Renaissance Computing Institute

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Biosciences & Medicine

Disaster & Environmental Research

Economic Development

Education & Outreach

Distinguished Lecture Series

EPIC

MSI Network

NC-FIRST for Teachers

Renaissance Bistro

RENCI Weather Web

VHA Interdisciplinary Education

Faculty Fellows

High Performance Computing

Humanities, Arts & Social Science

Visualization & Collaborative Environments

Completed Projects

NC-FIRST for Teachers

Overview
North Carolina Earth and environmental science teachers and seventh grade science teachers are required by the state to teach meteorology and weather and address the relevance of technology in science. NC-FIRST for Teachers is a project designed to help teachers meet this state requirement. NC-FIRST, a new tool developed by RENCI and partners at the National Weather Service and the North Carolina State Climate Office, is a weather data portal designed for North Carolina emergency service providers to help them interpret weather data and coordinate response plans. The weather portal can also be used by science teachers to provide relevant, interactive and innovative education that demonstrates the importance of, and generates interest in, technology, climate, atmospheric science and earth science among pre-college students.

RENCI Contribution
RENCI Education and Outreach experts provide training to teachers in the use of the NC-FIRST weather portal in the classroom as a tool to teach meteorology and atmospheric science. RENCI also assists teachers in the process of incorporating the weather portal into their curricula.

Funding
State of North Carolina

RENCI Team
Jennifer Shelton, project leader
Jessica Proud

Links
NC-FIRST