Events - Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

Immersion in Global Energy Distribution focuses on introducing K-12 teachers to local and global environmental investigations that they can facilitate in a grade appropriate way with their students. A principal objective is for participants to recognize potential areas for investigations around their school (e.g., outdoor classroom) and in the school’s community that their students will find engaging out of curiosity or environmental justice.  >>

This training is for teachers and informal educators grades 5-12. Participants will receive an overview about GLOBE, environmental monitoring protocols in the areas of Atmosphere (weather), Hydrosphere (water), Pedosphere (soils), and Biosphere (land cover), and will be introduced to related hands-on science activities, as well as how to engage students in environmental investigations. Participants will walk away with new tools, activities, lesson plan ideas, connection to a database of environmental measurements and visualization tools to creatively display data. If interested, we will work with you to collaborate with GLOBE schools in some of the 128 countries involved in the program. Teachers and informal educators will receive GLOBE Program overview, environmental monitoring protocols in the areas of Atmosphere (weather), Hydrosphere (water), Pedosphere (soils), and Biosphere (land cover), and will be introduced to related hands-on science activities, as well as how to engage students in environmental investigations. Participants will walk away with new tools, activities, lesson plan ideas, connection to a database of environmental measurements and visualization tools to creatively display data. If interested, we will work with you to collaborate with GLOBE schools in some of the 128 countries involved in the program.

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