Education resources are distributed across many websites and program offices at NOAA and partner websites. This portal is designed to help you access these resources from one location. Materials are organized by themes aligned with common teaching topics. Learn more about how we designed these collections. 

Ocean & coasts

Physical and chemical processes of ocean and coastal areas.

• Gulf oil spill
• Ocean acidification
• Ocean currents
• Ocean floor features
• Ocean pollution
• Tides
• Tsunamis

Weather & atmosphere

Earth's climate system and concepts related to climate variability.

• El Niño
• Hurricanes
• Space weather
• Tornadoes
• Weather observations
• Weather systems & patterns

Climate

Earth's climate system and concepts related to climate variability.

• Carbon cycle
• Changing seasons
• Climate change impacts
• Climate monitoring

Marine life

Biology, habits, and threats to organisms that live in aquatic environments.

• Aquatic food webs
• Coral reef ecosystems
• Life in an estuary
• Marine mammals
• Sea turtles

Freshwater

Sources, processes, and threats to freshwater environments and drinking water.

• Great Lakes ecoregion
• Water cycle
• Watersheds, flooding & pollution

Elementary science

Bring NOAA resources to your kindergarten through fifth-grade students.

• Earth science
• Life science
• NOAA careers
• Physical science
• Scientific process

Data resources for educators

Lesson plans featuring NOAA data, as well as real-time and historical data in a variety of formats. 

• Classroom-ready data resources
• Climate data resources
• Historical data resources
• Ocean & freshwater data resources
• Weather & atmosphere data resources

Special topics

• Science Olympiad: Meteorology (2020)
• Science Olympiad: Physical and geological oceanography (2020) - Coming soon!
• Career resources
• Hands-on science activities

Additional resources

• New science standards