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Join the NASA GLOBE Clouds team and become GLOBE trained in cloud observations. Learn why clouds are important, how does NASA study clouds, and what are satellite matches. The clouds pacing guides will be used as starting points on how to do cloud observations in your classrooms or educational settings. Sign up today! https://www.globe.gov/get-trained/workshops/workshop/jT1U/161501

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Posted in: GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE   CLIMATE   GLOBE PROTOCOLS   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   CLOUDS   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   PRECIPITATION   News Topics: REGIONS   TRAINING   NEWS BRIEFS   Primary Audience: TEACHERS   TRAINERS  

The newest satellite to monitor global sea level is ready for its journey into space. Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, the latest in a series of spacecraft designed to monitor the global ocean, is scheduled to launch on Saturday, Nov. 21. Will you be watching?  Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich , the latest in a series of spacecraft designed to monitor our oceans, is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. The satellite will be followed in 2025 by its twin, Sentinel-6B. Together, the pair is tasked with extending our nearly ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: EDUCATION RESEARCH   SCIENCE AND MATH   TECHNOLOGY   STEM   Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION   Field Campaigns: SEASONS AND BIOMES   WATERSHEDS   EL NIÑO   GPM   GLOBE Science Topics: CLIMATE   CLIMATE CHANGE   DATA INCLUDED   GENERAL SCIENCE   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE   SCIENTIST SKILLS   GLOBE Working Groups: SCIENCE WORKING GROUP   EDUCATION WORKING GROUP   TECHNOLOGY WORKING GROUP   DEI WORKING GROUP   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   WATER VAPOR   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   PRECIPITATION   WATER TEMPERATURE   GREEN-UP / GREEN-DOWN   LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION   Learning Activities: S2: WHAT ARE SOME FACTORS THAT AFFECT SEASONAL PATTERNS?   S4: MODELING THE REASONS FOR SEASONAL CHANGE   S5: SEASONAL CHANGE ON LAND AND WATER   LC2: REPRESENTING THE STUDY SITE IN A DIAGRAM   LC3: USING GRAPHS TO SHOW CONNECTIONS   WE'RE ALL CONNECTED: EARTH SYSTEM INTERACTIONS   S3: HOW DO SEASONAL TEMP PATTERNS VARY AMONG DIFFERENT WORLD REGIONS?   WATER WALK   MODEL A CATCHMENT BASIN   PRACTICING YOUR PROTOCOLS   WATER DETECTIVES   MODEL YOUR WATER BALANCE   MEASURE UP   WATER WONDERS   Primary Audience: ALUMNI   COUNTRY COORDINATORS   PARTNERS   SCIENTISTS   STUDENTS   TEACHERS   TRAINERS   Student Research Reports: STANDARD RESEARCH REPORT   U.S. STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIA (SRS)   MISSION EARTH REPORT   MISSION MOSQUITO REPORT  

Please welcome Haley Wicklein from the NH Leitzel Center GLOBE Partnership as a guest blogger. Haley is very familiar with GLOBE through her work on the GLOBE Carbon Cycle project. She was an elementary school science specialist and has now returned to the University of New Hampshire! There are new GLOBE Weather Stations at work at six schools in NH! This fall, Jen Bourgeault and I traveled to schools across New Hampshire to help install GLOBE Weather Stations.  With these stations, the students will monitor soil and air temperature, relative humidity, and rainfall as they ...

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Posted in: GLOBE Science Topics: GENERAL SCIENCE   SCIENTIST SKILLS   Investigation Areas: PRECIPITATION   AIR TEMPERATURE   RELATIVE HUMIDITY   ATMOSPHERE   Primary Audience: TEACHERS   Teacher's Guide: SITE DEFINITION SHEET