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Three kids sit next to a storm drain along a road with a brick building in the background. The storm drain has white paint bordering the drain. The kids have a stencil on top of the white paint, and are painting blue on top of the stencil to create messaging around the storm drain.

New NOAA grant opportunity will support K-12 environmental literacy for the Delaware Bay watershed

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An aerial view of three white beaked dolphins swimming through the ocean.

Teacher at Sea kicks off the year early with January marine mammal survey

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Educators: Go green, think blue! Register for Students for Zero Waste Week

February 4, 2025

Elementary Students in NOAA Climate Stewards project from New York. In 2017, Climate Stewards became Planet Stewards, with an expanded scope to include a wider range of NOAA topics related to understanding and protecting our environment.

Teacher at Sea kicks off the year early with January marine mammal survey

January 23, 2025

New NOAA grant opportunity will support K-12 environmental literacy for the Delaware Bay watershed

January 22, 2025

Approximately $550,000 may be available for projects in watershed counties of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or New York.

Regional B-WET grants are open

January 6, 2025

A naturalist is on their knee along a river edge with a turbidity tube, wearing a mask. Another naturalist is using a tablet to record the activity. The river bank is made of cobblestones.

Back to school bundles: NOAA resource kits for your classroom

August 7, 2024

Three students use pieces of plastic and board to push water towards a replica of Norfolk. An instructor assists the students with the activity.

Infographic: How does sea foam form?

May 10, 2024

An infographic of sea foam showing that decayed marine life breaks down into surfactant molecules, which form the spherical micelles that lead to sea foam. For a full transcript of the infographic, please visit https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/special-topics/hands-on-science-activities/sea-foam/explanation.

Infographic: Meteorological and astronomical seasons

February 27, 2024

Holiday cards: Sea-son's greetings from NOAA Education

November 29, 2023

New funding opportunities to support K-12 environmental literacy, state-wide environmental education capacity

November 7, 2023

four students sit around a drain on the street with cars in the background. The students are wearing gloves and holding paint brushes. Around the drain is fresh white paint.

Fall in love with science

September 28, 2023