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European Phenology Campaign 2017

Event Date: 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2017

Track nature’s Green Wave

During the entire year 2017 the focus will be on phenology campaign in Europe and Eurasia. The 2017 European phenology campaign brings a brand new tool called GrowApp with which students can make a time-lapse movie of how trees change during a season. Simultaneously the students also gather GLOBE phenology and atmosphere data and compare their results to satellite data in the app.

Species

During the campaign we will focus on the following 6 species that are mostly found throughout Europe and Eurasia: oak, beech, birch, hazel, lilac and wild cherry. More information about these species is available at the pheno campaign website.

Using GrowApp and GLOBE learning materials the students can

See how the green wave moves over Europe. The GrowApp shows you a satellite image of when the growing season is to be expected at your location.
Make time lapse videos and learn how plants react to climatic changes. This is a perfect and easy to use app for biology and geography classes alike.
Compare your observations with those taken by other participants.
Observe how elevation affects the greening of the vegetation and compare your observations with satellite data and with meteorological measurements.
Make learning fun and exciting.

How to participate

Visit the campaign website www.globe.gov/web/european-phenology-campaig.
Become a member of the European phenology campaign community. You will get updates about the campaign and ideas on how your students can explore nature.
Download the GrowApp for Android or iPhone (now in Beta version, final version will be available during March), learning materials and a simple to use Excel tool to analyse your data and to learn how weather and climate affect phenology.
Distribute flyers with information on the campaign. The flyer can be downloaded here in docx or in pdf.
Find another GLOBE school for collaboration through Discussion Forums.