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Background I received my formal training on GLOBE Atmosphere protocols, particularly cloud observation, in the summer of 2011. In 2016, the GLOBE Program launched the GLOBE Observer (GO) app, designed for volunteer science. The GO app is more user-friendly and focuses on specific observations anyone with a smartphone can make. The GLOBE Program is structured and education-focused, targeting students and educators, while the GO app is intuitive and accessible to the general public. Both contribute valuable data to the scientific community and enhance public understanding of ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: SCIENCE AND MATH   TECHNOLOGY   STEM   GLOBE Mission Earth News: TEACHER STORIES   PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT   STUDENT RESEARCH & ACTIVITIES   GENERAL ACTIVITIES   GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE   CLIMATE   GENERAL SCIENCE   GLOBE PROTOCOLS   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   SCIENTIST SKILLS   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   CLOUDS   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Learning Activities: ATMOSPHERE AND CLIMATE   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   OBSERVING, DESCRIBING, AND IDENTIFYING CLOUDS   ESTIMATING CLOUD COVER   OBSERVING VISIBILITY AND SKY COLOR   CLOUD WATCH   LEARNING TO USE VISUALIZATIONS   CLOUD FUN   CLOUDSCAPE   TO SPREAD OR NOT TO SPREAD   WE'RE ALL CONNECTED: EARTH SYSTEM INTERACTIONS   RESEARCH: INQUIRE & DISCOVER   DATA COLLECTION: OBSERVE & MEASURE   DATA EXPLORATION: ANALYZE & CHART   SIMULATIONS: PLAY & LEARN   OUTDOOR: EXPLORE & CONNECT   News Topics: TRAINING   NEWS BRIEFS   TEACHER STORIES   PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT   GENERAL ACTIVITIES   Primary Audience: ALUMNI   COUNTRY COORDINATORS   PARTNERS   SCIENTISTS   STUDENTS   TEACHERS   TRAINERS   Teacher's Guide: GRADE LEVELS   MISCELLANEOUS   PROTOCOL INSTRUCTIONS   INTRODUCTION   ATMOSPHERE   SUPPORTING CLOUDS   EARTH AS A SYSTEM  

The GLOBE Clouds team is delighted to announce this new section that showcases sky and cloud photographs from around the world! We’ve also been receiving some amazing questions from students. The featured question was asked by students from  Corpus Christi Catholic School : Question: Why can we see clouds but not evaporation? Answer: Water vapor is invisible. However, the water in clouds is in liquid or solid state, not gas. Do you have a favorite cloud photo or a question for the team?  Use the linked form  to cast your vote and ask us any question ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE   CLIMATE   CLIMATE CHANGE   GENERAL SCIENCE   GENERAL SCIENCE @ES   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   News Topics: NEWS BRIEFS   Primary Audience: ALUMNI   COUNTRY COORDINATORS   PARTNERS   SCIENTISTS   STUDENTS   TEACHERS   TRAINERS  

Waleska works with in-service teachers in the teacher training programs of the Galileo University and the University of San Carlos of Guatemala. She is the founder and coordinator of the STEAM program Question: Where are you from? Answer:  I was born in the city of the eternal Spring, Guatemala City, in Central America, several eclipses, comets, and moons ago. Question: What inspired you to work in this field? Answer:  Since I was little I had a fascination with natural phenomena, the reason why stars shine led me to be a Physicist, and fireflies and ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE   CLIMATE   CLIMATE CHANGE   DATA INCLUDED   GENERAL SCIENCE   GENERAL SCIENCE @ES   SCIENTIST SKILLS   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Primary Audience: ALUMNI   COUNTRY COORDINATORS   PARTNERS   SCIENTISTS   STUDENTS   TEACHERS   TRAINERS  

  Brad Hegyi is a research scientist for the NASA Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project team at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, USA. Brad develops metrics and statistics for POWER from model estimates of future climate to help support planning for future energy use by heating and cooling systems in buildings. Brad also helps create interactive data products to better visualize changes occurring in the climate data. The energy that comes from the Sun is the basic source of energy for everything on Earth. Solar energy drives Earth’s weather and ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: TECHNOLOGY   STEM   GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE   CLIMATE   CLIMATE CHANGE   DATA INCLUDED   GENERAL SCIENCE   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE   SCIENTIST SKILLS   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Primary Audience: ALUMNI   COUNTRY COORDINATORS   PARTNERS   SCIENTISTS   STUDENTS   TEACHERS   TRAINERS  

On April 8, 2024 many of us in North America will have the opportunity to experience a solar eclipse. Whether you’re in the path of totality, or will be experiencing a partial eclipse, it’s sure to be all the buzz. This is a great opportunity to turn the excitement about the solar eclipse into curiosity about other fields of science. During the eclipse, as the moon comes between us and the Sun, we will experience a sudden change in the amount of Sun’s energy reaching our surface. This can cause changes in our atmosphere including changes in air temperature, surface temperature, clouds, ...

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Posted in: Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   News Topics: IOPS   Primary Audience: PARTNERS   TEACHERS   TRAINERS   Student Research Reports: STANDARD RESEARCH REPORT   INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM REPORT   U.S. STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIA (SRS)   MISSION EARTH REPORT  

Energy from the Sun warms our planet, and changes in sunlight can also cause changes in temperature, clouds, and wind. Clouds are ever changing and give you clues and information on what is happening in the atmosphere. Eclipses provide a natural experiment, in which the Sun’s light is blocked from Earth for a brief period in time, allowing us to observe the effects of that sudden change. Read the newly released blog post explaining in depth cloud formation and which ones would be impacted by the upcoming total solar eclipse over North America and how the data will be used.  ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE   CLIMATE   CLIMATE CHANGE   GLOBE PROTOCOLS   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   CLOUDS   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Primary Audience: ALUMNI   COUNTRY COORDINATORS   PARTNERS   SCIENTISTS   STUDENTS   TEACHERS   TRAINERS  

A new resource is now available created by GLOBE educator Mr. Roger Rose ( @rrose ) as part of his NASA internship in 2023 titled, GLOBE Atmosphere Clouds and NGSS . This document compares portions of the clouds protocol to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for elementary and middle school with tips and resources to use in the classroom.  The document is available on the resources section of the NASA GLOBE Clouds page.

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Posted in: Curriculum: SCIENCE AND MATH   STEM   GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE   CLIMATE   GLOBE PROTOCOLS   SCIENTIST SKILLS   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   Primary Audience: COUNTRY COORDINATORS   PARTNERS   TEACHERS   TRAINERS