What is The GLOBE
Program?
GLOBE is a worldwide
hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program.
(GLOBE = Global Learning and Observations to
Benefit the Environment)
For Students, GLOBE
provides the opportunity to learn by:
- Taking scientifically
valid measurements in the fields of atmosphere, hydrology, soils, and
land cover/phenology - depending upon their local curricula
- Reporting their
data through the Internet to the student data archive
- Creating maps and
graphs on the free interactive Web site to analyze data sets
- Collaborating with
scientists and other GLOBE students around the world
For Teachers, GLOBE
provides assistance through:
- Training at professional
development workshops
- Teacher's guides,
"how-to" videos, and other materials
- Continuing support
from a Help Desk, scientists, and partners
- Contact with other
teachers, students, and scientists worldwide in Web Chats and list serves
For International
and U.S. Partners, GLOBE provides:
- Train-the-Trainer
workshops
- Guidance and support
for mentoring teachers
What is the Value
of GLOBE?
- "GLOBE is the
quintessentially ideal program for involving kids in science." -
Nobel laureate Dr. Leon Lederman.
- GLOBE trains teachers
to help students improve their achievement in science and math,
and in the use of computer and network technology.
- GLOBE helps teachers
and students achieve state and local education goals and standards.
- GLOBE increases
student awareness of their environment from a scientific viewpoint,
without advocacy relative to issues.
- GLOBE improves
student understanding of science because it involves them in performing
real science - taking measurements, analyzing data, and participating
in research in collaboration with scientists.
- GLOBE students
contribute data for scientists to use in their research.
- GLOBE helps
expand the pipeline of potential future scientists and researchers
for industry, academia, and government.
Who is involved in
GLOBE?
GLOBE is a cooperative
effort of schools, led in the United States by a Federal interagency program
sponsored by NOAA, NASA, NSF, and EPA, in partnership with over 140 colleges
and universities, state and local school systems, and non-government organizations.
Internationally, GLOBE is a partnership between the United States and over
100 other countries.
Over a million primary
and secondary students in more than 12,000 schools have taken part in the
program; there are more than 20,000 GLOBE-trained teachers and those numbers
are growing!
Parents and others can
work with teachers to help students obtain data on days when schools are
not open.
To see more, view the
GLOBE Web Pages. |