Virtual Learning Section

Virtual Learning Section

 Supporting Continued Engagement through Online and Home-Based Learning 

 

Dear Educators, Students, Mentors, Coordinators, and GLOBE Community Members,

GLOBE Asia–Pacific Regional Coordination Office launched this virtual learning section to support continued learning and engagement under the unique conditions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This space offers an overview of virtual learning opportunities and online resources provided by the GLOBE Program, specifically curated for educators and students participating in home-based or remote learning. These resources aim to ensure meaningful participation in GLOBE science and environmental observations, regardless of location or restrictions.

This page will be updated regularly with new tools and guidance to support your participation in environmental data collection, analysis, and collaborative learning:

You can't go out? Observe clouds from your Window! 

You can still use an amazing Smartphone app called GLOBE Observer to track down clouds and contrails right from your balcony or terrace. You may actually be spotless of contrails than ever before - due to the decline in air traffic!

Once you have taken an observation, you will get an email from NASA in a couple of days that compares your observation with an image taken from a satellite.

 

Webinars

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the GLOBE Asia–Pacific Regional Coordination Office has hosted a series of webinars to promote safe participation in GLOBE and maintain community engagement. These sessions were designed to encourage student involvement and support the wider GLOBE community during periods of remote or restricted learning.

To learn more about the webinars, please explore the resources 

 

And what about the youngest kids?

Ask their parents to read out a GLOBE Elementary Story Book to them. For example, about kids who investigate what went wrong with the planet Earth's climate or about clouds having a different name with Do, You Know That Clouds Have Names? Download all storybooks for free! With each storybook, kids can also have fun with easy learning activities, such as Why(not) so blue, a simulation of air pollution by dripping milk into a glass of water.