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Listen
to NOAA Research PODCASTS to learn about our research activities
and careers.
General Information
- Science with NOAA Research online resources --provides research and investigation experiences for middle school science students and teachers.
- Office of Ocean Exploration and Research -- The Ocean Explorer website offers near real-time access to a series of multidisciplinary ocean explorations through imagery, video, webcasts and web chats, and topical essays. The site also includes hundreds of lesson plans, curricula and educator professional development opportunities.
- 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, including 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. |
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
- Fingerprints of Emissions and the Carbon Cycle -- Stable and Radiocarbon Isotopes of Carbon Dioxide -- provides an overview of isotope data and the measurement process, specifically focusing on quantifying carbon emissions and better understanding the carbon cycle
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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. |
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 experience aboard ship. |
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 early will steer them towards a career in the atmospheric sciences. |
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Part 1: Introduction
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