Teacher Resources

S'COOL Materials

• S'COOL Related Multimedia Resources
• Lesson Plans and Labs
• S'COOL On-line Cloud Chart
• S'COOL Cloud of the Month
• Classroom Management Ideas
• Ways to use S'COOL data
• Science Fair/Science Project Ideas
• S'COOL On-Line Tutorials
• Latest S'COOL Map

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

• Teacher's S'COOL Presentation for Students (with on-screen notes) (Powerpoint Presentation)
• Teacher's S'COOL Presentation for Students (without on-screen notes) (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-Aqua Poster
• CERES Decal
• CERES brochure. English: Web version, PDF file (20 pages, intense graphics)

• State Science Education standards
  related to S'COOL
• National Education standards
  related to S'COOL

• Educator Features : TRMM - Investigating the Climate System  
• Eyes on the Earth
• Daily Weather Maps Home Page - NOAA Central Library
• Take a Cloud Walk
• Climate Kids
• Meteorology: An Educator's Resource for Inquiry-Based Learning for Grades 5-9
• Earth Gauge Kids
• Student Misconceptions about Weather
• Earth Observatory articles relevant to S'COOL
• Weather Glossary
• Jetstream - an Online Weather School
• General Cloud Information
• Climate Change Information
• Related Projects
• Other NASA Education Resources
• Other Education Resources
• Terra website
• Aqua website
• Cloudsat Education & Outreach

GLOBE

Contrail Education

 NASA eClips videos

• Computers for Learning Get used computers free from the US government

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