DLESE description of Understanding GLOBE Student Data

The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Database houses millions of student observations from schools worldwide. The purpose of these activities is first, to help guide the teacher through these millions of data, and second, to inspire teachers and students to both collect GLOBE data as well as to use these data in their own research. The activities have been designed to help students and teachers discover that data exploration can be exciting and interesting. Each activity contains step-by-step procedures as well as notes on what students should see in and understand about the data.