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 Sites - General

NOAA El Nino/La Nina Sites

NOAA Photosites

NOAA Satellites and Information (NESDIS) Education

NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) Education

NOAA Ocean Service (NOS) Education

National  Weather Service (NWS) Education

National Centers for Environmental Prediction

Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services

River Forecast Centers

Weather Service Forecast Offices

NOAA Research (OAR) Education

Academic Institutions

Commercial Institutions

Non-Profit Institutions

Other Government Agencies

Teachers Links and Organizations

NOAA SITES - GENERAL

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

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/

El Nino/La Nina, the ENSO (El Nino/Southern Oscillation) Cycle from the Climate Prediction Center
http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensocycle/enso_cycle.html

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 PHOTOSITES FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS

NOAA SATELLITE AND INFORMATION (NESDIS) EDUCATION

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

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 from NMFS Galveston Fisheries Laboratory
http://galveston.ssp.nmfs.gov/galv/seaturtles.htm

Seagoing Cooperator Program from the NMFS SEFSC Marine Laboratory at Pascagoula (scroll to bottom of screen)
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/pcruise.html

Southwest Fisheries Science Center Resource Guide for Teachers of Marine Science
http://swfsc.ucsd.edu/BIBLIOGRAPHY/GUIDE.htm
 
 

NOAA OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) EDUCATION

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

Estuary Net from NERR (National Estuarine Research Reserve System)
http://inlet.geol.sc.edu/estnet.html

Science and Education from the National Marine Sanctuaries
http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov/scied/education/education.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 (click on education)
http://channelislands.nos.noaa.gov/edu/main.html
 
 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EDUCATION

NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION

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

El Nino/La Nina, the ENSO (El Nino/Southern Oscillation) Cycle from the Climate Prediction Center
http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensocycle/enso_cycle.html

Education and Outreach from the Space Environment Center
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/info/index.html

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/index.html

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

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

Missouri Basin River Forecast Center hydrologic education links.  Includes discussion of careers in hydrology and meteorology.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mbrfc/hydrology.html

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About River Forecasting from the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/marfc/Science/

WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE EDUCATION PAGES

California - San Joaquin Valley/Hanford WSFO Weatherwise
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/Hanford/yournws/wxwise.shtml

California - San Diego WSFO Education page
http://nimbo.wrh.noaa.gov/Sandiego/education.html

Central Region Headquarters - Glossary of Hydrologic Terms
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/hsd/hydefa-c.html

Colorado - Common meteorological conversions from Pueblo WSFO
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pub/metcon.htm

Florida - Swift Boat Story from NWSFO Melbourne
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/story1.html (home)

Florida - Central Florida Seabreezes from NWSFO Melbourne
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/missions1.html

Florida - Lightning climatology by month for Florida, the lightning capital of the world.  From Tampa Bay WSFO.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/ltgcenter/ltg_climo.html

Georgia - Check the Frequently Asked Questions Page on the Atlanta WSFO home page
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/html/faq.shtml

Illinois - The Beaufort Scale from NWSFO Chicago
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot/webpage/beaufort/

Kansas - Just for Kids from the Goodland WSFO
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/gld/justfor.htm

Kentucky - WSFO Louisville Weather Preparedness
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/prepare.htm

Kentucky - Louisville WSFO science page.  Check out the training manuals.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/soo/soo.htm

Kentucky - Guide to frequently used terms by Louisville WSFO.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/terms.htm 

Michigan - Marquette NWSFO Weather Education page.  A links page.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mqt/index.php?page=links/education/index

Mississippi - Weather Education page from Jackson NWSFO
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/education_resources.htm

New York NWS Education Office linking page
http://www.nws.bnl.gov/edu.html

North Dakota - Bismarck WSFO Weather Wizard
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/bis/wizard.htm

North Carolina - Classroom weather from Raleigh WSFO.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/education

South Dakota - Aberdeen NWSFO - The Fulgurites of Brown County
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/abr/science/fulgu.htm

South Dakota - The Science Scene from Sioux Falls WSFO - a first rate site
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/fsd/scene.htm

South Dakota - Joe's Corner from Sioux Falls WSFO - hottest and coldest months in South Dakota with discussions on records
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/fsd/joe.htm

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/

Southern Region HQ Heat Index information
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/global/hi.htm

Southern Region HQ The Hydrologic Cycle
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/atmos/hydro.htm

Southern Region HQ - Glossary of Hydrologic Terms
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/wgrfc/resources/glossary/default.html

Texas - Dallas/Fort Worth WSFO North Texas Winter Weather
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/winterwx.htm

Texas - El Paso WSFO The Weather Calculator
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/elp/wxcalc/wxcalc.shtml

Texas - Houston/Galveston WSFO Staff Projects - many interesting papers
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/projects.htm

Wisconsin - Milwaukee/Sullivan WSFO Owlie Skywarn Homepage
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/owlie/owlie.htm

Wisconsin - La Crosse WSFO  NWS Terminology - NWS guide for educators and media commentators
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/media.html
 

WEATHER SERVICE MISCELLANEOUS EDUCATION SITES

NOAA RESEARCH (OAR) EDUCATION PAGES

Aquarius Habitat  - the World's First Underwater Web Site
http://www.uncwil.edu/aquarius/
http://www.uncwil.edu/aquarius/education/lessons.html - Lesson Plans

CLIMGRAPH from the Forecast Systems Laboratory - a series of educational graphics on global climate change
http://www.fsl.noaa.gov/~osborn/CLIMGRAPH2.html

Earth Day from NOAA
http://www.erl.noaa.gov/EarthDay/

Education and Outreach from OAR Headquarters
http://www.erl.noaa.gov/EarthDay/purple.html

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/index.html

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/index.html

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/

University of Wisconsin - Atmospheric Science courses from the  Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/education/education.html

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.esig.ucar.edu/lanina/index.html

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/index.html

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

Earth and Moon Viewer from Fourmilab
http://www.fourmilab.ch/index.html

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.nws.bnl.gov/nwa/edu_links.html
 
 

EDUCATION SITES FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

EPA - page for Students and Teachers
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/students.htm
http://www.epa.gov/teachers/  (Teachers' Lounge)
http://www.epa.gov/students/  (EPA Student Center)
http://www.epa.gov/kids/  (Explorer's Club - ages 5-12)

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/

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) Project Education page - Teacher's Guide
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEAWIFS/LIVING_OCEAN/LIVING_OCEAN.html

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
From NASA.
http://www.earth.nasa.gov/education/

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 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 >!--added 12/04/03-->

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/index.html
 

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