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We are excited to have such a response to the NASA GLOBE Clouds: Spring Cloud Observations Data Challenge .  Remember, top observers will be congratulated by a NASA scientist! Click here to learn more about the challenge.  Are you wondering about the clouds you are reporting and the type of weather you might experience in your area? Here is a guide to how cloud types are related to weather!  The information below was taken from the NOAA's SciJinks webpage -  https://scijinks.gov/clouds/   

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Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   EDUCATION RESEARCH   SCIENCE AND MATH   Event Topics: COMPETITIONS   GLOBE Science Topics: SCIENTIST SKILLS   GLOBE PROTOCOLS   GENERAL SCIENCE   BACKYARD SCIENCE   Learning Activities: ATMOSPHERE AND CLIMATE   News Topics: COMPETITIONS   Primary Audience: TRAINERS   TEACHERS   STUDENTS   PARTNERS   SCIENTISTS   ALUMNI   COUNTRY COORDINATORS  

The GLOBE Clouds team at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA would like to highlight the top observers for the month of February! Thank you to all observers for submitting your observations and using the satellite matching of data. Also, remember that on March 15, 2018 we will start our NASA GLOBE Clouds: Spring Cloud Observations Data Challenge ! The top observers will be congratulated by a NASA scientist with a video posted on the NASA GLOBE Clouds website. Click here for more information.   Top 10 cloud observers for February 2018   ...

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Posted in: Event Topics: COMPETITIONS   GLOBE Science Topics: SCIENTIST SKILLS   GLOBE PROTOCOLS   GENERAL SCIENCE   BACKYARD SCIENCE   Investigation Areas: CLOUDS   News Topics: COMPETITIONS   Primary Audience: TRAINERS   TEACHERS   STUDENTS   PARTNERS   ALUMNI   SCIENTISTS   COUNTRY COORDINATORS  
By Dorian Wood Janney, posted Mar 2, 2018 4:19:21 PM

Right now I am sitting in my home office, watching the trees bend as the wind howls. My automated weather station in my front yard has an anemometer that is simply going nuts, and the wind vane is wildly careening back and forth as the winds pushes in from all directions. We have had wind gusts that exceeded 40 mph and now my weather station is reporting sustained winds at 25 mph.  The power of nature simply astounds me and fills me with wonder and awe. Being able to make visible observations of the impact of the wind- by watching how fast the clouds are moving, seeing the ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   SCIENCE AND MATH   Event Topics: CAMPAIGNS AND PROJECTS (IOPS, ETC)   COMPETITIONS   Field Campaigns: EL NIÑO   GLOBE Science Topics: EARTH AS A SYSTEM   EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE   GENERAL SCIENCE   BACKYARD SCIENCE   Learning Activities: EARTH AS A SYSTEM   ATMOSPHERE AND CLIMATE   News Topics: COMPETITIONS   CALENDAR   Primary Audience: TRAINERS   TEACHERS   STUDENTS   PARTNERS   SCIENTISTS   ALUMNI   COUNTRY COORDINATORS  

Mr. Jeff Bouwman The NASA GLOBE Clouds team is excited to highlight Mr. Jeff Bouwman, a 6th and 7th grade teacher at  Shumate Middle School  ( Gibraltar School District ) in Gibraltar, MI. Mr. Bouwman was one of the top 10 GLOBE Cloud observers for 2017 and we are very excited for the research his students are doing with the data.    We invite you to read his most recent post -   "It's Cool to Have Your Head in the Clouds" - and read the research his students are doing with 2-years of cloud observations!    If you would ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   EDUCATION RESEARCH   SCIENCE AND MATH   TECHNOLOGY   Event Topics: SCIENCE SYMPOSIA AND FAIRS   GLOBE Science Topics: SCIENTIST SKILLS   GLOBE PROTOCOLS   GENERAL SCIENCE   BACKYARD SCIENCE   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   CLOUDS   Learning Activities: ATMOSPHERE AND CLIMATE   News Topics: VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR   COMPETITIONS   Primary Audience: TRAINERS   TEACHERS   STUDENTS   SCIENTISTS   Teacher's Guide: GRADE LEVELS   INVESTIGATION AREA DOCUMENTS  

NASA GLOBE Clouds: Spring Cloud Observations Data Challenge Audience : Students and teachers all grade levels, informal educators, and the general public Dates : March 15, 2018 - April 15, 2018 The NASA GLOBE Clouds team at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA is excited to announce the NASA GLOBE Clouds: Spring Cloud Observations Data Challenge . Participants are invited to enter up to 10 cloud observations per day from March 15, 2018 to April 15, 2018 using the GLOBE Program’s data entry options or using GLOBE Observer app . GLOBE and ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   EDUCATION RESEARCH   SCIENCE AND MATH   TECHNOLOGY   Event Topics: OTHER   COMPETITIONS   GLOBE Science Topics: SCIENTIST SKILLS   GLOBE PROTOCOLS   GENERAL SCIENCE   BACKYARD SCIENCE   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   CLOUDS   News Topics: COMPETITIONS   Primary Audience: TRAINERS   TEACHERS   STUDENTS   PARTNERS   ALUMNI   COUNTRY COORDINATORS   Teacher's Guide: GRADE LEVELS  

The GLOBE Clouds team at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA would like to highlight the top observers for the month of January! Thank you to all observers for submitting your observations and using the satellite matching of data.   Top 10 cloud observers for January 2018   Observer School Country Total Observations Ebtisam Nahhas 19th Secondary Girls School at Al-Madinah Al-Monawarah Saudi Arabia 121 Helio Cabral ...

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Posted in: GLOBE Science Topics: GENERAL SCIENCE   BACKYARD SCIENCE   GLOBE PROTOCOLS   News Topics: COMPETITIONS   Primary Audience: TRAINERS   TEACHERS   STUDENTS   PARTNERS   SCIENTISTS   COUNTRY COORDINATORS   ALUMNI