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UCAR Office of Education and Outreach
resources for students and educators, annual workshops, weather & climate primers, and much more |
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COMET Program
supports, enhances, and stimulates learning about the atmospheric and related sciences through an outreach program and distance learning via the interactive MetEd Web site and MetEd en español |
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Curricula: The UCAR-AMS Guide
a university and college database to help students find schools that match their academic goals in the atmospheric, oceanic, hydrologic, and related Earth system sciences.
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Digital Learning Sciences
develops systems and services that enable universities, school districts, libraries, and publishers to organize, manage, comprehend, and enrich online resources to improve learning outcomes and learner engagement
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Digital Library for Earth System Education
a community-led effort to promote access to high-quality digital resources for teaching and learning about the Earth at all levels |
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Discovering the Atmospheric Sciences
a guide for prospective students considering a career in the atmospheric sciences, featuring interviews with scientists and students, career options, advice on courses and schools, and much more |
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Exhibits & Tours - Visit NCAR's Mesa Lab
enlightening exhibits in an inspiring setting, open seven days a week; free admission, wheelchair accessible. Explore on your own, on a tour, or with an audiotour in English or Spanish. |
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GLOBE Program
works with K-12 students, teachers, and scientists worldwide to support collaborative research on Earth's environment at local, regional, and global scales. |
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Global Change Instruction Program - Undergraduate Resources
interdisciplinary materials on global change, aimed at undergraduate students who are not majoring in science. Modular materials integrate with earth sciences, biology, physics, astronomy, chemistry, meteorology, and the social sciences. |
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MetEd
free, interactive, online training on a wide range of topics in meteorology, climatology, hydrology, oceanography, environmental science, and more from MetEd, a service of UCAR's COMET Program. |
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MetEd en español
educación y formación en meteorologia - the Spanish gateway to UCAR's online training in meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, and environmental science describes all the site's offerings, including webcasts and training in Spanish; the resource page includes dictionaries and glossaries. A service of UCAR's COMET Program.
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NCAR Online Education - K-12
distance learning to help teachers integrate Earth system science, climate, and global change into the science classroom; a series of six-week courses informed by current research; recertification credit is available |
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NCAR Outreach
science and education programs, teaching materials, and hands-on exhibits that appeal to a variety of audiences, from students to teachers, dignitaries, scientists in other fields, and the general public. |
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National Science Digital Library
a project to both deepen and extend science literacy through access to educational materials that reveal the nature of the physical universe |
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Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research & Science
paid research internships offering mentoring and other support to undergraduates exploring a career in the atmospheric sciences or a related field |
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Unidata Program Center
provides data, tools, and community leadership for enhanced Earth-system education and research |
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Ventanas al Universo
nuestro planeta, nuestro sistema solar, el clima de la Tierra y mucho más - visitors can switch between Spanish and English versions of Windows to the Universe to advance not only Earth and space science knowledge but language skills as well |
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Visitor Programs for Students, Postdocs, and Scientists
opportunities to pursue internships, special training, or research at NCAR or UOP as well as laboratories and educational institutions around the world |
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Visual Libraries
photos, illustrations, animations, and video footage to illustrate your atmospheric and Earth science presentations |
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Webcasts & Multimedia Offerings
Seminars on a range of topics in atmospheric and Earth-system science, plus links to other multimedia offerings, including video, animations, and photos |
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Windows to the Universe
an educational site covering the Earth and space sciences and exploring the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience |
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Site Spotlight
Advanced Study Program (ASP)
ASP's postdoctoral and faculty fellowships and graduate student visitor program encourage the development of young scientists and support interactions with universities.
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