Category Archives: Conferences/Meetings

GLOBE Students Present Their Research, Part II: The 2nd Annual Student Research Exhibition

Last week we highlighted the 2013 GLOBE Virtual Student Conference, a showcase of student research being performed using GLOBE protocols.  This week, the focus is on the 2nd Annual Student Research Exhibition, an event that features GLOBE Country Coordinator or … Continue reading

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GLOBE Students Present Their Research, Part I: The 2013 GLOBE Virtual Student Conference

One of the most exciting aspects of The GLOBE Program is the ability for students to perform scientific research.  This is exemplified through GLOBE’s mission statement, which is stated on the GLOBE website: “to promote the teaching and learning of science; … Continue reading

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The Czech Republic celebrates GLOBE through GLOBE Games

This week’s blog post is written in coordination between Jessica Mackaro and Dana Votapkova, former Country Coordinator for the Czech Republic. Ms. Votapkova is the project manager and GLOBE consultant for the TEREZA Association, a non-governmental organization for environmental education … Continue reading

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Through the eyes of a student: NSTA 2013

This week’s guest blogger is Savona O’Brien, a senior at Paw Paw High School, located in rural West Virginia, USA. Savona has been participating in the GLOBE program for two years, and feels it’s a wonderful program that more students, … Continue reading

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From the Desk of a GLOBE Teacher – Part 4: Participating in a GLOBE Virtual Student Conference

This week we have a guest blogger, Ms. Marcy Burns.  Ms. Burns is a fifth grade teacher at Main Street Intermediate School in Norwalk, Ohio.  As a participant of phase one of the Learning2Research Project, her students were able to … Continue reading

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