NOAA's many educational activities are distributed across the agency. This site has been designed to help students, teachers, librarians and the general public access the many educational activities, publications, and booklets that have been produced.

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Professional Development Opportunity for grade 5-12 educators

Early Bird registration ends September 22, 2006

NSTA Area Conference in Baltimore, MD
NOAA/NSTA Symposium: The Ocean's Role in Weather and Climate

Thursday, November 2, 2006
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Grades: 5-12
Baltimore Convention Center, Room 303

Presenters: Dr. Mike McPhaden, Scott Kiser, Sarah Schoedinger, Frank Niepold, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Cost: $44 advance; $49 onsite

NSTA is partnering with NOAA to present an exciting Symposium for middle and high school level educators on the topic of the ocean's influence on weather and climate. This event is a blended professional development opportunity including this face-to-face learning opportunity at the conference followed by several online experiences -a discussion listserve and two NSTA Web Seminars- extending the interactivity with NOAA staff.

This half-day symposium will focus on the interconnections among air, sea, and land; the processes by which energy is stored, released and transferred among them; and how our understanding and ability to monitor ocean conditions is key to predicting climate change. Two phenomena will be presented: El Nino and Hurricanes. NOAA scientists and education specialists will share their expertise and assist participants in linking this content to hands-on, inquiry-based, classroom activities. All activities will address national science education standards topics.

All participants will receive educational materials and information regarding electronically available resources at NOAA. A raffle of fantastic prizes will take place at the end of the program. Refreshments will be provided. For additional information, and to register, visit the web site: http://institute.nsta.org/fall06/oceans/symposium.asp.

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Name NOAA's New Fisheries Survey Vessel: A Student Contest

Students in grades 6-12 in the states of California, Oregon and Washington have an exciting opportunity to name a ship for NOAA.  This is a new 208-foot fisheries research vessel which will operate on the west coast of the United States.  Additional information is available at the following link:  http://www.education.noaa.gov/shipname

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NOAA Creates Hurricane Education Site

"Preparation through education is less costly than learning through tragedy." - Max Mayfield, Director, NOAA's National Hurricane Center

In time for the 2006 Hurricane Season, NOAA has created an education site for teachers that helps teach about hurricanes. Teaching materials, multimedia visual information, an archive of previous hurricane seasons and posters are available at this site.

History teaches that a lack of hurricane awareness and preparation are common threads among all major hurricane disasters. By knowing what actions you should take, you can reduce the effects of a hurricane disaster. This year Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 21-27, 2006.

To visit the hurricane education site, click here.

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