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• Why the leaves change color: Learn why and how the autumn change of trees happens.
• 2023 Spring Campaign Flyer: Find out basic information about the campaign
• GLOBE 365 Poster: There is a place to stick photos of your tree as well! If you want to receive a hard copy of the poster, contact your GLOBE country coordinator.
• Winter twigs: Learn more about a key to recognizing buds.

2025 Spring Campaign Newsletters

Newsletter #1: 

Activities for students

Spring

Activity 1:  My Tree + carbon activity: Tree Growth Game

Activity 2: Look at the Buds + Data Sheet + Carbon Around Me

Activity 3: First Leaves + carbon activity: Carbon in my tree

Activity 4: My Green Up Data + carbon activity: The Case of Missing Carbon + Data Upload Guide 

How Tall Is My Tree - measuring tree height

Air Conditioned by Trees- how trees affect the microclimate in their surroundings and help us to cool the urban environment.

Autumn

Activity 1:  My Tree

Activity   2:  Color Change of Leaves

Activity 3: My Green Down Data + Data Upload Guide

How Tall Is My Tree - measuring tree height

How Leaves Lose Weight - carbon activity 

Tree field guides

Sour cherry    Description Field guide	Lime Description Field guide	Hazel  Description Field guide	Oak  Description Field guide	Birch   Description Field guide	Beech  Description Field guide	Fig          Description

Green Up/Down e-training

You need to be trained to enter Green up/down data and work with it in the GLOBE program. You can take the training online here:  protocol e-training.

If you haven't yet done any GLOBE training, you will need to take the modules: Introduction to GLOBE, Introduction to Biosphere and then Green-up or Green-down protocol.

GLOBE protocols

Green up Green up protocol General field guide Trees Data Sheet Trees and Shrubs

Green down Green down protocol General field guide Trees Data Sheet Trees and Shrubs

How to work with GLOBE data?

GLOBE Data Entry - GLOBE data can be submitted on a desktop pc or using the GLOBE data entry app.

Green-down Data Upload Guide - how to upload autumn data to the GLOBE Database

Green-up Data Upload Guide - how to upload spring data to the GLOBE Database

Phenology Data Visualization Guide - Instruction for visualizing GLOBE phenology data

Lesson plans and activities

• A first look at phenology - Students explore patterns, similarities, and differences among plants at the same location.
• A sneak preview of budburst - Students observe the relationship between the budburst and temperature.
• An Alaskan Spring Mystery (Middle and high school, grades 6-12) - Students learn about the timing of spring budburst and practice asking questions and analyzing and interpreting data
• What's hidden in tree buds (age 11-14) - Students get familiar with the structure of the buds of deciduous trees, they observe the bud sprouting and the changes that trees undergo in spring.
• Confused buds (primary school) - Students learn how to record measurements, sort and evaluate data.  
• Green down (age 11-14) - Students learn to ask questions while using the research cycle.
• Color Palette (age 11-14) - Students record the color change of an observed tree.  

Would you like to share your learning activity with the Phenology campaign community?

Please let us know at csilla.barkasz@terezanet.cz.