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Oil Spills and Pollution. Activities about protecting and restoring our nation's waters from pollution from NOAA's Response and Restoration office. Videos, group activities, origami, outdoor and tabletop challenges, and a bunch of other projects that are fun, entertaining, and educational.
Aug 7, 2024 · NOAA's Global Monitoring Laboratory explains the science of greenhouse gases: what they are, how the greenhouse effect works, and how NOAA scientists monitor gases in our atmosphere all over the world. NOAA's Physical Sciences Laboratory explains how climate change leads to flooding and drought. Hands-on learning
Nov 19, 2020 · Students learn about carbon cycling, ocean acidification, and other phenomena related to climate change. These modules are designed with a three-dimensional approach to teaching in mind and use a data literacy framework. Most lessons within this curriculum can be done with an internet connection and printed worksheets.
Sep 1, 2018 · Data in the Classroom. 5th - 12th grade • Teacher guide • Links to standards. Data in the Classroom has structured, student-directed lesson plans that use historical and real-time NOAA data. The five modules address research questions and include stepped levels of engagement with complex inquiry investigations with real-time and past data.
The science in this activity covers the carbon cycle, reservoirs, climate change, climate feedback loops, and human impacts/mitigation. Students use the following datasets in this activity: Lesson 1 uses the amounts of (flux and non-flux) carbon from climate.gov and energy.gov; Lesson 2 uses NOAA atmospheric carbon concentrations from sites across the US, as well as sea-level rise projected ...
Apr 9, 2020 · NOAA Fisheries' Educational Salmon Series. NOAA Fisheries’ educational series on salmon stewardship, "An Incredible Journey," includes a vividly illustrated children’s book, a board game, and a 10-lesson curriculum. These materials tell the story of one of the West Coast’s signature species in a way that inspires students to help protect ...
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Download the full activity book or individual activities below. Have Fun! Full Activity Book: Discover Your Changing World with NOAA (8.5 MB , pdf) Activity 1: The Great Glowing Orb: Make a Solar Heat Engine (611 KB, pdf) Activity 2: The Climate Team: Make a Solar Cooker (1.5 MB, pdf) Activity 3: Climate Is Our Friend…Isn't It?