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  • 2021 GME Annual Meeting Poster.pdf

    Introduction to GLOBE Mission EARTH, as presented at the 2021 GLOBE Annual Meeting.

    • Document Types: Guides

    • Grade Levels: Graduate, Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Undergraduate, Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: GLOBE Website Assistance & Resources

    • GME Partners: Boston University, NASA Langley Research, Tennessee State University, University of Toledo, WestED/UC Berkeley

  • 3 Types of Clouds Chart

    A cloud identification activity

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • A general guide for observing star constellations at night (GLOBE at Night)

    A general guide for observing star constellations at night. The detailed information is specific to a particular year, so the globeatnight.org website should be visited to provide current dates.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Accessing NOAA Weather Data (BU GME)

    A guided tutorial on using the NOAA weather database.

    • Document Types: Activities, Tutorials

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Activity Sheet Making Layers of Water (Weather Explorations Series - 1 of 6 documents; word doc)

    One of several documents relating to a density, gravity, and weather exploration activity. An activity to explore effect of density on a fluid. Involves fresh and salt water.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Basic tree height measurement activity

    A basic tree height measurement activity. Multiple methods are described.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Bean in a Bag Activity and Journal (gr K-5)

    A lesson plan and student journal supporting seed germination.

    • Document Types: Activities, Data Sheets

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Biodiversity Detectives (gr 6-8 Cornell Lab)

    A series of lesson plans for learning about biodiversity, from Cornell's eBird Explorers: Biodiversity Detectives curriculum.

    • Document Types: Activities, Lesson Plans

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Bottle Biology Data Sheet (BU GME; gr 2-6; in a series about Bottle Biology)

    A set of data sheets for tracking plant growth, in bottle biology experiment.

    • Document Types: Data Sheets

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Bottle Biology Data Sheets (Elementary GLOBE; gr 9-12; in a series about Bottle Biology)

    Data sheets for bottle biology experiment.

    • Document Types: Data Sheets

    • Grade Levels: Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Britannica Online Encyclopedia Flowering Plants (phenology; teacher background)

    A teacher guide on flowering plant phenology.

    • Document Types: Guides

    • Grade Levels: Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Build a Mason Bee house (K-12)

    Activity for making a bee house.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Build a Sundial with Template (K-4)

    A basic sundial construction guide, with a helpful paper template.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Build a Watershed with a Garbage bag (PBS)

    A basic activity for modeling a watershed.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Hydrosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Build a Wetland in a Pan (BU GME; Word doc)

    An in-class activity that demonstrates the functions of a wetland environment. Includes lesson plan, teacher guide, and student response sheets.

    • Document Types: Activities, Data Sheets, Guides, Lesson Plans

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Hydrosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Build an anemometer with pictures (2-8 BU GME; word doc)

    An activity for building anemometer out of basic materials, in support of data sheets and a teaching plan to cover wind speed.

    • Document Types: Activities, Data Sheets, Lesson Plans

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Build an anemometer with pictures (6-8 BU GME; word doc)

    An activity for constructing an anemometer for measuring wind speed in a classroom, along with data sheets and a lesson plan.

    • Document Types: Activities, Data Sheets, Lesson Plans

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Building a Sundial Lesson Plan (1-5 LCGS)

    A detailed lesson plan for building a sundial and taking measurements

    • Document Types: Lesson Plans

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Building a Watershed Model

    An activity for building a watershed model for investigation of surface runoff and the water cycle. Includes student response sheets.

    • Document Types: Activities, Data Sheets

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Hydrosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Building a Watershed Model - Activity

    Instructions on how to construct a watershed model using classroom materials.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)

    • Content Areas: Hydrosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University