The Using Data in the Classroom project was active between 2003 and 2010. Much of the content dates from that time period and so may not be up to date. We are preserving the content here because it still contains useful ideas.

The Activities Collection draws from newer projects across SERC. You may also want to explore the Data and Models resources discoverable through Teach the Earth

Data Sources and Tools

These sites provide on-line or downloadable tools for visualizing or manipulating data or datasets that can be used in the classroom.



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Quantitative Environmental Learning Project part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This web site provides resources to integrate math and environmental science using real environmental data. The site features many data sets which are ideally suited for use as a classroom exercise. ...

NASA Global Change Master Directory: Discover Earth science data and services part of SERC Web Resource Collection

NASA's Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) is an online card catalog of data sets covering just about every scientific area of global change research. The website includes downloadable ...

WorldWatcher Software part of SERC Web Resource Collection

WorldWatcher is scientific visualization software for geospatial data, and is available for both Macintosh and Windows. The software provides an environment for students to explore, interpret and ...

Climate Monitor Online part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Climate Monitor Online combines regular updates of climate and meteorological data with commentaries from the worlds press and media. Monthly weather summaries (from 1998-present) for the world and ...

National Climatic Data Center part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is the world's largest active archive of weather data. NCDC produces numerous climate publications and responds to data requests from around the globe. ...

Data Links for the Earth and Space Sciences (title provided or enhanced by cataloger) part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This section of the Windows to the Universe web site provides a clearinghouse of data on the web about weather, earth science, space science, planetary science, and astrophysics. Windows to the ...

Earth Observatory Global Maps part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The Earth Observatory data and images page provides an interactive way to view some of the dynamic processes on our planet. For a variety of datasets, users select the time period, and the data is ...

Earth Observatory part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This Earth Observatory site contains data and images from NASA's Earth Observatory project. The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide an accessible publication on the Internet ...