ME Lessons and Activities - Mission Earth

Intro to ArcGIS Online Storymaps.pdf

Sara's Intro to ArcGIS Online Storymaps presentation. Note that the Storymap is also now an acceptable upload format for student research projects in GLOBE.

Document Types: Guides, Tutorials
Grade Levels: Graduate, Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Undergraduate
Content Areas: GLOBE Website Assistance & Resources, Mapping, GIS, Remote Sensing Resources, Research Project Resources
GME Partners: University of Toledo

Intro to GLOBE and Other Cool Science-y Stuff.pptx.pdf

Sara's intro to GLOBE and Other Cool Science-y Stuff slideshow. To introduce K-12 students to concepts needed to participate in GLOBE, and an introduction to getting involved in GLOBE.

Document Types: Guides, Tutorials
Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)
Content Areas: Data Literacy and Foundational Concepts, GLOBE Website Assistance & Resources, Research Project Resources
GME Partners: University of Toledo

Intro to GPS, Remote Sensing and GIS (1).pdf

Sara's introduction to GPS, Remote Sensing and GIS, for use with GLOBE projects.

Document Types: Guides, Tutorials
Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)
Content Areas: Mapping, GIS, Remote Sensing Resources
GME Partners: University of Toledo

Investigating Seed Germination (BU GME; gr K-2; teacher guide & lesson plan)

A lesson plan and teacher guide on seed germination.

Document Types: Activities, Lesson Plans
Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8)
Content Areas: Biosphere
GME Partners: Boston University

KIDS CLUB 2022 - Annual Meeting Presentation.pptx.pdf

A quick overview of the GLOBE Mission EARTH Kids Club, as presented at the 2022 GLOBE Annual Meeting. The Kids Club is held each Spring for 3-5th graders.

Document Types: Guides
Grade Levels: Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)
Content Areas: Atmosphere, Biosphere, GLOBE Website Assistance & Resources
GME Partners: NASA Langley Research, University of Toledo

Kite Building Activities (0-4 NASA)

A detailed lesson plan and teacher's guide for constructing and flying a kite.

Document Types: Activities, Engineering Stuff, Guides, 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, Engineering
GME Partners: Boston University

Kite Engineering Guide Sheet (part 1 of 2; 5-8 Science Friday; word doc)

The second of two documents for kite construction and analysis. This document is a series of data sheets.

Document Types: Data Sheets, Engineering Stuff
Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)
Content Areas: Atmosphere, Engineering
GME Partners: Boston University

Kite Engineering with Calculations (part 2 of 2; 5-8 Science Friday; word doc)

The first of two documents on constructing a kite from a kit, and some accompanying analysis on calculating the performance specifications of the kite during flight.

Document Types: Activities, Engineering Stuff
Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)
Content Areas: Atmosphere, Engineering
GME Partners: Boston University

Kite Flying Challenge (5-12 BU GME; word doc)

A tutorial on kite flight performance and related engineering concepts. A guided analysis is included.

Document Types: Activities, Data Sheets, Engineering Stuff, Guides
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, Engineering
GME Partners: Boston University