This document outlines how to get started with GLOBE, ways to engage, how students can share their research, and literacy connections.
Teaching Resources - United States of America
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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
equipment
U.S. GLOBE Equipment database
Use this database to search for equipment by GLOBE protocol or GLOBE "kit." Each tool has the specifications listed and links to various vendors.
weatherstation
weather station installation guide
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.
naturalinquirer
GLOBE and Natural Inquirer Crosswalks
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.
- Earth Systems Connections by Alicia Carlson, Outreach and Communications Lead for the GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office
- Exploring Weather and Climate by Alicia Carlson, Outreach and Communications Lead for the U.S. Coordination Office
- How Do Trees Live in Cities? A lesson for K-2 classrooms by Alicia Carlson, Outreach and Communications Lead for the GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office
- Water Studies Through Literacy and Science Connections by Alicia Carlson, Outreach and Communications Lead for the GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office
- Phenology by Eliza Balch, Outdoor Educator, M.S. in Water and Soil Science from the University of New Hampshire
- Climate Change for Elementary Classrooms by Grace Laing, Olivia Kenny, and Logan Negron, SUNY Fredonia students
- Studying Hummingbirds to Understand Ecosystem and Seasonal Changes by Julia Gero and Elizabeth Herman, SUNY Fredonia students
- Studying Ozone and Air Quality with Elementary Students by Erica Volz, SUNY Fredonia student
- Why Do Leaves Change Color by Kat Weidman and Abbi Woolcott, SUNY Fredonia students
- Exploring Our Climate through the Natural Inquirer and GLOBE by Emily Crasti and Lily Constantino, SUNY Fredonia students
- Exploring Seasons and Silvery Minnows with the Natural Inquirer and GLOBE by Caleigh Fleming and Ashley Kacmarski, SUNY Fredonia students
- Learning About Our Planet Through GLOBE and the Natural Inquirer by Zoe Tyler, Sara Ruettimann and Mallory Jones, SUNY Fredonia students
- Conceptualizing Climate Change with GLOBE and the Natural Inquirer by Emily Austin and Caitlin Kuder, SUNY Fredonia students
- Learning about the Seasons with GLOBE and the Natural Inquirer by Claire Griffith and Vanessa Galbraith, SUNY Fredonia students
- Agriculture and Ecosystems by Alicia Carlson, Outreach and Communications Lead for the GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office
- Carbon Cycle by Veshell Lewis, PhD, a Biology Teacher at Dacula High School and Adjunct Biology Instructor at Georgia State University
- Get Your Students Excited about Citizen Science Opportunities by Alicia Carlson, Outreach and Communications Lead for the GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office
- Measuring the Health of Water by Alicia Carlson, Outreach and Communications Lead for the GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office
- Photosynthesis by Margaret Gregory, Science Writer for USDA Forest Service
- Studying Air Quality and Aerosols by Alicia Carlson, Outreach and Communications Lead for the GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office
- Water Quality by Pam Evans, Middle and High School Science Teacher
- The World's Forests by Alicia Carlson, Outreach and Communications Lead for the GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office [note: this links to an overview for a blog series with 5 blog posts]
libraries
GLOBE resources for libraries
This guide provides ready-to-use library program plans for patrons of all ages that feature GLOBE Program activities and data collection opportunities.
statestandards
NGSS, State Education Standards and GLOBE Connections
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.