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NOAA Teacher at Sea Program
Back to school: Find NOAA resources with our new online database
With a new school year just around the corner, teachers and educators are gearing up to create lesson plans and find engaging activities for their students. We have a tool to make it easier than ever to include NOAA resources in your classroom: NOAA Sea to Sky, a new education resource database that houses over 1,200 educational resources created by NOAA and our partners.
“As teachers are getting ready for another school season, they are looking for reliable, credible sources that are easy to find and an asset to use in their classrooms,” says Louisa Koch, NOAA’s Director of Education. “We hope this new searchable database is a tool that science teachers and educators can use for all of their teaching needs.”
Not sure where to start? We asked staff from across NOAA to share the resources they think are a must-have for the classroom this year.
Find lessons and activities
Data in the Classroom
Data in the Classroom translates data into understandable and engaging resources for scientists of all ages! Data in the Classroom lessons foster collaboration and understanding for advancing environmental research.
In the database: More lessons that use data
Recommended by NOAA Satellites
Climate Resilience in Your Community Activity Book
NOAA's new activity book will help you and your students learn all about community resilience in the face of environmental hazards. Even though these climate and weather events can be scary, there is so much that can be done in a community to make it better able to handle these challenges and recover more quickly.
In the database: MORE ABOUT CLIMATE RESILIENCY AND MITIGATION
Recommended by NOAA Research
Deep Ocean Education Project offsite link
Did you know that NOAA has partnered with Nautilus Live and Schmidt Ocean Institute to create a new Deep Ocean Education Project? Find lessons like this one on hydrothermal vent communities and much more!
IN THE DATABASE: MORE ABOUT MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
Recommended by NOAA Research
Ocean Service Student Tutorials
Dive into tutorials on subjects ranging from corals to tides to geodesy that are perfect for your classroom.
IN THE DATABASE: MORE LESSONS ON OCEAN AND COASTS
Recommended by National Ocean Service
Explore multimedia
3D models of the NOAA satellites GOES and Jason 1
Models can help us understand how an object works and is put together! Explore the ins and outs of NOAA’s satellites to better understand how they function.
IN THE DATABASE: MORE 3D PRINTABLES
Recommended by NOAA Satellites
NOAA Ocean Exploration live stream
Join NOAA as we explore the deep ocean in the North Atlantic. You and your students can follow along with a live video stream during most of August.
IN THE DATABASE: MORE OCEAN EXPLORATION MULTIMEDIA
Recommended by NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
NOAA Live! 4 Kids webinar archive offsite link
Search an archive of 100+ recorded webinars! These webinars connect students with scientists, real-life examples of possible career paths, and the opportunity to have fun interacting with others outside their home in a safe way.
IN THE DATABASE: MORE WEBINARS
Recommended by NOAA Office of Education
Finding Your Inner Explorer Video Series offsite link
Produced by the Teacher at Sea Alumni Association offsite link and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation offsite link, these videos feature unique stories of how teachers have found and nurtured their inner explorer.
Recommended by NOAA Office of Education
Teach about oceanic and atmospheric hazards
Space weather
Did you know there is weather in space? Learn about space facts, space phenomena, and solar activity with this resource.
IN THE DATABASE: MORE ABOUT SPACE WEATHER
Recommended by NOAA Satellites
El Niño and La Niña
What are El Niño and La Niña and why should you care? Read all about current events and forecasts from Climate.gov’s ENSO Blog!
IN THE DATABASE: MORE ABOUT EL NIÑO AND LA NIÑA
Recommended by National Weather Service
Sea level rise learning module
This module informs about sea level rise, its causes, and impacts; and challenges students to think about what they can do in response.
IN THE DATABASE: MORE ABOUT Sea level rise
Recommended by National Ocean Service
Hurricane safety, explained
This explainer reviews the three major hazards of hurricanes — storm surge, heavy rainfall, and strong wind — and gives actions you can take before, during, and after tropical weather to protect your life and property.
IN THE DATABASE: MORE ABOUT hurricanes
Recommended by National Weather Service
Help students discover NOAA careers
NOAA Hurricane Hunters
It takes a special airplane and an extra brave and talented pilot to fly into a hurricane to collect data. But NOAA Hurricane Hunters do just that!
IN THE DATABASE: MORE ABOUT HURRICANE careerS
Recommended by NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps
Interested in becoming a NOAA pilot or working on a NOAA ship? NOAA Corps officers serve on the sea, on land, and in the air to support NOAA's environmental science and stewardship mission.
IN THE DATABASE: MORE JOB SEEKER RESOURCES
Recommended by NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations