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If you had asked me what “citizen science” was before this internship with the NASA SEES ( STEM Enhancement in Earth Science ) Earth System Explorers, I most likely would have conjured a description that involved studying the human body. Now, however, I feel confident in saying that citizen science is a dynamic, extraordinary meaningful process by which everyday citizens contribute to real-world scientific research. This internship allowed me to take on the roles of both a citizen scientist and a researcher, deeply engaging with my local community and environment while ...


Posted in: GLOBE Science Topics: DATA INCLUDED EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Investigation Areas: EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Primary Audience: PARTNERS SCIENTISTS STUDENTS TEACHERS   Student Research Reports: MISSION MOSQUITO REPORT


The wildfire data analysis journey began with a dataset comprising over 1200 points located in the California region. To uncover the correlation between land cover types and wildfire risk, we first needed to determine the wildfire risk for each point using the FEMA Wildfire Risk Map. This step involved entering coordinates into the software to obtain the wildfire risk index for each location. From this dataset, we categorized approximately 325 points as having a very low risk, 350 as moderate risk, and 578 as very high risk for wildfires. These categories served as the ...


Posted in: GLOBE Science Topics: EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Investigation Areas: EARTH AS A SYSTEM LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION   Primary Audience: SCIENTISTS STUDENTS TEACHERS   Student Research Reports: MISSION MOSQUITO REPORT


My group’s project focused on using land cover data and GLOBE Observer images to create a machine learning model that can predict land surface temperature - a measure of how hot the surface of the Earth feels in a given location. For context, GLOBE is short for “Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment”. It’s an app that lets volunteers across the world take observations of their local community (these could be of cloud cover, land cover, or mosquito habitats) and these observations help scientists track changes in the environment. It’s part of a wider ...


Posted in: GLOBE Science Topics: EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Investigation Areas: HYDROSPHERE EARTH AS A SYSTEM MOSQUITOES   Learning Activities: EARTH AS A SYSTEM LAND COVER/BIOLOGY   Primary Audience: PARTNERS STUDENTS TEACHERS   Student Research Reports: MISSION MOSQUITO REPORT


Roboflow is an open-source dataset management platform, where users can import data, label it, and then have a model train on it. For my group's project, CS-FLARE, we used Roboflow to label brush, grass, trees, and leaf litter in our NESW Images as shown below.  When I initially began labeling images, I tried using bounding boxes for each picture like the leaf litter in the image above. This became a bit annoying as sometimes the bounding boxes would cut parts of objects like trees, but it was still faster than using the polygon tool to manually trace around objects. ...


Posted in: Investigation Areas: EARTH AS A SYSTEM LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION MOSQUITOES   Primary Audience: STUDENTS TEACHERS   Student Research Reports: MISSION MOSQUITO REPORT


Check out these links to learn more on what we presented at the GLOBE 2024 annual meeting on the April 2024 eclipse! English version:  GLOBE_EPCC2024.mp4 Disponible en español:  GLOBE - EPCC Meeting Presentation 2024 (1).mp4


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El 25 de septiembre de 2015, los líderes mundiales adoptaron un conjunto de objetivos globales para erradicar la pobreza, proteger el planeta y asegurar la prosperidad para todos como parte de una nueva agenda de desarrollo sostenible. Cada objetivo tiene metas específicas que deben haberse alcanzado para el año 2030. Para alcanzar estas metas, todo el mundo tiene que hacer su parte: los gobiernos, el sector privado, la sociedad civil y personas como nosotros (ONU). Es por esta razón que el encuentro de hoy tuvo como propósito principal establecer con cuales de los 17 ...


Posted in: Curriculum: EDUCATION RESEARCH   GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN): GLOBE INTERNATIONAL STEM NETWORK (GISN)   GLOBE Mission Earth News: STUDENT RESEARCH & ACTIVITIES   GLOBE Science Topics: CLIMATE CHANGE   Investigation Areas: BIOSPHERE


Retomando nuevamente los encuentros luego de un corto período de vacaciones de sus miembros. En esta ocasión se plantearon varios interrogantes, con base en la situación priorizada, para estructurar la pregunta de investigación a la cual se le dará respuesta con el desarrollo de la investigación.


Posted in: Curriculum: EDUCATION RESEARCH   Field Campaigns: CARBON CYCLE   GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN): GLOBE INTERNATIONAL STEM NETWORK (GISN)   GLOBE Mission Earth News: STUDENT RESEARCH & ACTIVITIES   GLOBE Science Topics: CLIMATE CHANGE   Investigation Areas: BIOSPHERE


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

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