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Teaching Resources

The resources on this page are meant to support educators in their use of GLOBE in formal and informal educational settings. This page will be updated as new resources are made available.

getstarted

Get started with GLOBE

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This document outlines how to get started with GLOBE, ways to engage, how students can share their research, and literacy connections. 
Get Started!

equipment

U.S. GLOBE Equipment database

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The equipment database has specifications for all GLOBE equipment and costs from various vendors, arranged by sphere.
Equipment Database

weatherstation

weather station installation guide

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This streamlined guide for installing a GLOBE weather station can be shared with organization facilities managers, or anyone determining the correct placement of the station and its instruments. 
Weather Station Installation Guide

naturalinquirer

GLOBE and Natural Inquirer Crosswalks

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The GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office is working in partnership with the USDA Forest Service to show connections between Natural Inquirer readers for students and GLOBE protocols, learning activities, and storybooks. The following items demonstrate how these materials can be used together in a classroom activity. More products will be added soon. Find details on the crosswalk project.


libraries

GLOBE resources for libraries

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This guide provides ready-to-use library program plans for patrons of all ages that feature GLOBE Program activities and data collection opportunities.
Library Guide (pdf)


statestandards

NGSS, State Education Standards and GLOBE Connections

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U.S. GLOBE Partners have mapped GLOBE protocols and learning activities to their specific state, and in some cases city, standards. Providing these standards helps educators implement GLOBE into their curricula. *NOTE* Many of the documents on this page reference older state standards.
State Standards and GLOBE