Program Helps & Classroom Ideas

Ten Things You Should Know About the Atmosphere
Hands-on investigations from CMMAP and Colorado State University's Little Shop of Physics.
Here is the Website containing Materials from the 2006-2007 teacher workshops.

Support and Resources for Teachers
PDF brochure containing information to help teachers and students reach for the sky.
CMMAP_ED_WebBrochure.pdf

Teaching Weather and Climate
This yearly course is offered in the summer. Registration for the next course will happen in early spring 2009.
Resources from past courses can be found here

Art and Culture in Clouds, Weather and Climate
A great site brought to us by the folks at Windows to the Universe for teachers and parents.

Teacher Links from the Community Learning Network
These pages provide links to global warming/climate change information including curricular resources, hands on experiments, instructional materials
and lesson plans for elementary through high school levels.

Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Change Pages
This excellent web site provides information on climate change, wildlife, and wildlands. It includes downloadable and free, interpretive kits which include a video, trail cards, global warming wheel card, and a CD-ROM, which contains fact sheets, brochures that can be ordered, case studies, sample trail talk outlines, visual aids, and a number of interactive activities. The tools are geared toward people of all ages to serve the needs of the diverse groups that visit parks and refuges.
Here's their site for kids.

A List of Books Teaching Clouds, Climate & Weather

• Weather Wizard's Cloud Book : More than 120 full-color cloud photographs are used with a simple interpretation system so that you can predict local weather events. Grades 5-12.
• Cloud Chart : Each of the 35 cloud photos is labeled and includes a description of the corresponding weather. Grades K-12
• Set of Six Science Career Books : Each book features twelve engaging biographies of living women and men scientists. Ages 9 and up.
• Climate Change 4 book set : Each book blends the latest science and environmental concerns with current ideas and solutions for facing our climate challenge and creating a healthier planet. Ages 9 and up.
• Earth's Precious Resources 4 book set : Earth's Precious Resources series describes Earth's precious resources and the challenges we face in protecting them.
• Weather Coloring Books available at this link. The National Severe Storms Laboratory offers these plus a comprehensive list of teacher resources, ideas for using weather and tornadoes in math and science, weather lessons, and severe weather questions and answers, career information.

Current Workshops & Conferences

Past Events, Workshops & Conferences
... may be found here

Opportunities For Your Students

• in the EVENTS section of the Science and Education website
• here on the page for teachers
• in the "FOR STUDENTS" section of the Science and Education website