NOAA Sea to Sky: Education resource database

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Welcome to our searchable database of education resources created by NOAA and our partners. If you have issues or feedback, please let us know by filling out our feedback form offsite link or sending us an email at education@noaa.gov.

Tips for using the database

Searching for terms that contain more than one word.

Use quotation marks around multiple-word phrases you want to search. For example, searching “climate change” will return resources about “climate change.” If you don’t include quotation marks, it will return resources that include either the word “climate” or “change.” 

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Expanding categories.

Each category has a plus sign (+) to expand the available filters within the category. Some categories have subcategories. Look for the plus sign (+) to see more filterable items.

Making the most of the filterable categories.

There are several categories you can use to filter through the resources. 

  • “Audience” filters by grade level, including postsecondary education, and also has a filter option for adult learners.
  • “Subject” filters by the general subject area, such as Arts, Earth science, Math, and more.
  • “Resource Type” filters allow you to look for resources ranging from activities, lessons, and units to videos or background information.
  • “Topic” filters are more specific than subject. They include filters such as climate, freshwater, and weather and atmosphere.
  • “NGSS DCI” filters by Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Ideas. Only activities, lessons, and units (and no other resource types) have NGSS DCI associated with them. Not all activities, lessons, and units have this alignment.
  • “Special categories” offers additional filters for specific types of resources and topics, such as printables, resources available in other languages, and safety/preparedness.

Exploring activities, lessons, and units.

Activities, lessons, and units are bundled together under resource type. You can expand to filter for only one type. Activity/demonstration refers to straightforward activities with little or no classroom strategy or pedagogy. Lesson refers to structured activities that are intended for a classroom audience. Module/unit refers to a collection of lessons that can build upon each other over multiple class periods or times of instruction; some people might call this a curriculum. 

Understanding instructional strategies.

Within special categories, there is an expandable filter called “instructional strategies.” This includes special filters that are applicable for some lessons, activities, and units, including things like “outdoor education” and “uses data.”

 

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Audience

Adults
College+
Grade 9-12

Subject

Engineering and technology

Resource type

Citizen science project

Topic

Technology and engineering
GPS and geodesy

Special categories

Citizen science

Collection name

National Geodetic Survey

Help improve the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) by participating in GPS on Benchmarks (GPS on BM). GPS on BM has three important steps: recover, observe, and report. Recover: Using web maps or other desktop tools to look up the description of an existing benchmark and visit the benchmark of your choice and submit a mark recovery. Observe: Record field notes, take digital photos, and collect GPS observations for the bench mark you visit. Report: Use online tools to send the information to the National Geodetic Survey.

Audience

Adults
College+
Grade 9-12

Subject

Engineering and technology
Earth science

Resource type

Video
Collection
Multimedia

Topic

Technology and engineering
Mapping and charting

Collection name

National Geodetic Survey geodesy and mapping videos
National Geodetic Survey

The National Geodetic Survey, in partnership with The COMET Program, has developed short videos about topics related to geodesy, or the science of mapping and measuring the Earth's shape and location, and mapping.

Audience

Adults
College+
Grade 9-12

Subject

ELA (English Language Arts)
Engineering and technology
Earth science

Resource type

Module/unit
Background information
Activities, lessons, and units

Topic

Technology and engineering
GPS and geodesy

Special categories

Models
Uses data
Instructional strategies

Collection name

National Geodetic Survey

The National Geodetic Survey, in partnership with The COMET Program, has developed a series of self-paced lessons on geodetic and remote sensing topics. Create a free user account to gain access to the courses below and many others that may be of interest. You will have the option of printing out a certificate upon successful completion of the quiz at the end of each lesson.