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Phenological Gardens (pdf)
Students plant a garden and observe the flowering and leaf development stages of specified plants throughout the year.

Teachers Guide Supporting Protocols

Supporting Protocols

Protocols to help in completion of the main protocol

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Soil Characterization protocol (pdf)
Students will identify horizons in a soil profile, observe the structure, color, consistence, texture, and the presence of rocks, roots, and carbonates of each horizon, and take samples for use in laboratory characterization protocols.

Teachers Guide Field Guides

Field Guides

Step-by-step instructions for collection data according to the protocols.

Important: The Grass Green-Up Data Sheet located in the Grass Green-Up Protocol Field Guide below is incorrect, download the the correct data sheet.

Teachers Guide Data Sheets

Data Sheets

Sheets to be filled out during data collection

Teacher Guide Learning Activities

Learning Activities

Activities to help students learn more about the instruments and protocols

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A Beginning Look at Photosynthesis (pdf)
Students learn about plant response to light by setting up simple investigations in the classroom.
An Alaskan Spring Mystery- A GLOBE Data Exploration (pdf)

Students learn about the timing of spring budburst, develop multiple working hypotheses about why timing differs year to year, and test hypotheses using environmental data collected by GLOBE students in Alaska to come to a conclusion about the factors that most impact timing of budburst on paper birch trees. **This activity has an option to get students analyzing data in spreadsheets.

First Look At Phenology (pdf)
Students observe and classify local plants based on their patterns of change other than growth.
Investigating Leaf Pigments (pdf)
Students learn about plant pigmentation and photosynthesis while conducting simple investigations to demonstrate the presence of pigments other than chlorophyll in leaves.

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Resources

Additional documents or tools related to the protocol