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A rainbow spotted in Silver Spring, Maryland, at 6:20 am on June 19, 2020.

New grants support out-of-school watershed STEM experiences for kids

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Elementary students make underwater observations to learn about their watershed at the Science and Discovery Center of Northwest Florida as part of their 2015 Gulf of Mexico B-WET project.

A better moʻolelo (story) for the future: NOAA scholar brings Hawaiian culture to internship

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Educational Partnership Program with Minority-Serving Institutions

EPP/MSI scholar Sheldon Rosa standing at the dock of Phillips Wharf Environmental Center in Maryland in 2019, where he piloted the educational toolkit with 4th - 9th grade summer camp students.

The 5 C’s I learned as a VSFS intern for NOAA Education

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Molly Wozniak stands in front of the Washington Monument and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture while visiting the NOAA Office of Education in person in Washington, D.C. on March 3, 2020.

High schoolers test their ocean expertise at the all-virtual 2020 National Ocean Sciences Bowl

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Teams of high school students met with judges over virtual meetings during the all-virtual 2020 National Ocean Sciences Bowl Finals.

NOAA welcomes the 2020 undergraduate scholars

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Hollings Scholarship

Hollings scholar Caitlin Ford is analyzing Short Range Ensemble Forecast Dry Thunderstorm Probabilistic Model Guidance during her internship with the National Weather Service at the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma. In addition to her research project, Caitlin is shadowing forecasters at the NWS Storm Prediction Center (where this photo was taken) and the Norman Weather Forecast Office this summer to learn more about potential career paths in meteorology.

Virtual aquarium events keep you learning and entertained at home

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Coastal Ecosystem Learning Centers

Carmen, a Magellanic Penguin, and Kayavak, a Beluga Whale greet each other during Shedd Aquarum's temporary closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Photo story: 5 lessons learned during my Knauss Fellowship

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Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Genie Bey worked in NOAA’s Office of Education for her 2019 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship.

Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions alumna to lead American Fisheries Society

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April Croxton, a NOAA program analyst, is the first African American slated to lead the American Fisheries Society, the largest professional society related to fisheries in the United States.

Louisiana students cultivate wetland grasses in school aquaponics systems for wetland restoration

February 13, 2020

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Students from Westlake High School start bitter panicum sprouts at Aquaponics Lab. Full grown plants will be used in the planned spring planting.

Photo story: 5 environmental education projects from the Great Lakes

January 31, 2020

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Teachers collect water quality data from the shoreline of Lake Superior during the Rivers2Lake Summer Institute.

Then and now: Meet two Hollings alumni who give back to the scholarship

January 27, 2020

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A side-by-side photo of Alek Krautmann, a management and program analyst for NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) and Damian Manda, a Lieutenant Commander in the NOAA Corps.

Connect with NOAA Education at the American Geophysical Union 2019 Fall Meeting

December 5, 2019

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Meteorologist/Climatologist Tom DiLiberto presents on NOAA Science On a Sphere during NOAA Kids Day 2019.

Maine’s coastal communities use NOAA data to prepare for sea level rise

December 9, 2019

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Environmental Literacy Program

Through programs at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute's Interactive Learning Laboratory and in community centers throughout the state, GMRI engages the public in exploring and understanding local climate impacts.

Photo Story: NOAA Education and partner aquariums gather for 3rd collaborative workshop

November 4, 2019

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Coastal Ecosystem Learning Centers

After a two-day collaborative workshop at NOAA headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, aquarium educators pretend to “take a dive” into NOAA’s wave pool! By the end of the meeting, participants went back to their homes with strengthened relationships and new ideas about how to improve their own institutions and also the Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center (CELC) Network.

Partnerships with minority serving institutions enhance the NOAA workforce

October 30, 2019

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Mussie Kebede was one of the students supported by NOAA’s Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions Cooperative Science Centers. He now works as a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, stationed in the Forecast Operations Branch of the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center.

Environmental Literacy Program’s resilience education grant competition now open

October 15, 2019

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Guests at PrepareAThon measure temperatures and relate them to the drivers of Richmond's urban heat islands using infrared thermometers, exhibits designed by the Franklin Institute, and Science Museum of Virginia community science data.

