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  • Plant Color Guide (phenology)

    Identification codes for plant colors. A GLOBE resource.

    • Document Types: Guides

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Plant Evolution chart

    Provides definitions of eras when plants underwent major evolutionary steps. Includes line drawings. Teacher resource.

    • Document Types: Guides

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Plant Life Stages Bingo Cards (K-8 BU GME; 3-document series)

    Photoidentification cards for plants in varying stages of life. Could be used for bingo. Part of a 3-document set.

    • Document Types: Activities, Guides

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Plant Life Stages Bingo Master (K-8 BU GME; 3-document series)

    Photoidentification cards for plants in varying stages of life. Could be used for bingo; this is the master document for the bingo game. Part of a 3-document set.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Plant Life Stages Bingo Pictures (K-8 BU GME; 3-document series)

    Individual photos of plants in varying stages of life. Could be used for bingo. Part of a 3-document set.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Pollination Exploration Activities

    A group of activities designed to explore pollination.

    • Document Types: Activities, Guides

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Pollinator Bingo Cards (K-8 BU GME; 2-document series)

    Photoidentification cards for plants and pollinators. Could be used for bingo. Part of a 2-document set.

    • Document Types: Activities, Guides

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Pollinator Bingo Tabs (K-8 BU GME; 2-document series)

    Images of pollinators, for bingo cards. Part of a 2-document set.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Pollinators, Plants, and You

    A curriculum and set of lessons plans & activities designed to learn about pollinators and their environment.

    • Document Types: Activities, Guides, Lesson Plans

    • Grade Levels: Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Rainfall in the GLOBE Africa Region (A GLOBE Data Exploration; 1 of 2)

    A GLOBE activity that examines rainfall patterns in different regions in Africa.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Researching why some plants have flowers (BU GME; document 1 of 2)

    A lesson plan that helps students to research why some plants have flowers, for a unit on pollination and scientific inquiry development.

    • Document Types: Lesson Plans

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Sara's mini-tutorial on Elem GLOBE- Up in the Air - for webinar.pdf

    Elementary GLOBE Tutorial for the What's Up in the Atmosphere and Up in the Air activities, by Sara Mierzwiak

    • Document Types: Tutorials

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere, GLOBE Website Assistance & Resources

    • GME Partners: University of Toledo

  • Scouting for Squirrel Dreys Student Guide (4-8 BU GME; 2-document series; word doc)

    An activity for identifying squirrel dreys and learning about squirrel habitats.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Scouting for Squirrel Dreys Teacher's Guide (4-8 BU GME; 2-document series)

    A teacher guide for identifying squirrel dreys and squirrel habitats.

    • Document Types: Activities, Data Sheets, Lesson Plans

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Secchi Disk sample strips (BU GME; water clarity series)

    A template document for making Secchi disks, for assessing water transparency/turbidity.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Hydrosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • See the Light activity (K-8 Elementary GLOBE)

    An Elementary GLOBE activity that investigates color spectra in visible light

    • Document Types: Activities, Data Sheets

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Seed germination and growth guide (gr 7-12; Wisconsin Fastplants)

    A detailed guide about seed germination and plant growth. Includes procedure for growth using petri dishes.

    • Document Types: Activities, Guides, Lesson Plans

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Seed germination using egg cartons (K-12)

    A seed germination activity that uses egg cartons for plant growth.

    • Document Types: Activities, Lesson Plans

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Sky Conditions Practice (gr 6-12 NASA)

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Sky Conditions Practice - small print format (gr 6-12 NASA)

    A guide for classifying sky condition.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University