Resources to help integrate NOAA science into formal and informal education.
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.
Quickly search through our lessons, data resources, videos, posters, and much more in the NOAA Sea to Sky database!
![A fish-eye view of the wake of a ship out at sea. Here's an ocean fact: The surface layer of the ocean is teeming with photosynthetic plankton. Though they're invisible to the naked eye, they produce more oxygen than the largest redwood trees. (Image credit: NOAA) A fish-eye view of the wake of a ship out at sea. Here's an ocean fact: The surface layer of the ocean is teeming with photosynthetic plankton. Though they're invisible to the naked eye, they produce more oxygen than the largest redwood trees.](/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_650/public/legacy/image/2020/Jun/IMAGE--ocean-churn-061720--NOAA--1200x809.jpg?h=ef9cbef8&itok=DxIcuRMn)
Ocean and coasts
Physical and chemical processes of ocean and coastal areas.
![Hurricane Matthew. (Image credit: NOAA) Hurricane Matthew.](/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_650/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/16510_the%20hurricane_safety_square.png?itok=N5E_iPLQ)
Weather and atmosphere
Common weather patterns and how we observe weather conditions.
![This global map shows where February 2020 temperatures were up to 11° F (6° C) cooler (darkest blue) or warmer (darkest red) than the 1981-2010 average. (Image credit: NOAA Climate.gov, based on data from NOAA NCEI) This global map shows where February 2020 temperatures were up to 11° F (6° C) cooler (darkest blue) or warmer (darkest red) than the 1981-2010 average.](/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_650/public/legacy/image/2020/Mar/tempanomaly_climate_gov_1120x534.png?itok=xUs7RLuX)
Climate
Earth's climate system and concepts related to climate variability.
![Brown chromis (Chromis multilineata) and other small reef fish swim over large boulders of Great Star Coral (Montastraea cavernosa) in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. (Image credit: NOAA) Brown chromis (Chromis multilineata) and other small reef fish swim over large boulders of Great Star Coral (Montastraea cavernosa) in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.](/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_650/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-starcoral-1-pU6GnPb2jPwmodx00sikhA-noaa-112916-800x450-landscape.jpg?itok=8iL1udLk)
Marine life
Biology, habitats, and threats to organisms that live in aquatic environments.
![Lake effect snow bands moving across the Great Lakes, seen from the Suomi NPP polar-orbiting satellite on December 25, 2017. (Image credit: NOAA) Lake effect snow bands moving across the Great Lakes, seen from the Suomi NPP polar-orbiting satellite on December 25, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_650/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO%20-%20%20Lake%20effect%20snow%20bands%20moving%20across%20the%20Great%20Lakes%20captured%20by%20Suomi%20NPP%20polar-orbiting%20satellite%20on%20Dec.%2025%2C%202017%20-%20500x500%20-%20Square.png?itok=EJY2BqHV)
Freshwater
Sources, processes, and threats to freshwater environments and drinking water.
![A satellite image of the Earth showing an abnormally warm area near the equator off the West Coast of South America. (Image credit: NOAA) A satellite image of the Earth showing an abnormally warm area near the equator off the West Coast of South America.](/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_650/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO%20-%20Satellite%20image%20showing%20El%20Nino%20sea%20surface%20temperature%20departure%20from%20norm-2015.11.12%20-%20NOAA-1920x1080-landscape.png.jpg?h=162d7652&itok=eWf2d1qw)
Data resources for educators
Lesson plans featuring NOAA data, as well as real-time and historical data in a variety of formats.
![NOAA GOES-East satellite image of continental U.S. from July 18, 2021. (Image credit: NOAA) NOAA GOES-East satellite image of continental U.S. from July 18, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_650/public/2021-07/PHOTO-NOAA%20GOES-East%20satellite%20image%20of%20continental%20U.S.%20from%20July%2018%2C%202021.png?h=32588429&itok=W67302cJ)
Explore resources from other federal science agencies within the U.S. government
- Department of Education "YOU belong in STEM" initiative
- DoD STEM Online Resources offsite link
- Energy.gov STEM Rising
- EPA environmental education (EE) portal
- EPA: Lesson plans, teacher guides, and online environmental resources for educators
- NASA eClips
- NASA STEM resources
- NIH STEM teaching resources