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The Creation of the Urban Heat Island Story Map engages students in the exploration of the urban heat island effect using land surface temperature and vegetation data. Students also investigate the processes that create differences in surface temperatures, as well as how human activities have led to the creation of urban heat islands.  >>

The GLOBE Midwest Region Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Partnership engaged in both undergraduate GLOBE student research and collaborative Federal grant development activities to further promote GLOBE in the region and beyond.  >>

GLOBE partner Stone Child College is a tribal college located on the Chippewa Cree Rocky Boy Reservation in north central Montana. Douglas, a long time resident of the Rocky Boy community, says aspects of GLOBE fit well with the indigenous way of knowing.  >>

The California Academy of Sciences has designed a nationwide out-of-school-time program that inspires middle school youth to explore and connect with nature while achieving essential science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning goals. The name of this program? It’s called the Science Action Club (SAC). This hands-on citizen science program ignites curiosity, fosters workforce development skills, and builds STEM identity. From Anchorage Alaska to Albany New York, Science Action Club is implemented in 400-800 programs annually.  >>

The Metropolitan State University of Denver brought the excitement of student learning and research to Downtown Denver for the MULTI Student Research Showcase. One goal of the event was to inspire our “focal students”, those who have not seen themselves in a STEM career pipeline, by interactions to near-peers from similar backgrounds.  >>

Kathleen Johnson writes about Boston University's 2019 -2020 GLOBE highlights, including hosting the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic SRS, an interesting professional development model, and working with GLOBE students!  >>

Although schools around the world have paused in-person learning, that hasn’t stopped GLOBE Mission EARTH (GME) teachers, Jessica Kunz and Zulema Gonzales, from providing GLOBE-infused STEM learning for their students. During a recent round-table virtual presentation hosted by GME, these teachers shared examples of their lesson plans and strategies to engage students STEM (distance) learning.  >>

GLOBE Partners play an integral role in the U.S. Regional Student Research Symposia (SRS) and the International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS) by mentoring students and teachers throughout the research process. GLOBE reached out to four GLOBE partnerships that provided support through holding local GLOBE symposia and/or by funding the travel and lodging of SRS teams.  >>

My NASA Data story maps employ data analysis tools, such as time series options and swipe tools that allow learners to view and analyze relationships between scientific variables.  >>

In spring 2019 , U.S. GLOBE sponsored its fourth annual series of Student Research Symposia (SRS) in six regions across the United States. For the first time, we followed a team of four students and two teachers from Old Town High School in Maine who attended the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic SRS in Boston on 31 May and 01 June.  >>