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03/13/2012
Great Global Investigation of Climate - Currently Underway
Enjoy going outdoors from 1-31 March to take your temperature and precipitation measurements and enter them in the GLOBE database. Collecting data throughout the year helps build a GLOBE database that allows students and other climate scientists to observe seasonal changes that vary across latitude and continents.
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03/05/2012
GLOBE Video Competition - Deadline Extended
The GLOBE Program is challenging GLOBE schools from around the world to share their climate explorations and research through video. We are pleased to give more time for the submission of entries due to an overwhelming response from the GLOBE community that we extend the deadline. The new deadline is 31 March.
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02/23/2012
NASA Opportunity for U.S. Female High School Juniors
NASA's Women in Stem High School (WISH) project offers a unique experience for female high school students to jump-start their future and explore the possibilities of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related college major or career.
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02/23/2012
World Water Day - 22 March 2012
World Water Day is only a few weeks away and now is the time to get involved. Every year, GLOBE students join in the worldwide celebration while focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and supporting the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
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02/14/2012
Enter the GLOBE 2012 Earth Day Video Competition
Get your camera out and hit record ... Entries for the GLOBE Earth Day video competition will be accepted from 15 February to 15 March 2012. The video contest is a creative way for students to showcase how they are exploring and investigating their local climate using GLOBE protocols and learning activities. For more details, visit the Earth Day video webpage.
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02/14/2012
GLOBE Webinar: Latest News for the Student Climate Research Campaign
Dr. Donna Charlevoix and the GLOBE Science and Education department will host an online webinar to update the community on the SCRC. Learn about the latest highlights, see who is participating and learn how to engage in upcoming programs such as Intensive Observation Periods (IOPs) and the Earth Day video competition.
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02/14/2012
Great Global Investigation of Climate - March IOP
The next Great Global Investigation of Climate (GGIC) Intensive Observing Period (IOP) will take place 1–31 March 2012. Students collect and enter temperature and precipitation data in the GLOBE database and investigate how to classify local weather and climate using this atmospheric data. Read more about the upcoming GGIC activities, and download the Teacher's Participation Guide here.
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02/13/2012
Enter the GLOBE 2012 Earth Day Video Competition
Get your camera out and hit record ... Entries for the GLOBE Earth Day video competition will be accepted from 15 February to 15 March 2012. The video contest is a creative way for students to showcase how they are exploring and investigating their local climate using GLOBE protocols and learning activities. For more details, visit the Earth Day video webpage.
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02/13/2012
Beta Testers Wanted
Thank you to all who offered to participate in the Beta testing process of the new GLOBE website. The GLOBE Program Office (GPO) staff is reviewing entries and will announce five winners in our March e-newsletter. To participate, send an email to newglobe@globe.gov by 20 February and tell us why you should be a Beta tester. We are looking for compelling stories––so be creative.
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02/13/2012
Sneak Peek: The GLOBE Website in Action … Online Now
The new GLOBE website is coming soon––but you can see it now via the recent webinar: How to Engage in the Student Climate Research Campaign. The webinar provides an online demonstration of how the new GLOBE website works. To take the tour, click here.
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