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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Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory: Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases group makes ongoing discrete measurements from land and sea surface ...

U. S. - Mexico Demographic Data Viewer part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The US-Mexico Demographic Data Viewer is a demographic data visualization tool. The tool is an interactive application that provides rapid data mapping, viewing, and analysis of more than 200 ...

Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory: Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases group makes ongoing discrete measurements from land and sea surface ...

Our Dynamic Planet part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This CD-ROM consists of tools for investigations of the theory of plate tectonics. Modules include virtual plate tectonics lecture (30 minute animated plate tectonics video), geography game, profile ...

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 ...

TOXMAP - Online Toxicology Maps part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site allows users to create and view maps of chemicals released into the air, ground, and water. Maps show the locations of facilities that have had chemical releases, and users can look up the ...

USGS Bedform Sedimentology part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site presents a collection of photographs, short movies, classifications, and computer-generated images for identifying various types of bedforms. Viewing of movies and 3D dynamic ...

Weather Tap part of SERC Web Resource Collection

WeatherTap.com is a subscription service for online weather data. For 74 dollars a year, users can access numerous including real-time radar, high-resolution satellite imagery, lightning data, ...

WWW Animations of the Climate Research Unit-UK Temperature Record: 1856 to 1997 part of SERC Web Resource Collection

NOAA Paleoclimatology program provides six different animations of Climate Research Unit (CRU) temperature data. Data can be used to view globally mapped temperature for the time period of available ...

Real-time weather data: Surface Data Page part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) offers a variety of data on their Real-time Weather Data website. The Surface data page provides an interface so that users can retrieve weather ...