News - Boston University School of Education

The 2020 GLOBE Providence Virtual Science Symposium featured an impressive range of student groups and projects.  >>

A total of 21 student groups at 5 schools submitted projects for the 2020 Providence Virtual Science Symposium, through the Providence Public School District of Rhode Island! The Boston University GLOBE Mission EARTH group has worked with the students throughout the 2019-20 school year to identify projects, and gather & analyze data.  >>

The engineering group at Mission EARTH has developed an instruction manual that describes how to build an autonomous weather station. The station periodically samples and transmits data for the local air temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, and wind speed. It is solar powered and the data is transmitted via the local wifi network. The manual specifies all the parts, operational theory behind the measurements, and steps to construct the station (~$400 total cost).  >>

In this webinar, Dr. Bruce Anderson, Professor in the Dept. of Earth & Environment at Boston University will discuss how GLOBE measurements can assist students in learning about their local weather and therefore establish foundational knowledge required for their state standards.  >>