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Featured Learning Activities

This months featured activities go with GLOBE's Clouds Protocol

Cloud Watch

Students monitor clouds and weather to begin to understand the connections between the two.

Estimating Cloud Cover- A Simulation

Students practice estimating how much of the sky is covered by clouds.

Observing, Describing, and Identifying Clouds

Students begin to learn cloud types and their names.

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Learning Activities preview for K-2 GLOBE Grandma- Lesson 3- Observe Green-down.pdf
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K-2 GLOBE Grandma- Lesson 3- Observe Green-down.pdf

Observe and record the color of leaves as they change during fall.
  • Protocol(s): Green-Up / Green-Down
  • Grade Levels: Lower Primary: K-2
  • Type of Activity: Data Collection: Observe & Measure, Outdoor: Explore & Connect
  • Language: English
  • Time Requirements: Continuing Student Activities, Class Time Not Required, In Class Activity (1 or more periods), 15-20 minutes, 1 period (approx. 45 min.), 15-20 minutes per observation
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Learning Activities preview for K. Global Carbon Cycle Model with Feedbacks Teacher Guide

K. Global Carbon Cycle Model with Feedbacks Teacher Guide

This model builds on the Simple Carbon Cycle Model by including feedbacks in the global carbon cycle that modify the movement of carbon into and out of the atmosphere.
         Model Materials:         Link to Online Computer Model

Plant-A-Plant Classroom Experiments
Hands-on cultivation experiments for the classroom, with options for structured, guided, or open levels of inquiry.

Plant-A-PlantTeacher Guide (pdf)
Materials List (xls)
What Do Plants Need to Grow? (pdf)
Seed Germination Lab Guide (pdf)
Structured Experiment: Light (pdf)

Basic Experiments (Guided Inquiry)
     Temperature (pdf)
     CO2 Decrease (pdf)
     Water (pdf)
     Mineral Nutrients (pdf)

Advanced Experiments (Open Inquiry)
     Photosynthesis (pdf)
     CO2 Increase (pdf)
     Soil Respiration (pdf)
     Mineral Nutrients II (pdf)
  • Protocol(s): Biosphere, Carbon Cycle
  • Grade Levels: Secondary: 9-12
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Learning Activities preview for Land Cover Change Detection

Land Cover Change Detection

Using MultiSpec, students compare two images of their GLOBE Study Site; one from the 1990's and one from the 2000's, to determine how the land cover has changed in that time span.
  • Protocol(s): Biosphere, Land Cover Classification
  • Grade Levels: Secondary: 9-12, Middle: 6-8
  • Language: English
  • Time Requirements: Multiple days
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Learning Activities preview for Land, Water, and Air

Land, Water, and Air

Students measure temperature change in soil, water and air as they are exposed to the heating action of the sun.
  • Protocol(s): Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Pedosphere (Soil), Precipitation, Air Temperature, Surface Temperature, Water Temperature, Soil Temperature, Wind
  • Grade Levels: Secondary: 9-12, Middle: 6-8
  • Language: English
  • Time Requirements: 2 periods (approx. 90 min.)
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Learning Activities preview for LC1 Connecting the Parts of the Study Site es .pdf
  • Protocol(s): Earth As a System
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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Learning Activities preview for LC2 Representing the Study Site in a Diagram es.pdf
  • Protocol(s): Earth As a System
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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Learning Activities preview for LC3 Using Graphs to Show Connections es.pdf
  • Protocol(s): Earth As a System
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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Learning Activities preview for LC4 Diagramming the Study Site for Others es.pdf
  • Protocol(s): Earth As a System
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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Learning Activities preview for LC5 Comparing the Site to One in Another Region es.pdf
  • Protocol(s): Earth As a System
  • Language: Spanish (español)
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Learning Activities preview for Leaf Classification

Leaf Classification

Students make a collection of leaves and then discover how a hierarchical classification system is developed by sorting and organizing their leaves according to a set of labels and rules which they specify.
  • Protocol(s): Biosphere, Land Cover Classification
  • Grade Levels: Upper Primary: 3-5, Secondary: 9-12, Middle: 6-8, Lower Primary: K-2
  • Language: English
  • Time Requirements: 1 period (approx. 45 min.)
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