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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): Soil Characterization
  • Grade Levels: Lower Primary: K-2, Middle: 6-8, Upper Primary: 3-5
  • Type of Activity: Research: Inquire & Discover
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  • Protocol(s): Hydrosphere
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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In the classroom, students practice using the instruments or kits for protocols, exploring the range of measurements and sources of variation and error.
  • Protocol(s): Hydrosphere, Water Transparency, Water Temperature, pH, Conductivity, Salinity, Dissolved Oxygen, Alkalinity, Nitrates
  • Grade Levels: Middle: 6-8, Secondary: 9-12, Upper Primary: 3-5
  • Language: English
  • Time Requirements: 1 period (approx. 45 min.), 2 periods (approx. 90 min.), Multiple days
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  • Protocol(s): Hydrosphere
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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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, Upper Primary: 3-5
  • Type of Activity: Multimedia: Innovate & Share
  • Language: English
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  • Protocol(s): Soil Characterization, Soil Fertility
  • Grade Levels: Middle: 6-8, Upper Primary: 3-5
  • Type of Activity: Data Exploration: Analyze & Chart
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Through explorations of GLOBE rain depth data from Africa, students learn about seasonal patterns in locations affected by monsoons. **This activity has an option to get students analyzing data in spreadsheets. The spreadsheet file (and answer key) can be found here: https://www.globe.gov/do-globe/globe-teachers-guide/atmosphere/data-exploration-learning-activities
  • Protocol(s): Atmosphere, Precipitation
  • Grade Levels: Middle: 6-8, Secondary: 9-12
  • Language: English
  • Time Requirements: In Class Activity (1 or more periods), 2 periods (approx. 90 min.)
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  • Protocol(s): Earth As a System
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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  • Protocol(s): Earth As a System
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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Students broaden their understanding of the Earth system by expanding their view of the Earth system from the local site to a regional system by identifying the boundaries of a regional Earth system.
  • Protocol(s): Earth As a System
  • Grade Levels: Middle: 6-8, Secondary: 9-12
  • Language: English
  • Time Requirements: 2 periods (approx. 90 min.)
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