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Teachers in Malta started to observe mosquito habitats
Are there mosquitoes in Malta? At the end of May a group of 20 educators from Malta participated in two-day training course in GLOBE science measurement protocols and education activities on mosquito habitats, land cover and phenology to receive answers to their research questions.
During the workshop, led by the GLOBE trainer Claudia Cecilia Caro Vera, participants also practiced how to collect data in the field, upload data to the GLOBE database, and visualize data using GLOBE’s Visualization Site. They also entered data through the GLOBE Observer data entry app.
Once training is complete, teachers will be ready to map mosquito habitats, see land cover changes in their surrounding, measure height of trees, and observe bud burst and greening. By doing that they will join a community of students, teachers, scientists, and citizens working collaboratively in data collection to better understand, sustain, and improve the Earth system and global environment.
The organisation of the training workshop was made possible through the support of the GLOBE Regional Coordination Office for Europe and Eurasia, Mr Gaetano Bugeja, Director Learning and Assessment Programmes and the US Embassy in Mata.
Are you a teacher from Malta? Join the GLOBE Program community!
GLOBE, an international science and education program, gives an opportunity to students to become active scientists by collecting environmental data and using it to answer questions they pose on their surroundings. The GLOBE Program is already being implemented in 27 schools in Malta and Gozo. Teachers, scientists and the general public from Malta interested in being part of this global network are encouraged to contact Prof Paul Pace, GLOBE Country Coordinator in Malta on paul.j.pace@um.edu.mt.
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