NEW! Activity for Students: Be a Weather and Climate Watcher
This activity will inspire a student’s interest in the day-to-day weather as well as climate by giving them the opportunity to measure and observe the weather on a daily basis. This educational resource was developed through support from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant program, and the Illinois State Water Survey.
NEW! Midwestern Regional Climate Center How-To Guides
Printable handout with step-by-step instructions to make your own
precipitation instruments at home or in the classroom.
American
Meteorological Society Educational Initiatives
Project Atmosphere, The Maury Project, and DataStreme
NOAA Educational Resources
for Teachers
a large number of weather and climate sources for teachers from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Geological Society of America
downloadable lesson plans for K-12 for a variety of topics including Weather & Climate, Energy, Water and Environmental Sciences
NASA Education Programs
links to all NASA educational programs and resources
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UCAR K-12 Education Programs
outreach programs for the University Corporation for Atmospheric
Research and the National Center for
Atmospheric Research
The GLOBE Program - Primary (K-4)
science-based storybooks to print plus teachers' guides
Weather
Education Resource Links (Wisconsin State Climatologist)
weather and science links for teachers and students
Riding the Winds with Kalani - A Weather Adventure
University of Illinois Extension web site designed for 5-8 year olds with information on basic earth movements, seasons, clouds, precipitation, and temperature.
Teaching materials from the Oklahoma Climatological Survey
lots of topical materials
How The Weatherworks®
educational and curricular materials
Earth
System Science Online
Universities Space Research Association educational links |