IGES works with educators and scientists to develop educational resources for the classroom. By partnering with agencies such as NASA and the Environmental Protection Agency, the Institute is able to produce scientifically accurate products that are geared toward students of varying grade levels.
With support from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, IGES has developed educational materials that incorporate information and data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), a joint satellite mission between the United States and Japan. Investigating the Climate System is a series of five learning modules for grades 5-12 created by educational specialists along with TRMM scientists, and finalized by IGES for national distribution. Each module focuses on a different component of the Earth system--clouds, energy, precipitation, weather and winds.
In support of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, with funding from NASA and the Environmental Protection Agency, IGES has developed The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change, a series of learning modules for grades 1-12. The activities focus on the impact of climate change on everything from agriculture to coastal areas to human health. IGES has also provided small grants to several organizations, including Girl Scouts USA, to help promote use of the modules.
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies developed these activities through funding by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, in support of the US Global Change Research Program.
Teachers Guide with Activities for Earth and Space Science