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Learning can be fun and teaching made much easier with the help of CD-ROMS and other interactive educational tools produced by scientists at Columbia University and its partner institutions. Some of these resources are available to download, free of charge. Browse our listings and check back for new arrivals.

The Digital Library for Earth Systems Education (DLESE)

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DLESE is a national effort to identify, develop, evaluate, and disseminate excellent resources for teaching and learning about the Earth and environment. Three branches of this distributed effort are based at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.

Education Strategies: Teaching Earth Systems Science:

Many research scientists at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies at Columbia University prepare popular science articles to educate the general public about their recent publications. These can be found at:http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/intro
Online Learning modules

Interactive coursework modules from astronomy to meteorology are available for teaching. Download, free of charge.

The American Museum of Natural History has invited GISS to contribute to the development of a CD-ROM title to teach middle school students about the greenhouse effect. This educational product is being prepared by Tom Snyder Productions.

The International Research Institute (IRI) for Climate and Society

IRI is a scientific institute that works to accelerate the ability of societies worldwide to cope with climate fluctuations.

The downloadable software tools currently available can be found here.

The IRI also offers learning products and tools in modular formats that allow for tailored packaging of relevant information around targeted problems or sectors.

Archived IRI publications are available to the general public as well.

Metropolitan East Coasts Climate Change Assessment Education at the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)

Software, data, and lesson plans that enable students and teachers to explore the potential impacts of climate change on the metropolitan east coast region using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Downloads, free of charge.

Where are We?

A very popular interactive CD-ROM and associated curriculum designed to help elementary school children learn map skills. Purchase through Tom Snyder Productions.

Healthy Home, Healthy Child

The Center for Children's Environmental Health at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health seeks to increase community awareness of environmental hazards to children. Healthy Home, Healthy Child, offers valuable information that can be found here.