Educators

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The UCAR Center for Science Education provides teaching resources for your K-12 classrooms. We invite you to join us for free virtual and in-person field trip programs. We are here to support weather and Earth system science learning.

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Editor's Picks

A hand-picked selection of new and recommended pages.

What is El Niño and How Might It Affect Our Weather This Year? We’ll learn how scientists monitor and predict these events as well as the weather outlook for the rest of the year as El Niño continues to develop.
Ozone Story Click around in this interactive story to discover how ground-level ozone pollution forms.
Fast Fires: A Compelling Way to Understand Wildfires Studying the speed of a fire adds an important dimension that can aid in managing and preventing fires in the future.

Teaching Resources

Are you teaching about Earth system science? Explore our collection of ready-made lessons, curriculum units, picture books, videos, and other resources for teaching K-12 students. All resources are freely available online.

Classroom Activities

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

GLOBE Weather

A five-week curriculum unit designed to help middle school students understand weather at local, regional, and global scales.

Exploring Atmospheric Dust

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

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Teacher Professional Development

We invite you to join our community of educators as we share best practices and resources for teaching about the Earth system with our free virtual or low-cost in-person teacher workshops.

Learn more about our teacher workshops

Join Us Virtually

We offer live virtual presentations and recorded demos for educators and learners in grades K-12. Our programs are generally offered via Zoom, but other platforms can be used as needed for individually-scheduled presentations.

School Field Trips to NSF NCAR

A field trip to the NSF NCAR Visitor Center is a fun way for your class, camp, or club to learn about weather, the atmosphere, Sun and space weather, and more!