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G LOBAL L EARNING AND O BSERVATIONS TO B ENEFIT THE E NVIRONMENT

G LOBAL L EARNING AND O BSERVATIONS TO B ENEFIT THE E NVIRONMENT. L YN D. W IGBELS A SSISTANT D IRECTOR FOR I NTERNATIONAL P ROGRAMS. GLOBE M ISSION. GLOBE IS S CIENCE AND E DUCATION GLOBE BRINGS TOGETHER STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCIENTISTS TO:

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G LOBAL L EARNING AND O BSERVATIONS TO B ENEFIT THE E NVIRONMENT

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  1. GLOBAL LEARNING AND OBSERVATIONS TO BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT LYND. WIGBELS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

  2. GLOBE MISSION • GLOBE IS SCIENCE AND EDUCATION • GLOBE BRINGS TOGETHER STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND • SCIENTISTS TO: • ENHANCE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF • INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD • CONTRIBUTE TO SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF • THE EARTH • SUPPORT IMPROVED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN • SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

  3. OVERVIEW • GLOBE IS A HANDS-ON INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM • GLOBE STUDENTS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD: • TAKE GLOBE ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS USING SCIENTIFIC PROTOCOLS • REPORT OBSERVATIONS TO THE GLOBE DATA ARCHIVE VIA THE INTERNET • STUDY EARTH SCIENCE TOPICS USING GLOBE MAPS AND GRAPHS AND OTHER GLOBE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS • EVERY GLOBE SCHOOL HAS A GLOBE-TRAINED TEACHER

  4. GLOBE INITIATIVE • GLOBE INITIATIVE INTRODUCED ON EARTH DAY 1994 • GLOBE PROGRAM INITIATED ON EARTH DAY 1995 • OVER 95 COUNTRIES • OVER 10,000 SCHOOLS AND 15,000 TEACHERS INVOLVED WORLDWIDE • UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION DECEMBER 1994 • ENDORSED GLOBE AND ENCOURAGED NATIONS TO PARTICIPATE • UN AGENCIES REQUESTED TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION

  5. GLOBE SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD

  6. GLOBE SCIENCE • GLOBEMEASUREMENTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE COMMUNITY AND ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE AND RELIABLE RESULTS IF DONE PROPERLY • SCIENTISTS USEGLOBE DATA IN THEIR ON-GOINGRESEARCH • GLOBESCIENTISTS INTERACT WITH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS INVOLVED IN GLOBE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, ENCOURAGEMENT AND ADVICE • GLOBE ACTIVITIES STRENGTHEN THE LINKS BETWEEN LEADING RESEARCH SCIENTISTS AND STUDENTS AT SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD

  7. GLOBE ENVIRONMENTALMEASUREMENTS • ATMOSPHERE/CLIMATE STUDIES • AIR TEMPERATURE (MAXIMUM, MINIMUM, CURRENT) • PRECIPITATION (RAIN, SNOW, pH) • CLOUD COVER/TYPE • RELATIVE HUMIDITY • OZONE • AEROSOLS • BAROMETRIC PRESSURE • HYDROLOGY STUDIES • WATER TEMPERATURE • TRANSPARENCY • WATER CHEMISTRY • pH, DISSOLVED OXYGEN, ALKALINITY, NITRATE • SALINITY OR CONDUCTIVITY • SOILS STUDIES • SOIL TEMPERATURE • SOIL MOISTURE • SOIL CHARACTERIZATION • STRUCTURE, COLOR, TEXTURE, pH, FERTILITY, POROSITY

  8. GLOBE ENVIRONMENTALMEASUREMENTS (CONT) • LAND COVER/PHENOLOGY • CANOPY AND GROUND COVER • BIOMETRY (TREE HEIGHT, DIAMETER, GRASS BIOMASS) • SPECIES IDENTIFICATION • LAND COVER/MAPPING • GREEN UP AND GREEN DOWN • FUNCTIONAL OR PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR • GLOBE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS ARE PROVIDED • APPROXIMATE COST FOR INSTRUMENTS: $500 FOR BASIC MEASUREMENTS; $500 ADDITIONAL FOR ADVANCED MEASUREMENTS

