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Organizing your AOI and Land Cover Observations
Hello! My name is Sophia and I live in San Diego, California. I
recently finished making all 37 observations for my AOI, which I did
over the course of exactly one week. I took observations almost every
day, spreading out my data-collecting, which I recommend if you start
well before your data deadline so you don’t get too burnt out!
To start, I generated my AOI grid. Make sure to look at your grid
in satellite view to ensure that the vast majority of the
points are accessible. Zoom into each point to see ...
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GLOBE Science Topics:
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
Primary Audience:
PARTNERS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
La Nube, El Paso’s science museum, hosted a LEGO summer camp for
elementary level students this past July. The event contained various
science experiments and activities that the physics department from EL
Paso Community College provided, teaching the little ones the basics
on science while having fun.
The contributions from NASA’s GLOBE partner, headquartered at the
Transmountain campus, provided a unique take on LEGO’s. GLOBE at
EPCC-TM provided a satellite imagery activity using LEGOs. Developed
by Holli Kohl, the activity involved using satellite imagery with ...
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Audience
Middle and high school students
Time
2 class periods, plus additional time for data collection
Day 1 : Read “Cream of the Crop”
Day 2 : Use the activity “Just Passing Through”
Materials
Cream
of the Crop Natural Inquirer monograph (download the pdf from
the webpage) GLOBE learning activity Just
Passing Through (pdf) GLOBE’s Agriculture
Protocol Bundle
Everyone around the world relies on agriculture, whether they live
in cities or rural areas. Many of us don’t think about ...
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GLOBE Science Topics:
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Investigation Areas:
ATMOSPHERE
HYDROSPHERE
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
PEDOSPHERE (SOIL)
BIOSPHERE
Primary Audience:
TEACHERS
Cadets from the Wisconsin Wing - Great Lakes Regions
observing the sky.
🌤️ Mission Overview
The 2025 Aviation Weather Mission brings together Civil Air Patrol
cadets (ages 12–20) and senior members across the country to
contribute meaningful aviation weather data as part of a national
collaboration with NASA Earth Science. Participants record real-time
airport conditions, GLOBE Cloud observations, and aircraft details,
supporting satellite collocations provided by the NASA GLOBE Clouds
team at NASA Langley Research Center. These observations help ...
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Curriculum:
STEM
GLOBE Mission Earth News:
TEACHER STORIES
STUDENT RESEARCH & ACTIVITIES
GLOBE Science Topics:
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
Investigation Areas:
ATMOSPHERE
CLOUDS
Learning Activities:
DATA COLLECTION: OBSERVE & MEASURE
OUTDOOR: EXPLORE & CONNECT
Primary Audience:
PARTNERS
SCIENTISTS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
For my (Area of Interest) AOI project I collected my 37 points using
GLOBE observer, google maps, and a grid creator. These tools made
collecting my data points a lot easier.
To start I plotted where all my AOI points would be based on a
central point. Using CVS and GeoJson files I was able to get all 37
AOI points in that area. When choosing a center point for your grid
you should consider things that will affect your ability to take
photos before placing your center point. Originally I had placed my
AOI points in West Bloomfield but due to the large amount of private ...
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Curriculum:
STEM
Investigation Areas:
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Primary Audience:
PARTNERS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
I did
my AOI centered at a point near the entrance of my old elementary
school, Wilshire Elementary, in Euless, which is where I live. I
finished my 37 field observations in the span of exactly 7 days. This
allowed me to have more breathing space when collecting my data. When
strategizing a plan to get this done, I decided to keep my process as
simple and efficient as possible while utilizing applications such as
Google My Maps, EarthMap, and the link to generate the CSV and GeoJSON
files for the AOI.
To start, I headed to the application that was provided by ...
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As we approach the summer months, we have time to reflect on our
progress with our students thus far, whether it be in an informal or
formal setting. We also can account how we have incorporated GLOBE
resources in our work. Already, we saw various water coolers present
innovative talks on how we can engage participants better, like
utilizing library resources. We saw in the GLOBE Observer CONNECT
series highlight data collected through the GLOBE Observer app and the
results and analysis of the 2024 eclipse event. And as we celebrate
GLOBE’s 30 year anniversary, we can take ...
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Greetings to all,
In Peru, we are aiming to work with wooden meteorological shelters.
However, we are facing a problem with the availability of equipment to
record air temperature and relative humidity. There is limited supply
of instruments and equipment in the country.
To measure air temperature and relative humidity, we have only two
types of instruments available in the Peruvian market: an alcohol
thermometer and a digital thermo-hygrometer, such as the one shown in
the image.
Our question is: What is the correct procedure to follow for
recording temperature ...
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The Problem
You've got a list of AOI coordinates. Google Maps will show them
to you, but it won't tell you the best order to visit them. If
you’ve got more than a few points, this becomes a mess—guesswork,
wasted time, and unnecessary backtracking.
We need a tool that will plan the most efficient route for us
instead of figuring things out ourselves. That’s what this does,
here’s how:
The Solution
This problem is a textbook example of the classic Traveling
Salesman Problem (TSP): How can we find the shortest route
that visits each ...
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Curriculum:
TECHNOLOGY
STEM
GLOBE Science Topics:
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Investigation Areas:
EARTH AS A SYSTEM
Kansas Wing cadets making
observations.
🌤️ Mission Overview
The 2025 Aviation Weather Mission brings together Civil Air Patrol
cadets (ages 12–20) and senior members across the country to
contribute meaningful aviation weather data as part of a national
collaboration with NASA Earth Science. Participants record real-time
airport conditions, GLOBE Cloud observations, and aircraft details,
supporting satellite collocations provided by the NASA GLOBE Clouds
team at NASA Langley Research Center. These observations help validate
satellite data and ...
