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The GLOBE International STEM Network (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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El encuentro de hoy marca el inicio de la ruta de la investigación compuesta por tres fases: (1) Planeación del Proyecto, (2) Desarrollo de la Investigación y (3) Comunicación de Resultados. Se inicio con la primera fase, específicamente identificando y priorizando la situación problema en el contexto que será abordada.


Posted in: Curriculum: EDUCATION RESEARCH   GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN): GLOBE INTERNATIONAL STEM NETWORK (GISN)   Investigation Areas: BIOSPHERE


Los padres de familia tienen muchas maneras de participar en la educación de sus hijos, entre ellas se encuentran el asistir a reuniones de padres y maestros, participar en actividades escolares, apoyar el aprendizaje en el hogar y comunicarse regularmente con los maestros, ayudando a sus hijos a establecer metas académicas, brindarles apoyo emocional y motivarlos a alcanzar su máximo potencial. Y no solo eso, el hecho de que los padres participen activamente en la educación de sus hijos, a través de las formas mencionadas anteriormente, ayuda a que exista una mejor ...


Posted in: Curriculum: EDUCATION RESEARCH   GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN): GLOBE INTERNATIONAL STEM NETWORK (GISN)   Investigation Areas: BIOSPHERE


ONDAS es un programa de la Dirección de Vocaciones y Formación en Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, del Viceministerio de Talento y Apropiación Social, de MINCIENCIAS (Colombia), que busca que los niños, niñas, adolescentes y jóvenes colombianos se interesen por la investigación y desarrollen actitudes y habilidades para que encuentren en la Ciencia y la Investigación una pasión y un posible proyecto de vida (www.ondas.minciencias.gov.co).


Posted in: Curriculum: EDUCATION RESEARCH STEM   GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN): GLOBE INTERNATIONAL STEM NETWORK (GISN)   Investigation Areas: BIOSPHERE


Welcome back! Often times we still get nervous for the first day of classes. No matter if it’s as a child walking down the intimidating halls of school or as an adult wondering if the teacher will be good and the books not so expensive, those first moments or even days of school often can be daunting. As instructors, it’s our job to engage our students and make a good first impression so we can restart the curious minds in our class. For my case, the goal is to guide my student’s learning experience using GLOBE resources to better understand the branch of science known as physics. ...


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El turno de conocer a cerca de este maravilloso programa fue para los y las integrantes del Semillero de Investigación Estudiantil. Actividad que aporta a potenciar el pensamiento computacional, una de las competencias del siglo XXI que implica resolver problemas, diseñar sistemas y comprender el comportamiento humano haciendo uso de los conceptos fundamentales de la informática.


Posted in: Curriculum: EDUCATION RESEARCH STEM   GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN): GLOBE INTERNATIONAL STEM NETWORK (GISN)   Investigation Areas: BIOSPHERE


El Semillero de Investigación Estudiantil IETI de Villanueva (Bolívar - Colombia) es un espacio en el que los estudiantes reciben formación básica en investigación y orientación relacionada con sus proyectos éticos de vida. Además, se potencian las competencias del siglo XXI junto con las competencias científicas. Es a la vez una estrategia que promueve la agrupación de estudiantes y profesores para realizar actividades de investigación que van más allá del proceso académico formal y que dinamiza la adquisición de competencias investigativas.


Posted in: Curriculum: EDUCATION RESEARCH STEM   GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN): GLOBE INTERNATIONAL STEM NETWORK (GISN)   Investigation Areas: BIOSPHERE


El día de hoy se llevó a cabo la introducción al Programa GLOBE de los estudiantes del curso 706 de la Institución Educativa Técnica Industrial (IETI) Moisés Cabeza Junco de Villanueva (Bolívar - Colombia). Curso con el cual se recopilarán datos de carbono y crecimiento de las plantas en la institución utilizando los protocolos de GLOBE sobre el ciclo del carbono.