  9. GLOBE Landsat 7 Image of Katmandu

  10. GLOBE TIES TONASA MISSIONS • Terra and Aqua - MODIS • Land Cover/Biology • Phenology and Budburst Special Measurement • PICASSO - CENA • Aerosol • CloudSat • Clouds • Aura • Ozone • UVA Special Measurement • GIFTS • Column Water Vapor Special Measurement

  11. Mean aerosol optical depth in August 1997 (monthly average). • OMI will achieve a similar spatial resolution. • (ATSR image, © P. Veefkind, thesis Aerosol Satellite Remote Sensing 1999)

  12. GLOBE EDUCATION • GLOBEPROVIDES AN INQUIRY-BASED APPROACH TO STUDYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT AS A SCIENCE • GLOBEADDRESSES THE EARTH AS ASYSTEM • GLOBEMATERIALS ARE RESOURCES TO ENHANCE EXISTING SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDIES • GLOBEIS NOT A FREE-STANDING ENVIRONMENTAL CURRICULUM • GLOBE TEACHERS INTEGRATE GLOBE INTO CURRICULA • GLOBE PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR USE K-12 • GLOBE TEACHER'SGUIDE • GLOBE LEARNINGACTIVITIES • GLOBE VIDEOS • GLOBE WEB SITE

  13. Inquiry and Science Processes Inquiry Process and Science Process K-12 Teachers and Students Ask Question Hypothesis Methodology Data Collection Data Reporting Analysis Conclusions Report Results and Peer Review Research Scientists Generation of Knowledge Learning Science

  14. GLOBE Program Evaluation • SRI COMPARISON OF GLOBE CLASSROOMS WITH NON-GLOBE CLASSROOMS SHOWS THAT GLOBE PRODUCES: • POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENT LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE • MORE TIME HANDS-ON • LESS TIME MEMORIZING • HEIGHTENED TEACHER EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS • IMPROVED STUDENT HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS • INTERPRETING DATA • DRAWING INFERENCES • ENHANCED STUDENT APPRECIATION OF WHAT SCIENTISTS DO • STUDYING PROBLEMS WITHOUT A CLEAR SOLUTION • COLLABORATION WITH OTHER SCIENTISTS

  15. This contour map was created from GLOBE student data. Each colored square marks a GLOBE School reporting the maximum air temperature for the previous 24-hour period. Such images are prepared for all GLOBE datasets and are available at the GLOBE Web site. Go to: http://www.globe.gov Click on “Visualizations”

  16. GLOBE • A WORLDWIDE STUDENT/SCIENTIST PARTNERSHIP • IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION • A GRASSROOTS EXTENSION TO WORLDWIDE EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT • SCIENTISTS ARE GAINING ACCESS TO DATA THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNCOLLECTED • MANY OF THESE DATA COMPLEMENT SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING MISSIONS • YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CONTRIBUTING TO UNDERSTANDING OF EARTH AS A SYSTEM WHILE DOING SCIENCE • LEARNING SCIENCE BY DOING SCIENCE • GLOBE PROVIDES RESOURCES TO TEACHERS TO INCORPORATE INQUIRY INTO SCIENCE CURRICULUM • GLOBE IS SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

  17. GLOBE • A WORLDWIDE STUDENT/SCIENTIST PARTNERSHIP • IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (CONT) • INTERNET AND WORLD WIDE WEB ENABLES GLOBE PARTNERSHIP • GLOBE WEB SITE PROVIDES MEANS TO • SHARE DATA AND IDEAS • COMMUNICATE AND COLLABORATE • TO LEARN COOPERATIVELY • GOOD ACADEMIC USE OF COMPUTER AND WEB-BASED TECHNIQUES

  18. VISIT GLOBE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT: http://www.globe.gov

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