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It's #TeacherAppreciationDay ! Our in-person teacher PD workshops this June will share lessons and resources for teaching about climate and Earth systems. We love teachers and want to share our Earth science knowledge to make your jobs easier! Register: scied.ucar.edu/educators/teac…

Auroras are created when electrically charged particles from the Sun collide with Earth's magnetosphere and are a stunning reminder of our connection to the cosmos!🌌 #NationalSpaceDay
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📸2: NASA, Marko Korosec
📸3: NASA, Joseph Bradley
📸4: NASA/UC Berkely

Request a free field trip with the U.S. National Science Foundation NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research Mesa Lab for Fall 2024! We offer in-person and virtual field trips for groups of preK-12 students. Learn more on our website in our bio. (Spring 2025 field trips open in August.) scied.ucar.edu/visit?utm_sour…

Happy #ArborDay ! Whether in our cities or forests, trees provide us with clean air, shade, and so much more. 🌳💚 To learn more about what trees do for you, check out our middle-school level classroom activity! scied.ucar.edu/activity/what-…

Happy Earth Day! Today and every day we are grateful for the beautiful planet we get to call home💙To learn more about how the Earth works, check out our Learning Zone page 'The Sum of Its Parts: Earth as a System' scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/…
#OurSustainablePlanet

Community🏘 + weather models🌦 = a super important collab for forecasting 🤝

Next Wed, April 24, @ 5:30 pm, NSF NCAR Mesoscale & Microscale Meteorology scientist Kelly Werner will discuss community weather models+forecasting for our next Explorer Series lecture.

Register: eventsquid.com/event.cfm?id=2…

You'll find us this weekend at the Children's Museum of Denver for the Party for Our Planet Earth Day celebration! Drop by on Saturday, April 20 between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm MT to find our table and activities. Learn more and we hope to see you there: mychildsmuseum.org/events/EventDe…

Looking for something to do for Earth Day next Monday? Come visit the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research Mesa Lab and join a public tour to learn more about our incredible Earth! Click below to reserve a spot: eventbrite.com/e/409383556237…

What sorts of creatures do you see in the clouds? What types of clouds make for the best imaginary creatures? Download our free Field Guide to Clouds App to teach yourself cloud types! Identify clouds based on photos of others and learn fun cloud facts. scied.ucar.edu/apps/cloud-gui…

Earth's oceans and soda both store CO2, making soda both a delicious bubbly drink and an avenue to learn more about oceans! Check out our classroom activity to learn more about how we can use soda to explore the oceans' role in the carbon cycle 🧪 🌊 scied.ucar.edu/activity/what-…

Sharing the good word of heliophysics and the HAO in Ohio this morning #SolarEclipse2024 #UCAR The UCAR Center for Science Education

Today's #eclipse event at the Mesa Lab was a shining success!🌞 We had a fantastic turn out; even the Mesa deer made an appearance! Thanks to The UCAR Center for Science Education for a fantastic event! #MesaLabMonday

🌈It's National Find a Rainbow Day!🌈 Check out SkySci for Kids to learn more about how rainbows are made or share this website with the kids in your life to explore a variety of other playful avenues about weather, climate, and other Earth science topics! scied.ucar.edu/kids/sky-wonde…

Stop by the Mesa Lab tomorrow morning to pick up eclipse glasses in advance!

Follow Me! Where, you might ask? To discover how animals are tracked from space with our Follow Me comic book. Watch the paths of turtles, pronghorns, and more with five unique tales about how satellites are used to study movement and migration: scied.ucar.edu/using-satellit… #ICBD2024

Come watch the #Eclipse with us! Next Monday, The UCAR Center for Science Education is hosting a viewing party at the Mesa Lab from 10:30AM to 2PM with free eclipse glasses & activities for the whole family. No #AprilFools jokes here, just a great opp for great views! #Eclipse 2024