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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.”
Opening resources in a new tab.
Follow the instructions below for the device you are using.
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- Mac: Hold down the command key while clicking the link.
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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.”
- Activities, lessons, and units (217)
- Arts and crafts (6)
- Background information (243)
- Career profile (95)
- Citizen science project (12)
- Collection (199)
- Coloring/activity book (37)
- Contest (3)
- Data product (162)
- Job seeker resource (11)
- Multimedia (544)
- NOAA Education resource collection (25)
- Poster/brochure (29)
- Related story (182)
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Search archived tropical cyclone reports, advisories, tropical weather outlooks, and more data by type, year, or ocean basin.
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The Global Monitoring Division of NOAA’s Earth System Research Lab collects worldwide, long-term and real-time data on atmospheric chemicals including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and many others. A wide variety of measurements and plot types are available for carbon cycle gases, solar radiation, ozone, aerosols, and more. Explore interactive maps, numerical data, and graphs and figures.
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This map is an interactive way to explore NOAA habitat restoration projects from around the country — from wetlands and salt marsh projects to oyster and coral reef projects. Use the map filters and query tool to search approximately 3,000 projects by habitat type, location, congressional district, and more. Click on projects to learn more about them.
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This interactive map show snow water equivalents forecasts for the continental United States.
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The UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) coordinates the international tsunami warning and mitigation system. Background information, safety messaging, data, imagery, and more are available at this website.
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Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, scientists, economists, and restoration experts came together to collect data, determine the extent and magnitude of injuries, and plan and implement restoration projects.
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Part of the National Centers for Environmental Information, Local Climatological Data hosts common past weather data including temperature, precipitation, wind, pressure, and more. Search by state/territory, county, or zip code to download information. Some international data are available. Note: Though you may need to click "Add to cart" to obtain data, all information is free unless you require a certified copy.
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The National Marine Ecosystem Status website is a tool that provides easy access to NOAA’s wide range of important coastal and marine ecosystem data. The website pulls together the ecosystem work that NOAA conducts in the marine environment, and presents this information in a flexible user-friendly format. Visitors to the site can explore specific thematic areas at the national or regional level. Users can also access general information or take deeper dives, connecting to specific NOAA websites throughout the organization. The website provides a starting point for educators, outreach specialists, and the interested public to explore the status of seven major U.S. marine ecosystems and the nation.
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The U.S. government supports a number of databases and virtual observatories to aid in space weather research. Explore these interagency resources.
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The National Water Quality Data Portal integrates publicly available water quality data from the Geological Survey’s National Water Information System, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Storage and Retrieval (STORET) Data Warehouse, and the Department of Agriculture’s Sustaining the Earth’s Watersheds Agricultural Research Database System (STEWARDS). Find a wide variety of site and sampling parameters, available for each sample location since the beginning of that database.