Stay-At-Home Education Resources

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of you are developing science segments to educate your viewers and to help people teaching their children at home. To support the great work you are doing, we want to share a collection of climate and earth science education resources:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

• Climate science: causes, impacts, and modeling —for students from elementary to high school

• Games and activities for kids and teens — from clouds to severe storms

• Science on a Sphere for tablets and mobile devices — stunning earth science data visualizations and example lessons

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• Climate Kids—weather and climate resources for elementary school teachers

• Vital Signs of the Planet—key earth system statistics & climate change explainers

• Science Visualization Studio—brilliant data visualizations of earth & space science

AMS - American Meteorological Society

• Resources for K-12 teachers —  including Project Atmosphere and Project Ocean

• Climate Studies Maps —  climate data including observations and modeled data

• Glossary of Meteorology —  definitions of meteorological terms

UCAR - The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

• Learning Zone —  includes games and simulations about weather and climate

• Classroom Activities —  hands on activities on climate change and the earth system

• Globe Weather —  helping middle schoolers understand weather at local, regional, and global scales

NEEF - National Environmental Educational Foundation

• Environmental Education at Home —educational projects

• Environmental Education Resources — activities, infographics, and toolkits

• Sign up for the NEEF Connect Newsletter — new resources sent to your email each month

ACE - The Alliance for Climate Education

• Our Climate, Our Future — what is causing climate change and what kids can do 

• Climate Stories — what climate change looks like for young people in your state

• Climate Clips — 4-minute videos exploring climate change stories

CLEAN - Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network

• Resources for Parents and Families —  videos, experiments, and games 

• Teaching Climate —  how scientists know climate is changing

• Teaching Energy —  understanding sources of energy and the impacts of different types of energy

National Geographic

• Climate Change Challenge —  series of four lessons for middle school students

• Climate Change Resource Library — videos and activities for all grade levels

• Earth Science Resource Library — covering meteorology, geology, and oceanography

Find additional resources on meteorology and oceanography from

• National Weather Association

• Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute 

• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Of course, all material from our Climate Matters media library is available to use for educational purposes, and you can share data from WeatherPower, our renewable energy forecasting tool that shows how much wind and solar electricity generation based on the daily weather.