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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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Students use GLOBE visualizations to display student data on maps and to learn about seasonal changes in regional and global temperature patterns.
  • Protocol(s): Earth As a System
  • Grade Levels: Middle: 6-8, Secondary: 9-12, Upper Primary: 3-5
  • Language: English
  • Time Requirements: Multiple days
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  • Protocol(s): Earth As a System
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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Students use color visualizations and a 3-D paper model of the Earth to explore the causes of seasons, with a focus on Earth's tilt and its spherical shape.
  • 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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  • Protocol(s): Earth As a System
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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Students use visualizations to compare the effects of incoming solar energy in the two hemispheres, furthering their understanding of seasonal change and climatic effects of land and water.
  • Protocol(s): Earth As a System
  • Grade Levels: Middle: 6-8, Secondary: 9-12
  • Language: English
  • Time Requirements: 1 period (approx. 45 min.)
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A song for K-4 about components of soil.

  • Protocol(s): Pedosphere (Soil), Soil Characterization
  • Grade Levels: Lower Primary: K-2, Upper Primary: 3-5
  • Type of Activity: Supporting Materials: Learning Aids & Tools
  • Language: English
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  • Protocol(s): Water Transparency, Water Temperature, pH, Salinity, Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrates, Land Cover Classification
  • Grade Levels: Secondary: 9-12, Upper Primary: 3-5
  • Type of Activity: Data Exploration: Analyze & Chart
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  • Protocol(s): Precipitation
  • Grade Levels: Secondary: 9-12
  • Type of Activity: Data Exploration: Analyze & Chart
  • Language: English
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  • Protocol(s): Earth As a System
  • Language: English
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This hands-on, exploratory activity engages elementary and secondary students in investigating puddles as temporary wetlands, emphasizing their ecological importance and the scientific processes involved in their formation, persistence, and role in local ecosystems.

  • Protocol(s): Water Transparency
  • 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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