Teaching Resources

Dive-in to our student-centered and teacher approved classroom activities, curriculum units, picture books, special collections, and more.

Classroom Activities

Peruse our collection of more than a hundred K-12 lessons about the science of our planet.

Four teachers sitting around a table are recording data about an experiment with a lamp shining on two bottles filled partially with sand and water. Thermometers are inserted in each bottle.

Curriculum Units

Multi-day sequences of activities developed by SciEd educators through grant-funded collaborations.

Learning Zone

Visit this hub for short articles, interactives, images, and videos to help you learn how the Earth works.

Digital Teaching Boxes

Building a unit about weather or other Earth science topics? Our digital teaching boxes are a collection of online learning resources gathered from trusted sources to help you get started.

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Learning with Data

A special collection of activities built around real-world data exploration.

A photo of a sunset at the beach. In the foreground is a glass sphere that is inverting the scenery and creating an interesting visual.

Using Data Visualization Tools to Investigate Earth System Variability

This training module provides examples of how to use data visualizations with your middle and high school students.

A map of ocean observing stations in the Pacific northwest.

Observing the Ocean

A collection of activities to learn how we observe the ocean. Use ocean data to explore coastal hazards, ecosystem changes, and food from the ocean.

Exploring Atmospheric Dust

What is atmospheric dust and how does it affect the Earth system? Explore this collection of learning activities and find out!

Science and Literacy

Storybooks and activities that bring together science and literacy.

Elementary GLOBE Books

Storybooks, coloring pages, and activities for grades K-4 to study Earth system science as part of the GLOBE Program.

Read the Zika Zine

Flip through the pages of this digital comic book to discover what Aedes mosquitoes need to live, and discover how to keep safe from the Zika virus they carry.