
Ka'imimoana at sea (PMEL)
- NEMO,
the New Milennium Observatory -- studies the dynamic interactions
between submarine volcanic activity and seafloor hotsprings (PMEL)
- Aquarius
-- an underwater ocean laboratory used to study and explore our coastal
ocean through saturation diving (NURP)
- "Biscayne
Bubbles" -- provides educational information about biological,
chemical, and physical characteristics of the fragile coastal ecosystem
near Key Biscayne (AOML)
- About
Our Great Lakes -- information for students, parents, and teachers
interested in learning more about our Great Lakes (GLERL).
- Aquaculture Information
Center -- K-12 selected educational resources from DOC/NOAA
- National
Data Buoy Center -- Science Education Pages
- Interactive
Climate Analysis and Data Plotting
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EPIC Teacher at Sea Jennifer Richards helped deploy
a buoy while she participated in an interactive teaching and learning
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Weather and Air Quality Information
- Weather --
general educational information from NOAA
- VORTEX:
Unraveling the Secrets -- tornado intercept project timeline and
storybook (NSSL)
- Weather Education
-- general information for kids, parents and teachers and coloring
books for young children (NSSL)
- Teacher
Resources for Weather and Climate -- instructional resources (NSSL)
- Weather
Education -- from the National Weather Service
- Jet Stream --
an online weather school from the NWS
- Classroom
Activities -- posters for elementary, middle and high school
students (ESRL)
- Red
Sky in the Morning -- the truth behind the folk wisdom (ARL)
- Hurricane
Education -- multimedia (CPO)
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Researchers hope that stimulating a student's interest
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