In this activity, the GLOBE Kids wonder why the hummingbirds have stopped visiting their school garden. They conduct an investigation, learning more about hummingbird needs, seasonal changes at their school, and what it's like in Costa Rica where the birds spend the winter. In Activity 1, 'All Year Long', students will learn about seasonal changes in a local habitat. They will learn how to make detailed ... Full description.

The Elementary GLOBE unit is designed to introduce K-4 students to the study of Earth System Science (ESS). The storybooks form an instrumental unit that addresses ESS and related subjects including weather, hydrology, phenology, and soils. The science content provided in the books serves as a springboard to GLOBE?s scientific protocols, and also provides student with a meaningful introduction to ... Full description.

This is an oceanography education journal consisting of current oceanography research conducted at NASA by NASA, NOAA, and university researchers and educators. This journal is a collection of articles, classroom activities, readings, teacher/student questions, imagery and much more designed for the grade 9-12 biology/environmental/earth science classroom. There is nothing out there like it and since ... Full description.

This project is a video on DVD and a teacher workbook built around interviews with scientists in laboratories at Michigan State, Princeton, and Indiana University who are working on water and gas samples they collected from deep gold mines in South Africa and the Canadian Arctic. The video supports and compliments the accompanying workbook lessons and activities and offers students and teachers insight ... Full description.

The Elementary GLOBE unit is designed to introduce K-4 students to the study of Earth System Science (ESS). The storybooks form an instrumental unit that addresses ESS and related subjects including weather, hydrology, phenology, and soils. The science content provided in the books serves as a springboard to GLOBE?s scientific protocols, and also provides student with a meaningful introduction to ... Full description.

K-12 students from all over the world are participating in the GLOBE program by taking environmental measurements at their schools and sharing their data via the Internet. NASA scientists use GLOBE data in their research and provide feedback to the students. The Soil Chapter of the GLOBE 2003 Teacher's Guide presents information on how to characterize soil profiles and measure soil moisture and temperature. ... Full description.

This book cover relates the role the Great Dismal Swamp, NC, plays in the food chain. Full description.

In this activity, the GLOBE Kids, on their second visit to Willow Creek, discover why the creek looks so different. They learn about making observations, measuring water temperature and speed, and looking for critters in the water. In Activity 1, 'Magnify That', students will be able to identify a magnifying lens and its purpose. They will be able to explain how the same object looks different when ... Full description.

This WWW site provides a searchable directory of NASA Earth science images, animations and data visualizations. Most resources are available digitally at multiple resolutions, with captions and metadata. Users can search the database using full text and advanced searches by topic, keyword, sensor, location, parameter, and dates. Full description.

This 16-week online graduate course for middle school teachers is offered by colleges and universities across the United States as part of the NASA ESSEA Program (Earth System Science Education Alliance). The course implements a student-centered Earth system science-based classroom where participants learn from the student's point of view. Participating teachers: analyze the impact of Earth events ... Full description.