What surprised you about working in an estuary? 12 scholars share their insights

September 17, 2019

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National Estuarine Research Reserves

Andrew Tokuda, Global environmental science major at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and 2018 NOAA Hollings scholar, holds a chum salmon while kneeling beside the Tutka Bay estuary. Tokuda interned at the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Homer, Alaska, in summer 2019.

NOAA undergraduate scholarships are open — Apply today!

September 1, 2019

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All interns on deck to pull the 100 ft. seine! Taylor Cubbage (second from left) helps pull the seine during her Hollings scholar internship along Sandy Hook's beaches in New Jersey. She completed her internship with the Sandy Hook National Recreational Area.

Photo story: Explore NOAA scholarships as undergraduates #TakeoverTuesday

September 3, 2019

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Savannah Miller, a 2018 NOAA Hollings scholar, takes in the scenery while kayaking in the Sitka Sound in Sitka, Alaska, during her summer internship.

Photo story: Explore NOAA resilience community education projects across the nation

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Participants assessing their community vulnerabilities and discussing ways to become more resilient during Week 4 of the USVI Storm Strong Workshop.

How to increase resilience through education: Lessons from NOAA Environmental Literacy grantees

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Nearly 75 participants pose in front of the NOAA Science Center for the second ELP Resilience Education Grantee Workshop held at NOAA headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, in 2019.

White House report showcases NOAA citizen science efforts

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Walking down a bike path in Boulder, Colorado, three citizen scientists collect data on the Earth's magnetic field using the CrowdMag cellphone app.

Bay Watershed Education and Training grantees put environmental education into action

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NOAA partners with Department of Education to bring watershed education to out-of-school programs

August 27, 2019

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Star Lake Elementary and Totem Middle School students work with the Environmental Science Center to sample macroinvertebrates at a field study site in Washington state as part of a 2017 NOAA-21st CCLC Watershed STEM Education Partnership Grant.

Podcast: Listen to NOAA and the Octonauts Episode 2, The Undersea Storm

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Episode 2: The Undersea Storm
Learn from The Florida Aquarium about lobsters and how they fare during underwater storms like the one featured in this episode of The Octonauts.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Science Olympiad

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Winners of the Meteorology Division B (middle school) competition at the 2019 Science Olympiad hosted at Cornell University.

New podcast helps parents teach their kids about Octonauts sea creatures

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Welcome to "NOAA and the Octonauts," an episode-by-episode discussion of the children’s TV show The Octonauts, which features a crew of quirky and courageous undersea adventurers. Their mission: to explore the world’s ocean, rescue the creatures who live there, and protect their habitats. Our monthly podcast brings together experts from inside and outside of NOAA to help you and the children you care about learn more about the real-life versions of the Octonauts sea creatures and the ocean they call home.

Congratulations to the NOAA award winners at the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

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On May 16, 2019, NOAA Education Outreach Specialist, Bekkah Lampe (center), presented the Taking the Pulse of the Planet awards to seven students at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Arizona.

Student scholar sets his sights for a career in science through hands-on research

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Educational Partnership Program with Minority-Serving Institutions

Nigel Lascelles, a graduate student supported by NOAA's Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) Cooperative Science Centers (CSCs), discusses his research with colleagues at the ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting in Puerto Rico in January 2019.

NOAA welcomes the 2019 undergraduate scholars

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NOAA Scholars at the 2018 Science & Education Symposium at NOAA Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland.

How the Hollings Scholarship helped shape one scientist's career path

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Hollings Scholarship

Charlie Waters, a Hollings Scholarship alum from the class of 2007, shares his experience as a scholar and how it helped shape his career path.

NOAA student scholarship honors life and legacy of Ernest 'Fritz' Hollings

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Hollings Scholarship

NOAA Hollings Scholars from the classes of 2011 and 2012 met with Senator Ernest F Hollings (center) at the University of South Carolina’s Hollings Library.

High school students test their ocean expertise at the 2019 National Ocean Sciences Bowl

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On April 14, 2019, Albany High School took home its second-ever national win at the 22nd Annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl. Students on the championship team included James Hort, Evan Zhong, Nathan Skinner, Maria Fedyk, and Ruby Tang. They were coached by Andy Marsh.

Join NOAA at the 2019 National Science Teachers Association conference

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NOAA staff and partners assemble at the NOAA Booth before the 2018 National Science Teachers Association conference.