NOAA Education stories by state

Across the country, NOAA Education reaches people at every age and every stage. Meet some of the people and programs making a difference for our ocean and atmosphere through education. For an interactive look at these stories, visit our Highlights from NOAA Education story map offsite link.

U.S. States

Alabama

Teacher at Sea alumni find creative ways to bring the sea home to students

Alaska

Explore NOAA scholarships as undergraduates #TakeoverTuesday: True Furrh

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

NOAA undergraduate scholars #TakeoverTuesday to promote the 2019 application season: Adrian Teegarden

St. Paul Island students reveal impressive negotiation skills during Arctic Council simulation

Teacher at Sea alum connects students in Alaska to NOAA science

Arizona

Explore NOAA resilience community education projects across the nation: Watershed Management Group

Phoenix-area residents learn the science behind resilience to extreme heat and drought

Arkansas

Ragupathy Kannan: From Arkansas to the Atlantic, August 1, 2019 offsite link

California

For Earth Day, we celebrate education efforts that helped the planet: Santa Margarita Elementary

Let's talk, teacher to teacher! How NOAA makes the most of educator conferences

New lab unlocks opportunities for future scientists

Students become ‘Estuary Explorers’ at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

This Earth Day, we highlight people working to understand and care for our blue planet: Adams Elementary School

This Earth Day, we highlight people working to understand and care for our blue planet: LiMPETS

Colorado

NOAA Boulder hosts Tribal Colleges and Universities Science Day

Connecticut

NOAA supports STEM in after-school programs at 21st Century Community Learning Centers around the country

Delaware

Earth Day at 50: Delaware Sea Grant Coast Day

District of Columbia (D.C.)

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

Knauss fellow reflects back on a whirlwind year at NOAA

3 NOAA employees recognized at the 2020 Black Engineer of the Year Awards

Passing the torch: How one Hollings scholar ended up with her mentor’s job six years later

Florida

Alumni workshops bring teachers together, building on NOAA’s Teacher at Sea experience: Gulf of Mexico

For Earth Day, we celebrate education efforts that helped the planet: Rookery Bay

NOAA Scholars are a force for hurricane research

Stewardship grants help Florida students take action in their community and improve test scores

Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary partners with Rotary to foster STEM innovation and entrepreneurial development

A look back: Student marsh restoration saved shoreline from devastating hurricane

Georgia

For Earth Day, we celebrate education efforts that helped the planet: Athens, Georgia

Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary partners with Rotary to foster STEM innovation and entrepreneurial development

Severe weather meteorology simulation puts people in ‘The HotSeat’

Hawaii

Every day is Earth Day for NOAA Scholars: Austin Hunter

Every day is Earth Day for NOAA Scholars: Jennifer Wong-Ala

Hawaii students get muddy to clean up Maunalua Bay

NOAA Climate Stewards bring stewardship projects to classrooms

Science On a Sphere depicts a 'planet at the crossroads'

Idaho

NOAA Fisheries celebrated International Year of the Salmon with education events

Illinois

A look back: Chicago teens became advocates for building the city’s climate resilience

Indiana

Rainscaping education helps communities prevent polluted runoff

Iowa

Weather education for a Weather-Ready Nation: Iowa

Kansas

A look back: What does it take to be an operational meteorologist? Students learned tools of the trade from the NWS

Kentucky

Weather education for a Weather-Ready Nation: Kentucky

Louisiana

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

Maine

Explore NOAA resilience community education projects across the nation: Gulf of Maine Research Institute

A look back: Students of all ages stemmed the tide of trash

Maryland

Every day is Earth Day for NOAA Scholars: Maya Spaur

Every day is Earth Day for NOAA Scholars: Valentina Rappa

Introducing the 2017 NOAA Undergraduate Scholars!

