Category Archives: Earth System Science

Trees in Trouble: What happens after the pine trees die?

This week’s blogger is Emily Robitschek, a proud graduate of Arvada West High School near Denver, Colorado.  In this post she reports about her research project that she conducted while she worked in the GLOBE Program Office in the summer … Continue reading

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Scientist Skills: Surprises in Science

Sometimes, part of being a scientist is dealing with the unexpected. During research projects, scientists might get very surprising results. Or, something might happen to completely change the scope of the project. This is exactly what happened to a group … Continue reading

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From the Desk of a GLOBE Teacher – Part 1: How to save the world by simply taking advantage of the opportunities presented to you

We have a guest blogger this week!  Mr. Kevin Dickson is a very active GLOBE teacher at West Haven High School in West Haven, Connecticut.  He is also part of the NSF-funded From Learning to Research project with the GLOBE … Continue reading

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Trees in Trouble: Climate Change and Pine Beetles

This post is the second in a series called “Trees in Trouble”.  To see the first post in this series click here. Climate impacts so many things on this planet, most notably the types of flora and fauna that live … Continue reading

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Thoughts from a 17-year-old scientist

This week we have a guest blogger.  Emily Robitschek is currently a senior at Arvada West High School near Denver, Colorado.  Emily worked in the GLOBE Program Office (GPO) in the summer of 2011 as part of a high school … Continue reading

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