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Guest Scientist Blog: Mosquito Mappers- A Collaborative Research Experience.

By Russanne Low, posted 8/8/19 8:16 PM

SEES Mosquito Mapper intern in the field, setting mosquito traps. Photo credit: Clara U. Something that has fascinated me in the research I have done so far is the vast impact that human activity has on the distribution of mosquito communities. Globalization and human travel are thought to be responsible for introducing many mosquito-borne diseases to unlikely areas, for example, spreading the Culex tarsalis, a vector of western equine encephalitis, to Washington State. Artificial habitats that foster mosquito breeding can develop in abandoned tires, plastic containers, and other debris...

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GLOBE OBSERVER AND DUST STORMS: RECORDED WEBINAR AND RESOURCES NOW AVAILABLE

By Marile Colon Robles, posted 8/4/19 2:00 AM

Do you live in an area that has dust storms? The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment Program (GLOBE) team would like you to photograph dust events in your area and submit your photos using the GLOBE Observer app. Join NASA GLOBE Clouds Project Scientist, Marilé Colón Robles, to learn more about how to collect your observations and educational resources you can use with formal and informal audiences. Your observations will be used by scientists to verify satellite observations and see if their models have successfully predicted these dust storms...

Posted in: Curriculum: Education Research Science and Math Technology Event Topics: Campaigns and Projects (IOPs, etc) GLOBE Science Topics: General Science Climate Change Data Included Backyard Science Climate Earth as a System Scientist Skills GLOBE Protocols GLOBE Working Groups: Education Working Group Science Working Group Investigation Areas: Atmosphere Pedosphere (Soil) Learning Activities: Atmosphere and Climate Soil News Topics: Calendar Training Primary Audience: Partners Scientists Alumni Country Coordinators Trainers Teachers Students Teacher's Guide: Grade Level Investigation Area Documents

July 2019 U.S. Monthly Summary

By Jennifer Bourgeault, posted 8/1/19 8:47 PM

What happened in July 2019? Most of the month seemed to be taken up by the Annual Meeting which took place in Detroit, MI...but there were alot of other things too. Partner News The WestEd/US Berkeley Partnership is challenging their schools in a fall data challenge. Boston University is training teachers this summer in preparation for academic year data collection. Teachers collected data with an IR thermometer at home for practice. The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), collectively with other SciAct Partners, offered 10 workshops at the GLOBE Annual Meeting in...

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TOP JULY 2019 TREES AROUND THE GLOBE STUDENT RESEARCH CAMPAIGN MEASUREMENT CHAMPIONS

By Brian Andrew Campbell, posted 8/1/19 3:18 PM

JULY 2019 FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2019, HERE ARE THE TOP MOST ACTIVE GLOBE TREES AROUND THE GLOBE TEACHER/STUDENT RESEARCH CAMPAIGN PARTICIPANTS (EXTERNAL TO THE NASA/GLOBE TEAM) TAKING AT LEAST 10 MEASUREMENTS FOR TREE HEIGHT, GREENINGS, AND LAND COVER MEASUREMENTS FOR THE TREES AROUND THE GLOBE STUDENT RESEARCH CAMPAIGN! THE MAPS REPRESENT THE TOP STUDENT/CAMPAIGN-BASED MEASUREMENT COUNTRIES FOR EACH OF THE THREE MEASUREMENTS. CONGRATULATIONS! TREE HEIGHTS (710 Total Measurements/Observations) Taiwan...

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Guest Scientist Blog: GO Oklahoma! Citizen Science Campaign

By Russanne Low, posted 7/10/19 9:05 PM

Dr. Caio França speaking at the Science Museum Oklahoma. Oklahoma is an ecologically diverse state in the Southern Plains region of the U.S. It is part of the central flyway for migratory birds, which makes it a sentinel location for West Nile Virus (WNV) surveillance. Why birds? Birds play a role in the WNV transmission cycle. Mosquitoes become infected with WNV when they bite an infected bird. Birds can develop high levels of the virus in their bloodstream. Because WNV is usually non-lethal in birds, birds serve as reservoir hosts. In disease ecology, there are organisms that serve as...

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June 2019 U.S. Summary

By Jennifer Bourgeault, posted 7/9/19 7:42 PM

Each month I create and submit a report detailing the GLOBE happenings shared with me from all over the United States and my activities. These reports usually include GLOBE Partnership updates along with special sections on the Student Research Symposia, communications and projects. As I look back over the year, I thought that perhaps the community would like to know what has been happening too. I spent some time seeing what a monthly blog would look like if I started with those reports…so here is June 2019…one year ago. Partner News There is a new GLOBE Partnership: Saving Our Sons and...

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TOP JUNE 2019 TREES AROUND THE GLOBE STUDENT RESEARCH CAMPAIGN MEASUREMENT CHAMPIONS

By Brian Andrew Campbell, posted 7/9/19 3:11 PM

JUNE 2019 FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2019, HERE ARE THE TOP MOST ACTIVE GLOBE TREES AROUND THE GLOBE TEACHER/STUDENT RESEARCH CAMPAIGN PARTICIPANTS (EXTERNAL TO THE NASA/GLOBE TEAM) TAKING AT LEAST 10 MEASUREMENTS FOR TREE HEIGHT, GREENINGS, AND LAND COVER MEASUREMENTS FOR THE TREES AROUND THE GLOBE STUDENT RESEARCH CAMPAIGN! THE MAPS REPRESENT THE TOP STUDENT/CAMPAIGN-BASED MEASUREMENT COUNTRIES FOR EACH OF THE THREE MEASUREMENTS. CONGRATULATIONS! TREE HEIGHT THAILAND ...

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See a dust storm? Submit your photos with the GLOBE Observer app

By Marile Colon Robles, posted 7/5/19 8:00 AM

Do you live in an area that has dust storms? We would like for you to photograph the dust event and submit your photos using the GLOBE Observer app. Have you already been reporting dust storms? We noticed and what to say THANK YOU! Now we want to get the word out that anyone can report dust storms with the app following the steps below. Watch the recorded webinar on how to submit your observations using the NASA GLOBE Observer app and learn about educational resources you can use in your classroom or in an informal setting [link]! Interested in the data?...

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Posted in: Event Topics: Other GLOBE Science Topics: Earth as a System Scientist Skills GLOBE Protocols General Science General Science @es Climate GLOBE Working Groups: Technology Working Group Science Working Group Education Working Group News Topics: Regions Calendar Primary Audience: Trainers Teachers Students Partners Scientists Alumni Country Coordinators

Eclipse de sol en Junín de los Andes

By Paula Berenguer, posted 7/3/19 9:26 PM

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-4fUApuDNAoaThyWjVrZ0JuZno4NTNtTXMyNURRRFV4RUdR English/Español On July 2nd we´ve seen a wonderful astronomical event, teachers and students, all together at school: a solar eclipse! The sun partially “disappeared” (almost 80%) for a period of three minutes. It started at 16:15 and continued until 18:30 (local hour). Students were looking for the sun in the sky, using special solar viewing glasses provided by NASA. The observations began early in the afternoon, and suddenly... it was happening! What a surprise! Everbody was expecting the chance for...

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