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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 pH, Soil Characterization, Soil Infiltration, Soil Moisture - Gravimetric, Soil Temperature, Soil Particle Size Distribution, Soil Particle Density, Soil Fertility, Soil Moisture - SMAP Block Pattern
  • Language: English
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  • Protocol(s): Soil Moisture - Gravimetric, Bulk Density, Soil Particle Density
  • 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): Pedosphere (Soil)
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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  • Protocol(s): Pedosphere (Soil)
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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Students collect, describe and compare soils from their own backyards.
  • Protocol(s): Soil Characterization
  • Grade Levels: Lower Primary: K-2, Upper Primary: 3-5, Secondary: 9-12, Middle: 6-8
  • Language: English
  • Time Requirements: 2 periods (approx. 90 min.), Multiple days
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  • Protocol(s): Biosphere
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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To investigate the idea that every dynamic system has energy and matter in several different forms. Inputs and outputs will vary depending upon the physical components of the site, the plant and animal life, the determined boundaries or scale of the study and the season.
  • Protocol(s): Biosphere, Land Cover Classification
  • Grade Levels: Middle: 6-8
  • Language: English
  • Time Requirements: 2 periods (approx. 90 min.)
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  • Protocol(s): Biosphere
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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To help students determine that a system's boundaries are based upon the question(s) a scientist wants to answer.
  • Protocol(s): Biosphere, Land Cover Classification
  • Grade Levels: Upper Primary: 3-5
  • Language: English
  • Time Requirements: 2 periods (approx. 90 min.)
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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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