Learning Labs are what we call our field trip program offerings. Select the Learning Lab that best meets the needs of your students for your 2-hour experience, which includes an exhibit exploration and classroom activity.
Resilience planning is an important way that communities prepare for changes that are the result of natural disasters and climate change. This activity helps students understand how vulnerability and risk are assessed, which is an important first step in resilience planning.
Resource Type: Activities
Check out our virtual STEM People trading cards. Explore STEM careers by learning about people that work at NSF NCAR and UCAR.
In these short videos, our staff share first-hand accounts of their backgrounds and career pathways.
Resource Type: Videos
This training module for secondary educators provides examples of how to use data visualizations with your students.
Reconnect to the beauty and wonder of the Earth in this full-day workshop from the spectacular environs of the NSF NCAR Mesa Lab. Engage in activities to inspire wonder for yourself and for your students.
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.
Homeschool families, co-ops, and groups are invited to our first-of-its-kind event! Join us at the NSF NCAR Mesa Lab for a day of activities and fun.
Scientists are exploring how changes in the background ingredients for storms influence frequency and intensity of severe thunderstorms and their hazards. Changes in atmospheric temperature and humidity can help fuel severe storms bringing heavy rainfall, hail, strong winds, or tornadoes.
NSF Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (NSF SOARS) is an undergraduate-to-graduate bridge and career pathways program designed to promote and support research, mentoring, and community in the atmospheric and Earth system sciences.