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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.

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  • Protocol(s): Precipitation, Water Temperature, pH, Conductivity, Salinity, Alkalinity, Soil Temperature, Soil Moisture - Gravimetric, Soil Infiltration, Phenological Gardens, Biometry (including Tree Height), Land Cover Classification, Soil Moisture - SMAP Block Pattern
  • Grade Levels: Lower Primary: K-2, Middle: 6-8, Secondary: 9-12, Upper Primary: 3-5
  • Type of Activity: Data Exploration: Analyze & Chart
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  • Protocol(s): Barometric Pressure, Precipitation, Air Temperature
  • Grade Levels: Middle: 6-8, Secondary: 9-12, Upper Primary: 3-5
  • Type of Activity: Data Exploration: Analyze & Chart
  • Language: English
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Students use GLOBE visualizations to display student data on maps and to learn about seasonal changes in regional and global temperature patterns.
  • Protocol(s): Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Pedosphere (Soil), Precipitation, Air Temperature, Surface Temperature, Water Temperature, Soil Temperature, Wind
  • Grade Levels: Middle: 6-8, Secondary: 9-12
  • Language: English
  • Time Requirements: Multiple days
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  • Protocol(s): Aerosols, Barometric Pressure, Clouds, Water Vapor, Relative Humidity, Precipitation, Air Temperature, Surface Temperature, Wind
  • Grade Levels: Secondary: 9-12
  • Type of Activity: Data Exploration: Analyze & Chart
  • Language: English
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  • Protocol(s): Precipitation, Air Temperature, Surface Temperature, Water Temperature, Soil Temperature, Soil Moisture - Gravimetric
  • Grade Levels: Secondary: 9-12, Upper Primary: 3-5
  • Type of Activity: Data Exploration: Analyze & Chart
  • Language: English
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Students interpret a frequency distribution of GLOBE temperature data to decide whether statements about the weather are accurate, citing the parts of the graph they used as the basis of their decision.
  • Protocol(s): Atmosphere, Air Temperature
  • Grade Levels: Middle: 6-8
  • Language: English
  • Time Requirements: In Class Activity (1 or more periods)
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Students measure temperature change in soil, water and air as they are exposed to the heating action of the sun.
  • Protocol(s): Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Pedosphere (Soil), Precipitation, Air Temperature, Surface Temperature, Water Temperature, Soil Temperature, Wind
  • Grade Levels: Middle: 6-8, Secondary: 9-12
  • Language: English
  • Time Requirements: 2 periods (approx. 90 min.)
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  • Protocol(s): Atmosphere
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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Students use visualizations to explore the relation between elevation and temperature and begin learning how to make important patterns evident in visualizations.
  • Protocol(s): Atmosphere, Aerosols, Barometric Pressure, Water Vapor, Pedosphere (Soil), Relative Humidity, Precipitation, Air Temperature, Soil Temperature, Soil Moisture - Gravimetric, Biosphere, Land Cover Classification, Soil Moisture - SMAP Block Pattern
  • Grade Levels: Middle: 6-8, Secondary: 9-12
  • Language: English
  • Time Requirements: 1 period (approx. 45 min.)
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  • Protocol(s): Atmosphere
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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