Category Archives: GLOBE Protocols

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

Posted in Climate, General Science, Land Cover | 61 Comments

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

Posted in Earth System Science, General Science, GLOBE Protocols | 1 Comment

March… In like a lion, out like a lamb.

This week, we have a guest blogger.  Ashley Kaepplinger is currently working on her master’s degree in Meteorology at Florida State University and will finish in the summer of 2012.  After she receives her master’s degree, she will begin working … Continue reading

Posted in Air Temperature, Atmosphere, Backyard Science, General Science | 2 Comments

The Scientific Method and GLOBE

This week we have a guest blogger, Dr. Dixon Butler. Dr. Butler was the GLOBE Chief Scientist from 1996-2003 and now works as a consultant to NASA. Students Working on GLOBE Hydrology Protocols The general explanation of the scientific method … Continue reading

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Trees are in Trouble: Climate Change and Dying Trees

Communities in the Sahel region of Africa depend on trees for firewood, food, building materials, and even medicine.  Anecdotal observations in this savannah climate, a transition region to the south of the Sahara Desert, have suggested the number of trees … Continue reading

Posted in Climate Change, Land Cover | 5 Comments