| Education and Outreach |
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Tallahassee maintains a very active educational outreach program. This includes both visiting schools and inviting students to the office to view office technology and see first-hand how a meteorologist prepares a forecast. WFO Tallahassee personnel have presented general topics on weather to elementary school students; performed as science fair judges in middle schools; conducted in-depth reviews of aviation weather at a high school ROTC program; and lectured to college students at Florida State University on life as a forecaster in the NWS and many other office programs. Many students and teachers are unaware of the varied resources available from NOAA, various other federal agencies, the American Meteorological Society and sundry private sources. The following is a list of easily available outreach resources geared to all school levels and used by this office. This page will be updated monthly and we welcome any suggestions or additions. If you have any questions or would like to arrange an outreach activity please contact Mark Wool at mark.wool@noaa.gov or call (850) 942-8833 during normal business hours.
| Weather Awareness and Preparedness Publications & Brochures |
DOC/NOAA Educational Resources
| NASA/NOAA SciJinks | https://scijinks.gov/ |
| CDC Natural Disasters | https://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/ |
| NOAA Education Resources | www.education.noaa.gov |
| Weather Coloring Books for Kids | www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/bm/bm_main.html |
| NOAA Research's Education Links | https://research.noaa.gov/ |
| Storm Prediction Center | www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/ |
| National Hurricane Center | http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/outreach/ |
| NSSL weather room | https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/ |
| NCDC | www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/climate/climatedata.html |
| UCAR Meteorology Education & Training | meted.ucar.edu/index.htm |
| Hurricane FAQs | www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqHED.html |
| Globe Project | www.globe.gov |
National Weather Service Educational Resources
| Owlie Skywarn | https://www.weather.gov/owlie/ |
| Weather Ready Nation: Be A Force of Nature |
Other Federal Government Educational Resources
| NASA Space Place | https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/ |
| NASA Kids Club | https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html#.V5ECekYrKCg |
| NASA S'COOL | https://scool.larc.nasa.gov/ |
| Other NASA Education Links | https://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/about/index.html |
| FEMA for Kids - Be a Hero | https://www.ready.gov/kids |
| USGS Education Pages | water.usgs.gov/education.html |
University Educational Resources
| Plymouth State Cloud Boutique | https://vortex.plymouth.edu/cloudboutique/​ |
| Plymouth State - Here Comes the Sun | vortex.plymouth.edu/sun.html |
American Meteorological Society Resources
| AMS Homepage | www.ametsoc.org/AMS/ |
| Education and Careers | https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/index.cfm/education-careers/ |
| Careers in Meteorology | https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/index.cfm/education-careers/career-guides-tools/all-about-careers-in-meteorology/ |
| Foundation for Water/Energy Education - Hydrologic Cycle | www.fwee.org/hlogic.html |
| Red Cross Resources | https://www.redcross.org/ |
| Weather Wiz Kids | http://www.weatherwizkids.com/ |
| The Weather Prediction | https://theweatherprediction.com/​ |
FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCDC: National Climatic Data Center
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NSSL: National Severe Storms Laboratory
NWS: National Weather Service
UCAR: University Center for Atmospheric Research
USGS: United States Geological Survey
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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