Teacher Resources

S'COOL Products

Cloud Chart, Brochures, Participant Certificate, Report Form, etc...

S'COOL Materials

· Lesson Plans and Labs
· Classroom Management Ideas
· Ways to use S'COOL data
· Science Fair/Science Project Ideas
· The Sun-Earth Days website
· S'COOL On-Line Tutorials
· S'COOL-Related Student Projects
· Latest S'COOL Map
· Related K-12 Standards of Learning for the USA
· Some books we like

Printable Presentation Material on S'COOL (in .PDF format)

· Teacher's S'COOL Presentation for Students (Powerpoint Presentation)
· Science Background
· The Cloud Identification Problem
· The Basics of S'COOL
· Cloud Type
· Cloud Cover Exercise
· Comparing to Satellite Data
· Comparison Statistics

(Note: if you have trouble getting the PDF files to display, try setting your preferences to use Acrobat Reader as an external application; not a Plug-In)

CERES Materials

CERES-Aqua Poster New Item

CERES Decal
· CERES brochure. English: Web version, PDF file (20 pages, intense graphics)

Education Standards

Education standards related to S'COOL

Links

MY NASA DATA is a project to enable K-12 teachers and students, as well as citizen scientists, to explore the large volumes of data that NASA collects about the Earth from space.

The GLOBE Progaram

GLOBE is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program.

Contrail Education

Contrail Education

Satellite Info

FREE Stuff

· Computers for Learning Get used computers free from the US government
· Free E-mail providers

Funding Opportunities:

National Weather Association Grants (Deadline August 1 annually)
Grant Opportunities for teachers from NSTA

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S'COOL What to Observe Report Form Glossary