Giuseppe Torri, Nimbus AI’s science lead and an assistant professor of atmospheric science at UH Mānoa, explains Nimbus’ forecasting system.

K-12 Teacher Resources & PD

Professional Development

Resources

  • Guest speakers for classroom presentations 
    Email openhouse@soest.hawaii.edu to inquire about topics and availability

Earth Science

  • Ask-an-Earth Scientist: Submit an Earth science question to one of our volunteer experts and read or search past questions and answers.

Climate Science

Space Science

  • Artemis CubeSat Kit and Curriculum that covers all aspects of spacecraft design in an online course in the public domain

Ocean Science

Hawai‘i Sea Grant Center for Marine Science Education

  • Voice of the Sea: archive of 10 seasons of the award-winning television show that travels throughout Hawaiʻi and the Pacific meeting researchers, scientists and cultural practitioners. 
  • Exploring Our Fluid Earth: a free, online curriculum, for Grades 6-12, teaches Environmental and Ocean Literacy through the topics of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. All resources and activities are aligned to and searchable via the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
  • Sea Earth Atmosphere: SEA has content and student activities for grades 3, 4, 5. Standards alignment sorts content and activities by NGSS and Ocean Literacy Principles.
  • OPIHI: Our Project in Hawaii’s Intertidal (OPIHI) is an ecological, citizen-science field survey project (grades 5–12) with classroom curricular materials.
  • Ocean Atlas of Hawai‘i: A comprehensive description of the ocean around Hawai‘i — marine climate, water properties, currents, tides, and waves.  
  • Real-time data classroom activity using the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) Voyager data viewer (for Gr. 9-12). In this lesson plan, students make decisions for ocean recreational activities using real-time, forecast, and historical data on winds, waves, currents, ocean temperature, and more.
  • Coral Bleaching Toolkit
    Developed by the Coral Resilience Lab at the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, this toolkit seeks to bring a tangible visualization of coral bleaching and will give students a better understanding of how ocean warming events and other stressors affect the health of corals
  • seaHarmony
    An online collaboration tool that matches ocean science researchers with educators, managers, and traditional practitioners in Hawai‘i based on compatibility and collaboration preferences.
  • Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence
    COSEE Island Earth is a collaborative initiative among university, government, research, and community partners to improve connections between scientists and educators, inform ocean science educational practices, and enhance ocean literacy in Hawai‘i.

SOEST High School Visits

High School science teachers and college counselors, do you have students interested in Ocean, Earth, or Atmospheric Sciences? SOEST offers a 30-minute virtual or in-person visit so your students can…

  • Learn about SOEST degree programs, research opportunities, and support available
  • Hear from our SOEST undergraduates
  • Visit a lab with one of our engaging researchers or students
  • Have a Q&A session
Request a High School Visit

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