News - United States of America

The Xcite Learning/Bowling Green State University (BGSU)/The Toledo Zoo Partnership had a busy summer! In early June, we led a STEM-based Elementary GLOBE program, including GLOBE Observer, at Waterville Primary School’s Summer Camp. In July, our partnership collaborated with BGSU’s Project IMPACT, a teacher professional development project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.  >>

In July 2022, six teams of GLOBE Earth System Science (ESS) collaboratives from across the United States convened in Estes Park, Colorado, for a one and a half day conference.  >>

Educators and pre-service teachers, earn $100 while learning about two exemplary science education resources! The GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office is looking for educators to highlight connections between the USDA Forest Service’s Natural Inquirer readers for students and GLOBE protocols, learning activities, and storybooks. The connections can be made via a blog post or other formats. We expect one crosswalk to take between two and four hours to research, design, and write. Completed projects will be posted to the GLOBE U.S. Country Coordinator’s blog and related social media.  >>

Congratulations to all the U.S. GLOBE students that participated in the International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS) and the Student Research Symposia (SRS) this year!    >>

GLOBE Partnerships in the Midwest have been busy this spring! Check out their exciting GLOBE work here.  >>

U.S. GLOBE partners reported that 212 students presented a total of sixty-eight projects to their peers and STEM professional reviewers between 22 April 2022 (Earth Day) and 23 May 2022.  >>

GLOBE Mission EARTH will host two groups of students participating in the NASA SEES (STEM Enhancement in Earth Science) this summer. UHIE (Urban Heat Island Effect) Group will include 12 students. A new group of six students is being developed to examine air quality.  >>

The University of Toledo GLOBE Mission EARTH team has received funding from the Ohio Environmental Education Fund to educate local teachers and their students on environmental issues by visiting Earth Heart Farms in Oak Harbor, Ohio to study the relationship of farm runoff and the algal blooms in Lake Erie.  >>

During the afternoon on 11 May 2022, twenty-seven students from three schools attended a Student Research Symposium at Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy in Metairie, LA, hosted by GLOBE Teacher Kristin Oliveri.  >>

The University of Toledo GLOBE Mission EARTH team (GME-UT) is extending its work with the AEROKATS & ROVER Education Network (AREN) project for the second year.  >>