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By Nate Raynor, posted Sep 17, 2018 2:40:02 PM

Hi, my name is Nate Raynor and I am the GLOBE Teacher at Mescalero Apache School located in south central New Mexico . GLOBE Teacher Nate Raynor (left) with his students and NM GLOBE Partner  Christy Wall  (second from left) at the 2018 SRS in Boulder, CO. This is my 2 nd year using GLOBE protocols in the classroom. I like GLOBE because it gives my students a chance to work outside and not be stuck in a classroom all day. With GLOBE, my students begin to see their environment from a different aspect. I am currently using GLOBE ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   SCIENCE AND MATH   Event Topics: SCIENCE SYMPOSIA AND FAIRS   GLOBE Science Topics: SCIENTIST SKILLS   MEETINGS/CONFERENCES   GLOBE PROTOCOLS   Investigation Areas: BIOMETRY (INCLUDING TREE HEIGHT)   CLOUDS   Primary Audience: TEACHERS   STUDENTS   Teacher's Guide: SECONDARY: 9-12   PROTOCOL INSTRUCTIONS  

The ICESat-2 Satellite will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California on Saturday, September 15, 2016. At this time, the Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign will officially begin. If you happen to find yourself in Lompoc, California for the launch, please take a look at this Explore Lompoc web site. It provides some great information about all the ICESat-2 launch activities that will be happening. We also have an ICESat-2 Launch Outreach page that showcases launch information and a launch party kit. The launch of the ICESat-2 satellite will ...

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Posted in: Investigation Areas: PRECIPITATION   CARBON CYCLE   AIR TEMPERATURE   SURFACE TEMPERATURE   SOIL TEMPERATURE   BIOSPHERE   BIOMETRY (INCLUDING TREE HEIGHT)   LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION   GREEN-UP / GREEN-DOWN  
By Jennifer Bourgeault, posted May 11, 2018 2:15:35 PM

I've been digging through my Inbox, trying to clear out some of the large files from the past. I'm at a critical point as these files are triggering invitations to buy more space for storage. Rather than doing that, I'm deleting instead! But during this process, I've come across some resources and discussions that I always seem to forget exist already on the GLOBE website. I thought that perhaps I'd write a couple blog posts and point out some of these for anyone following my blog. This first one is a training agenda from 2003! A group of us were invited to Washington, D.C. to work ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: SCIENCE AND MATH   GLOBE Science Topics: GENERAL SCIENCE   GLOBE PROTOCOLS   SCIENTIST SKILLS   Investigation Areas: BIOMETRY (INCLUDING TREE HEIGHT)   BIOSPHERE   LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION