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Category Archives: General Science
Czajkowski’s GLOBE Surface Temperature blog 12-15-08
This is the start of the last week of the surface temperature field campaign. Wow, the weather around the Northern Hemisphere sure has been active. It looks like in the United States we are going to have a good old-fashioned … Continue reading
Posted in Atmosphere, Field Campaigns, General Science, GLOBE Protocols
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Measuring Rain
For years, I have been measuring the rain in our back yard using a standard rain gauge similar to the ones used by the U.S. National Weather Service (Figure 1). Like the gauge used by GLOBE students, rain goes through … Continue reading
Comparing Fahrenheit and Celsius Temperatures
I try to write this blog to inform, rather than to express opinion, but I have to admit that I love the metric system. Perhaps it’s because I still remember how hard it was to learn how to convert things … Continue reading
Posted in Air Temperature, Atmosphere, General Science
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Puddles and the GLOBE inquiry model
As the last (I promise!) blog on the Missouri puddle, I describe the informal puddle investigation in terms of the GLOBE Inquiry Model. The GLOBE Inquiry Model is a simple way to describe how scientists investigate questions. It’s easier to … Continue reading
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Part 5. Postscript to Missouri Puddles Blog
(If you are interested in the Pole to Pole videoconference, just scroll down – it’s just below this one. I’m finishing up the puddles blog so that I can write a blog or two on inquiry, using the puddles as … Continue reading
Posted in Backyard Science, General Science, Hydrology, Watersheds
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