Category Archives: Backyard Science

Simple observations or experiments you can do in your backyard or at your school.

Chinook!

On 7 December, when I wrote the blog below, we were experiencing a warm wind called a “Chinook” here in Boulder, Colorado. I wanted to wait until after the surface temperature field campaign to post this. It seems appropriate to … Continue reading

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Observing Birds – Part 2

After the first of the year, when school is starting again in the U.S., I will write something about surface temperature measurements. Now, since many are out of school and have time to spend outside, it seemed like good timing … Continue reading

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Observing Birds

A series of guest blog entries by Dr. Kevin Czakjowski on the 2008 Surface Temperature Field Campaign will be interleaved with the regular Chief Scientist blogs. See the Introduction to the Surface Temperature Field Campaign. I’ve often written about clouds … Continue reading

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Measuring Rain

For years, I have been measuring the rain in our back yard using a standard rain gauge similar to the ones used by the U.S. National Weather Service (Figure 1). Like the gauge used by GLOBE students, rain goes through … Continue reading

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500 People DO Make a Difference!

This is the second blog related to events at the GLOBE Learning Expedition that took place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 22-27 June 2008. (You can find daily reports, a photo gallery, and student delegation blogs at the above … Continue reading

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