Events - Iowa Academy of Science

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and the 25th anniversary of The GLOBE Program, GLOBE Observer is hosting a month-long citizen science challenge in April 2020. Volunteers are invited to measure the height of as many different trees as possible throughout the month using the Trees Tool in the GLOBE Observer app. The individuals, schools, and registered teams that measure the most trees will be recognized as top observers in the challenge.  >>

The Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign webinar “Trees Around Greenbelt, Maryland: Exploring Past and Present Imagery, From a Scientist’s Perspective”, will be held on Tuesday, 18 February (3:00 p.m. EST/8:00 p.m. UTC).  >>

On Wednesday, 12 February, at 3:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. UTC), Sarah Parsons from the GIO Education Team, will host a webinar to discuss recent news, and provide information on how to submit reports and on judging.  >>

Join the Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE)-Surface Temperature Field Campaign Webinar #3 on 11 February (8:00 p.m. EST): “Let’s See What is Making Your Neighborhood SO HOT!”  >>

On Thursday, 06 February, at 5:00 p.m. EST (10:00 a.m. UTC), GLOBE Mission Mosquito will be hosting a webinar, “What to Do With Your Mosquito Data?”  >>

U.S. GLOBE Teachers: Join the GLOBE Professional Learning Community (PLC) and hear how other GLOBE teachers use GLOBE with their students during a Teacher Watercooler meet-up at 8:00 p.m. ET (USA and Canada) on Thursday, 06 February.  >>

U.S. Teachers/Students: On Wednesday, 29 January (4:00 p.m. EST), GLOBE will host a Student Research Symposia (SRS) webinar, “Retrieving Data from the GLOBE Website.”  >>

On Thursday, 23 January, Dr. Helen M. Amos (Science Systems and Applications, Inc., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Greenbelt, Maryland, USA) will host “GLOBE Data Fundamentals: Training 1” at 1:00 p.m. EST (6:00 p.m. UTC).  >>

U.S. GLOBE Teachers: Join the GLOBE Professional Learning Community (PLC) and hear how other GLOBE teachers use GLOBE with their students during a Teacher Watercooler meet-up at 3:00 p.m. EST (USA and Canada) on Wednesday, 22 January.  >>

Bay Watershed Education and Training (BWET) and GLOBE Mission EARTH (GME) will host their second webinar, “What Did We Find in Our Water?” in support of the BWET/GME Water Quality Training. The webinar will be held on 21 January at 8:00 p.m. ET.  >>