Programs
Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)
A collection of nearly 700 free peer-reviewed climate and energy educational resources.
Engaged Scientist Series
Free public lectures and workshops for graduate students & postdocs on engaging scientists with communities.
Explore Water!
Building Community Water Connections. A program to engage communities in the Four Corners Region around local water topics.
Girls on Rock
Girls on Rock is a unique, FREE wilderness science education programs for high school girls.
HEART Force
Engage youth and teachers to raise awareness of natural hazards and inspire action for resilience in Colorado communities.
Lens on Climate Change (LOCC)
Documenting the effects of climatic and environmental changes on students' lives and in their communities through short films.
Lentes en Cambio Climático (LECC)
Los estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria exploran temas locales sobre el cambio climático mediante la producción de cortometrajes.
MOSAiC
Education and outreach efforts around the international Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition to the Arctic, beginning in September 2019.
National Ocean Sciences Bowl - Trout Bowl
The NOSB is an academic competition and program that engages high school students in ocean science.
Research Experience for Community College Students
A summer research internship program for Colorado community college students.
The GLOBE Program
The GLOBE Program is a network of worldwide students, teachers, scientists, and partners who work together. CIRES E&O is a GLOBE partner.
The Polar Bear Project
Are polar bears an effective emotional hook for increasing student learning about climate science? Educational resources and research results.
Water in the Western US
University of Colorado Boulder just launched a free, online course exploring water and climate in the western United States.
Recent Programs
Arctic Climate Connections
The Broader Impacts portion of the NSF proposal studying analysis of existing data from Arctic terrestrial stations with multi-year measurements of the surface energy budget, clouds, soil temperature profiles, and basic meteorological measurements.
Climate and Resiliency Education
Building capacity and resources in climate and resiliency education with secondary science educators.
Climate Science Academy
The Climate Science Academy is an online, self-guided tutorial of recorded presentations and webinars presented by climate science experts to support learning about and understanding the Earth's climate system and climate change.
DISCOVER-AQ: Know Your Air Quality
Accurate air pollution data can help us develop solutions to our region’s persistent air pollution problems.
Extremes
Graduate student fellows work in BVSD classrooms to deliver exciting science. Lesson plans available.
GeoMag
Geomagnetism in the MESA Classroom is a four-part after-school module sponsored by NASA that allows students to explore geomagnetism.
GLOBE Fire Fuel Protocol
A NASA-funded project to review, revise, and pilot the citizen science GLOBE Fire Fuel Protocol.
Improv and Environmental Science Workshops
Improvisational theater workshops that engage students and teachers in applying improv to science communication and collaboration.
Inspiring Climate Education Excellence (ICEE)
Help educators teach climate science content through effective pedagogy.
Solar Dynamics Observatory - EVE
The SDO-EVE project developed NGSS-aligned curriculum for student-led investigations of the sun, solar activity, and space weather.
Tribes Eye
Engaging Navajo tribal college students to learn about climate and the local environment through photography.