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Curriculum:
STEM
GLOBE Mission Earth News:
TEACHER STORIES
STUDENT RESEARCH & ACTIVITIES
GLOBE Science Topics:
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
Investigation Areas:
ATMOSPHERE
CLOUDS
Learning Activities:
DATA COLLECTION: OBSERVE & MEASURE
OUTDOOR: EXPLORE & CONNECT
Primary Audience:
PARTNERS
SCIENTISTS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
Audience
Lower elementary (K-2)
Time
3 class periods
Day 1 : Read “Meet Dr. Flitcroft!”
Day 2 : Read “Discoveries at Willow Creek”
Day 3 : Use the activity “Water Walk” and collect water data
at a stream or river
Materials
Meet
Dr. Flitcroft! (download pdf from webpage)
Discoveries
at Willow Creek (pdf)
Water
Walk (pdf)
GLOBE Protocols
Water temperature
Dissolved oxygen
Salmon
returns are down in Metlakatla (news story about GLOBE ...
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Audience
Middle and high school students
Time
Variable
Materials
Citizen
Science (download pdf from webpage)
GLOBE Protocols
Air temperature
Clouds
Precipitation
GLOBE Observer app
GLOBE Program Campaigns
Optional learning activities
Cloud
Sort Activity (My NASA Data)
How
Does a Solar Eclipse Affect Air Temperature? (My NASA Data)
Natural Inquirer's "Citizen Science" Issue
Citizen science, according to the Natural Inquirer issue of ...
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Audience
Lower elementary (PreK-2)
Time
3 class periods
Day 1 : Read “Meet Dr. Roman!”
Day 2 : Read “All About Earth: Our World on Stage”
Day 3 : Use the activity “We’re All Connected: Earth System
Interactions” and measure tree height
Materials
Meet
Dr. Roman! (download pdf from webpage)
GLOBE Elementary storybook All
About Earth: Our World on Stage
We’re
All Connected: Earth System Interactions (pdf)
GLOBE Tree
height protocol (pdf)
Optional: GLOBE Protocol eTraining
Nature ...
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Audience
Middle and high school students
Time
Multiple days, depending on data collection
Day 1 : Read “Hidden in Plain Sight”
Day 2 : Watch and discuss “My Name is Aerosol”
Day 3 : Begin collecting Aerosols data and use “Observing
Visibility and Sky Color”
Materials
Hidden
in Plain Sight (download pdf from webpage)
NASA’s Earth Minute video “ My Name is Aerosol ”
GLOBE Protocols:
Aerosols
Clouds (optional)
GLOBE learning activity “ Observing
Visibility and Sky ...
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Audience
Middle and high school students
Time
2 class periods, plus additional time for data collection
Day 1 : Read “Cream of the Crop”
Day 2 : Use the activity “Just Passing Through”
Materials
Cream
of the Crop Natural Inquirer monograph (download the pdf from
the webpage)
GLOBE learning activity Just
Passing Through (pdf)
GLOBE’s Agriculture
Protocol Bundle
Everyone around the world relies on agriculture, whether they live in
cities or rural areas. Many of us don’t think about where our food
comes ...
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Audience
Lower elementary (K-2)
Time
2 class periods, plus additional time for weather-related data collection
Day 1 : Read “Meet Dr. Mercer!”
Day 2 : Read “What in the World is Happening to Our Climate?”
Materials
Meet
Dr. Mercer! (download pdf from webpage)
GLOBE storybook What
in the World is Happening to Our Climate? (pdf)
GLOBE Atmosphere protocols
Air temperature
Surface temperature
Optional: GLOBE’s Weather
Adds Up to Climate (pdf)
If you have a weather unit in your classroom, ...
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Audience
Middle and high school students
Time
At least 2 classroom periods, depending on data collection
Day 1 : Read “Full Throttle Model”
Day 2 : Site visit and protocols
Materials
Full
Throttle Model (pdf)
GLOBE Protocols:
Water Transparency
Land
Cover Classification
Alternative: Use the GLOBE Observer app Land
Cover tool
GLOBE learning ...
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Investigation Areas:
WATER TRANSPARENCY
LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
Riverside Composite Squadron
Heraldry Oklahoma Wing (SWR-OK-092) Cadets gathering and
recording data.
🌤️ Mission Overview
The 2025 Aviation Weather Mission brings together Civil Air Patrol
cadets (ages 12–20) and senior members across the country to
contribute meaningful aviation weather data as part of a national
collaboration with NASA Earth Science. Participants record real-time
airport conditions, GLOBE Cloud observations, and aircraft details,
supporting satellite collocations provided by the NASA GLOBE Clouds
team at NASA Langley ...
Posted in:
Curriculum:
STEM
GLOBE Mission Earth News:
TEACHER STORIES
STUDENT RESEARCH & ACTIVITIES
GLOBE Science Topics:
GLOBE PROTOCOLS
Investigation Areas:
ATMOSPHERE
CLOUDS
Learning Activities:
DATA COLLECTION: OBSERVE & MEASURE
OUTDOOR: EXPLORE & CONNECT
Primary Audience:
PARTNERS
SCIENTISTS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
What is Earth Day? Earth Day is celebrated every year on April
22. It is a global event where millions of people come together to
raise awareness about protecting the environment. It started in 1970
and has grown into one of the largest environmental movements in the world.
Why It Matters: • Our planet faces challenges like
climate change, pollution, and deforestation. • Earth Day
reminds us that small actions — like recycling, planting trees, and
saving energy — can make a big difference.
How You Can Help: • Use reusable bags and bottles
...
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