Partners raise youth voices through the Climate Education and Literacy Initiative

Promoting conservation and stewardship to diverse audiences through national marine sanctuaries

'Safe Place' campaign prompted millions of people to learn about weather safety

Science and education partners reveal the hottest places in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore

Massachusetts

Explore NOAA resilience community education projects across the nation: New England Aquarium

Fisheries scientists teach science of marine mammals to Woods Hole-area elementary students

NOAA convenes grantees to advance education for community resilience

NOAA Fisheries’ Endangered Species Day Art Contest inspires students in its seventh year

Resilience planners and climate educators put their heads together to keep communities safe: Boston, MA

Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador develops a storm school for everyone

Creating a social norm: A student-designed program to reduce marine debris

Michigan

These NOAA ocean heroes show that you can help the ocean at any age: Hannah MacDonald

Minnesota

Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador Care Model strengthens education

Mississippi

EPP/MSI Alum recognized for outstanding commitment to mission & mentorship

Mississippi students tackle sea level rise using NOAA Digital Coast

Missouri

NOAA scholars are making waves in the private sector: Abby Dyer

Montana

Montana forecasters become partners in preparedness with Assiniboine and Sioux tribal elders

Nebraska

Weather education for a Weather-Ready Nation: Nebraska

Nevada

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

New Hampshire

Count down to Citizen Science Day with NOAA: New Hampshire Coastal Research Volunteers

New Jersey

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

New Mexico

Student videos offer a glimpse into climate change

New York

Explore NOAA resilience community education projects across the nation: Resilient Schools Consortium

Explore NOAA resilience community education projects across the nation: The Wild Center

NOAA Satellite Conference launches careers for remote sensing experts

This Earth Day, we highlight people working to understand and care for our blue planet: Hudson River NERR

North Carolina

NOAA scholars are making waves in the private sector: Kersey Sturdivant

NOAA scientists engage students at Destination SPACE Satellite Week

North Dakota

Weather education for a Weather-Ready Nation: North Dakota

Ohio

NOAA undergraduate scholars #TakeoverTuesday to promote the 2019 application season: Cuong Tran

Oklahoma

A look back: University of Oklahoma students tested their skills at tornado forecasting

Oregon

Every day is Earth Day for NOAA Scholars: Ashley Hann

NOAA celebrates the 20th Annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl

This Earth Day, we highlight people working to understand and care for our blue planet: South Slough NERR

Pennsylvania

Great Lakes elementary students recycle 68,000 plastic bags, win Pennsylvania Governor’s Award

Rhode Island

These NOAA ocean heroes show that you can help the ocean at any age: Alexa Sterling

South Carolina

Experiential estuary exploration sets students on a path to success

Graduate students join research cruise on board NOAA Ship Nancy Foster

South Dakota

Teacher at Sea alumnus brings South Dakota students to Mississippi to see ocean science in action

Tennessee

The National Weather Service works to improve weather resilience within the Deaf community

Texas

Teaching the teachers: Texas educators shadow meteorologists to help their students take on weather preparedness

This Earth Day, we highlight people working to understand and care for our blue planet: Austin / San Antonio WFO

Student videos offer a glimpse into climate change

Utah

Resilience planners and climate educators put their heads together to keep communities safe: Sundance, UT

Vermont

Teacher and students build rain garden while social distancing offsite link

Virginia

James Madison University students win Science On a Sphere student contest

Neighborhoods of the future: Students design solutions for communities prone to flooding

Washington

Alumni workshops bring teachers together, building on NOAA’s Teacher at Sea experience: Pacific Northwest

Community mural inspires salmon conservation in Seattle

Every day is Earth Day for NOAA Scholars: Alfre Wimberley

Explore NOAA resilience community education projects across the nation: Nisqually River Foundation

NOAA celebrates 10 years of building ocean literacy with The Ocean Project

NOAA undergraduate scholars #TakeoverTuesday to promote the 2019 application season: Elizabeth Ashley

Teachers tackle ocean acidification with Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

West Virginia

Weather education for a Weather-Ready Nation: West Virginia

Wisconsin

Mentoring works: Teachers engage year-round with Lake Superior

Wyoming

Weather education for a Weather-Ready Nation: Wyoming

 

US Territories

American Samoa

Educators in the Pacific connect new discoveries, traditional culture, and the deep ocean

Guam

NOAA undergraduate scholars #TakeoverTuesday to promote the 2019 application season: Alexis Sturm

Northern Mariana Islands

Reducing Marine Debris in Saipan through a Culture of Recycling

Puerto Rico

From the classroom to the field: Sea Grant transforms environmental education in Puerto Rico

U.S. Virgin Islands

Explore NOAA resilience community education projects across the nation: University of the Virgin Islands

These NOAA ocean heroes show that you can help the ocean at any age: Marcia Taylor