Posted in: GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN): GLOBE INTERNATIONAL STEM NETWORK (GISN)   Investigation Areas: BIOSPHERE


For those GLOBE educators wanting to sharpen their skills and become GLOBE trainers while sailing on a tall ship to collect water samples, then the North American Regional meeting (NARM) is for you! Participants from all parts of the country converged in San Pedro, CA to gain additional experience in GLOBE protocols, train to become trainers, and learn how to incorporate GLOBE in the classroom and outreach programs. The key highlights were the "train the trainer" workshops on atmosphere and hydrosphere protocols, visit to the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, sailing on a Los Angeles Maritime ...


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Eclipse 2024 – Part 1   Not even the clouds could pass up this momentous day, for this was were the bright and mighty sun was to be eclipsed by our closest celestial neighbor – our Moon. This event brought hundreds of excited and curious people to the El Paso Community College Solar Eclipse Extravaganza event so that they could safely witness this breathtaking moment, albeit only momentarily and partially. Not only did people witness this first hand, it was also the chance for them to participate with the NASA GLOBE program in collecting valuable cloud and temperature data. ...


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Posted in: Curriculum: SCIENCE AND MATH TECHNOLOGY STEM   Field Campaigns: SEASONS AND BIOMES CARBON CYCLE SURFACE TEMPERATURE   GLOBE Mission Earth News: GENERAL ACTIVITIES   GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBE PROTOCOLS EARTH AS A SYSTEM EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE SCIENTIST SKILLS   Learning Activities: LAND COVER/BIOLOGY


The first time I have ever witnessed a solar eclipse was on March 29, 2006, in the southwestern part of Nigeria. As an undergraduate student who majored in Geography, I was curious to know how the celestial event would happen. Indeed, I was able to witness the partial solar eclipse which was an awe-inspiring celestial event, but was not opportune to study the effect of the unique phenomena on my local environment. When I read online late last year that the total solar eclipse will pass through Toledo, Ohio in the United States where I reside presently, I thought this might be a rare ...


Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   Field Campaigns: SURFACE TEMPERATURE   GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN): GLOBE INTERNATIONAL STEM NETWORK (GISN)   GLOBE Mission Earth News: STUDENT RESEARCH & ACTIVITIES   Learning Activities: ATMOSPHERE AND CLIMATE   Primary Audience: SCIENTISTS STUDENTS TEACHERS   Student Research Reports: MISSION EARTH REPORT


Let's explore quantum computing, where concepts like qubits, superposition, and entanglement are reshaping how we handle information, promising significant advancements in various fields. https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/wqd_comic_color_1.pdf?emrc=4ae699 https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/wqd_comic_coloring-sheet.pdf?emrc=7a0763 https://q12education.org/quantime https://quantumfrontiers.com/2019/11/14/basketball-a-game-for-young-students-learning-quantum-computing/ ​​​​​​​ https://iqim.caltech.edu/quantime/lessons.html#quantum-chess ...


Posted in: Learning Activities: RESEARCH: INQUIRE & DISCOVER


The GLOBE Clouds team is delighted to announce this new section that showcases sky and cloud photographs from around the world! We’ve also been receiving some amazing questions from students. The featured question was asked by students from  Corpus Christi Catholic School : Question: Why can we see clouds but not evaporation? Answer: Water vapor is invisible. However, the water in clouds is in liquid or solid state, not gas. Do you have a favorite cloud photo or a question for the team?  Use the linked form  to cast your vote and ask us any question ...


Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE GENERAL SCIENCE GENERAL SCIENCE @ES EARTH AS A SYSTEM EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE EARTH AS A SYSTEM   News Topics: NEWS BRIEFS   Primary Audience: ALUMNI COUNTRY COORDINATORS PARTNERS SCIENTISTS STUDENTS TEACHERS TRAINERS


Waleska works with in-service teachers in the teacher training programs of the Galileo University and the University of San Carlos of Guatemala. She is the founder and coordinator of the STEAM program Question: Where are you from? Answer:  I was born in the city of the eternal Spring, Guatemala City, in Central America, several eclipses, comets, and moons ago. Question: What inspired you to work in this field? Answer:  Since I was little I had a fascination with natural phenomena, the reason why stars shine led me to be a Physicist, and fireflies and ...


Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE DATA INCLUDED GENERAL SCIENCE GENERAL SCIENCE @ES SCIENTIST SKILLS   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Primary Audience: ALUMNI COUNTRY COORDINATORS PARTNERS SCIENTISTS STUDENTS TEACHERS TRAINERS


  Brad Hegyi is a research scientist for the NASA Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project team at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, USA. Brad develops metrics and statistics for POWER from model estimates of future climate to help support planning for future energy use by heating and cooling systems in buildings. Brad also helps create interactive data products to better visualize changes occurring in the climate data. The energy that comes from the Sun is the basic source of energy for everything on Earth. Solar energy drives Earth’s weather and ...


Posted in: Curriculum: TECHNOLOGY STEM   GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE DATA INCLUDED GENERAL SCIENCE EARTH AS A SYSTEM EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE SCIENTIST SKILLS   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Primary Audience: ALUMNI COUNTRY COORDINATORS PARTNERS SCIENTISTS STUDENTS TEACHERS TRAINERS


While doing a clouds protocol on the GLOBE Observer app, I notice something phenomenal in the sky. The first sun halo of 2024! These awesome atmospheric displays of light are caused by the sunlight striking the ice crystals in high level, cirrus-type clouds. These ice crystals act like prisms and refract the light to display a “rainbow ring” around the sun. Often these sun halos forecast a change in the weather, usually stormy or in the case where I was at, very windy conditions the following day. When engaging our students in learning more about our atmosphere using the GLOBE Observer ...


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The Sun drives many processes in Earth’s atmosphere. As the Sun rises and sets, it warms the Earth’s surface at different intensities. These changes in heat lead to changes in the clouds, especially the types of clouds. To study these changes, we need observations at different times over the course of hours, days, weeks, months, and years from around the globe. It can be tricky to capture the extent of these interactions with satellites alone, which is why we need observations from your perspective on the ground as part of the  GLOBE Eclipse Challenge: Clouds and Our ...


Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE DATA INCLUDED GENERAL SCIENCE GLOBE PROTOCOLS EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE EARTH AS A SYSTEM


Energy from the Sun warms our planet, and changes in sunlight can also cause changes in temperature, clouds, and wind. Clouds are ever changing and give you clues and information on what is happening in the atmosphere. Eclipses provide a natural experiment, in which the Sun’s light is blocked from Earth for a brief period in time, allowing us to observe the effects of that sudden change. Read the newly released blog post explaining in depth cloud formation and which ones would be impacted by the upcoming total solar eclipse over North America and how the data will be used.  ...


Posted in: Curriculum: STEM   GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBE PROTOCOLS EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE CLOUDS EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Primary Audience: ALUMNI COUNTRY COORDINATORS PARTNERS SCIENTISTS STUDENTS TEACHERS TRAINERS


Since its inception, the GLOBE Observer (GO) app has community scientists to actively engage with NASA scientists by providing the opportunity to collect atmospheric, mosquito habitat, land cover and tree height data no matter where you are located in the world. This has opened the door for community science members to learn more about the environment and its impacts on their daily lives. What has been uniquely applicable about the app is that it has helped college students to better understand various physical science concepts and has been an important tool in everyday curriculum. ...


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Many do not have the chance to witness a rare annular solar eclipse. So when the opportunity for one to crossover the El Paso borderland, people from Mexico and the United States converged at the El Paso Community College Transmountain campus to experience the unique annular solar eclipse of 2023. This unique eclipse occurs when the moon covers just enough of the sun outlining a “ring” of sun round the moon. Many in the El Paso region experienced close to 90% of the maximum effect, and provided an opportunity for those participating in the GLOBE Observer Eclipse protocol to collect ...


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