Do GLOBE Guide

Do GLOBE Guide

Formerly called the "Teacher's Guide," this is a comprehensive guide for doing GLOBE with your audience. For Do GLOBE Guide components in other languages, see the Translated Materials page. 

Introduction

The Introduction contains an overview of the GLOBE program, the evolution of the GLOBE program, and letters from GLOBE teachers and students. 

implementation guide

This section describes what you and your learners will do in the GLOBE program and how the guide is organized. It also has a section for implementing GLOBE in a classroom and four sample unit plans. 

The appendix has alternative teaching strategies, assessments, and scaffolding ideas. It also has information on selecting a study site and a complete list of protocols. 

GLOBE investigations

The GLOBE Investigation chapters below each contain the same core components: Introduction, Protocols (with field/lab guides, FAQ, and looking at the data), Learning Activities, and an Appendix.

Note: GLOBE also has a Learning Activities Search Tool to filter through all of the GLOBE Learning Activities. 

Atmosphere Introduction: investigation at a glance, background information, preparing for fieldwork, and learning standards

All Atmosphere Protocols

Atmosphere Learning Activities and Appendix: links to learning activities, recommended sequence of activities, site definition, data sheets

Biosphere Introduction: investigation at a glance, background information, preparing for fieldwork, and learning standards

All Biosphere Protocols

Biosphere Learning Activities and Appendix: links to learning activities, recommended sequence of activities, site definition, data sheets

Hydrophere Introduction: investigation at a glance, background information, preparing for fieldwork, and learning standards

All Hydrosphere Protocols

Hydrosphere Learning Activities and Appendix: links to learning activities, recommended sequence of activities, site definition, data sheets 

Pedophere Introduction: investigation at a glance, background information, preparing for fieldwork, and learning standards

All Pedosphere Protocols

Pedosphere Learning Activities and Appendix: links to learning activities, recommended sequence of activities, site definition, data sheets

Earth as a System Introduction: investigation at a glance, why study Earth System Science, and background information

Earth as a System Learning Activities: links and descriptions for relevant learning activities

GPS Introduction: investigation at a glance, background information, preparing for fieldwork, and learning standards

GPS Measurement Protocol

GPS Learning Activities and Appendix: links to learning activities, recommended sequence of activities, site definition, data sheets

glossary

Two glossaries are contained in this section: a glossary of terms and a MUC glossary.

toolkit

The toolkit has resources for publicizing GLOBE in your community, an introduction to remote sensing, a table of GLOBE measurements and their instruments, and GLOBE instrument specifications.