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Featured Learning Activities
This month's featured activities go with GLOBE's Clouds Protocol
Cloud Watch
Students monitor clouds and weather to begin to understand the connections between the two.
Estimating Cloud Cover- A Simulation
Students practice estimating how much of the sky is covered by clouds.
Observing, Describing, and Identifying Clouds
Students begin to learn cloud types and their names.
NASA GLOBE One-Week Pacing Guide: Urban Heat Islands
One week pacing guide for activities related to urban heat islands developed in collaboration with the NASA Langley Research Center, GLOBE Mission Earth, and the NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative. Activities include analyzing graphs of surface temperature throughout the day, exploring surface temperature of urban areas, observing land cover and tree heights with GLOBE Observer Land Cover and Trees tools, and analyzing microclimates using surface temperature data.
- Submitted By: Alison Mote
- Authors:
- Grade Levels: Middle: 6-8, Secondary: 9-12
- Type of Activity: Data Collection: Observe & Measure, Data Exploration: Analyze & Chart
- Protocol(s): Surface Temperature, Biometry (including Tree Height), Land Cover Classification
- Language: English
- Time Requirements: Multiple days