Outreach Educational Materials

Educational Resources

There is a plethora of educational resources, materials and hands-on experiments
regarding various weather hazards.  Here are some of our favorites. 

Weather Safety Information and Graphics 

Local Severe Weather Awareness Page  https://www.weather.gov/hun/severe_awareness

Local Winter Weather Awareness Page   https://www.weather.gov/hun/winterwxawareness 

Weather Safety Infographics 

• Tennessee Valley Safety Page:  https://www.weather.gov/ohx/beprepared
   
• Weather Ready Nation (WRN):  https://www.weather.gov/wrn
  • Click on the Weather Safety Header. Leads to safety pages, infographics and videos for all hazards. 
  • Find infographics on all types of hazardous weather along with pre-made social media posts and alt text for images! 

Educational Resources

NWS Education Page: https://www.weather.gov/education/

National Severe Storms Laboratory Education Page:  https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/educators 

NOAA SciJinks : https://scijinks.gov

SciJinks for Educators: https://scijinks.gov/menu/educators

NOAA/NASA GOES-R Satellite Educational Resources
https://www.goes-r.gov/resources/education.html 

UCAR Center for Science Education:  https://scied.ucar.edu/
 Learning Zone  -  Short articles, interactives, images and videos
 SkySci for Kids -  Kid aged weather information, games and videos   

Hands On Opportunities 

Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network (CoCoRaHS)                                           
https://www.cocorahs.org

• Look at community daily observations across the nation

• Learn how to become a CoCoRaHS Observer!
   

NWS Huntsville Skywarn Classes: https://www.weather.gov/hun/skywarn_alt  
 

Science Experiments 

NOAA Hands-On Earth Science Activities: Link

NOAA/Jet Stream Learning Lessons: Link

UCAR - STEM at Home: Link