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The GISN and STEM Professional's Blog is an online collaborative effort where scientists associated with GLOBE post their thoughts, comments, and philosophies about a variety of science topics.

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Learning science involves learning important concepts, conducting experiments to see first-hand how researchers discovered and confirmed some elements of science concepts, and learning how to think scientifically. With this complete approach to learning science, students are well-prepared to deal with the natural world around them and to make wise decisions when confronted with various choices. The ability to think scientifically is a valuable skill in almost all aspects of life and doing science teaches scientific habits of mind. Students can do science through research projects ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: SCIENCE AND MATH   STEM   GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE   GENERAL SCIENCE   SCIENTIST SKILLS   GLOBE Working Groups: SCIENCE WORKING GROUP   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   HYDROSPHERE   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   PEDOSPHERE (SOIL)   BIOSPHERE   News Topics: COMPETITIONS   VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR   Primary Audience: COUNTRY COORDINATORS   PARTNERS   STUDENTS   TEACHERS  

As Earth science has a single uncontrolled object of study, the first rule is to take today’s data today. While ice and sediment cores and fossils can reveal past conditions, the observations that can be made right now cannot be replaced by ones taken later. This goes well with the Native American adage, “You can’t step in the same river twice.” The environment is constantly changing and doing so on a wide range of time and space scales. In a recent video post, Neil deGrasse Tyson said, “One of the great things about science is that it is an entire exercise finding what is true. You ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: SCIENCE AND MATH   Event Topics: CAMPAIGNS AND PROJECTS (IOPS, ETC)   GLOBE LEARNING EXPEDITIONS   SCIENCE SYMPOSIA AND FAIRS   Field Campaigns: SMAP   EL NIÑO   GLOBE Science Topics: CLIMATE   CLIMATE CHANGE   GENERAL SCIENCE   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE   Investigation Areas: EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Primary Audience: ALUMNI   STUDENTS   TEACHERS