Education and Outreach

For Everyone

• US Climatic Change Science Program
  •  Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science  
    (a 13-page guide)
• National Weather Service
  • Glossary of Weather Terms
  • Frequently Used NWS Terms
  • A Comprehensive Glossary of Weather Terms for Weather Spotters
  • Weather Education


• Climatic Prediction Center
  • Climate Glossary
  • Educational Materials


• Terminology and Weather Symbols (from the Ocean Prediction Center)


• Modeling the Climate in NOAA Research


• NOAA's Cool Sites for Everyone


• Midwestern Regional Climate Center's
  • Resources and Links
  • Interactive Weather Calculator


• Maine State Climate Office Educational Links


• University of Kentucky Agricultural Weather Center - Learning about the Weather


• University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center Office of Space Science Education


• Missouri Climate Center Weather Wizard Series in the Quarterly Climate Bulletins for Missouri

For Students/Kids

• University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center
  • Verner Suomi Scholarship Award for high school seniors
  • WxWise at CIMSS UW-Madison


• Southeast Regional Climate Center's Climate Kids


• Oklahoma Climatological Survey's Earthstorm for Students


• NOAA Education Specially for Students


• National Weather Service's Playtime for Kids


• National Drought Mitigation Center's Drought for Kids


• Federal Emergency Management Administration FEMA for Kids

For Teachers

• American Meteorological Society K13 Educational Initiative


• University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center
  • Explore the Atmosphere!
  • Outreach and Education at CIMSS UW-Madison
  • ESCAPE (Earth Science Component for Academic Enhancement) - 16-week online course through UW-Madison
  • Wisconsin Weather Stories


• Wisconsin Educational Communications Board Surf Report on Weather and Climate


• NOAA Education Specially for Teachers


• National Severe Storms Lab Education


• Oklahoma Climatological Survey's Earthstorm for Teachers and Educational Materials