News - Mission Earth

GLOBE Mission Earth (GME), NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative (NESEC), and the GLOBE U.S. Country Coordinator Office joined efforts to conduct a 5-week GLOBE Eclipse workshop. Educators from across the U.S. participated, and they gained confidence in their science research. >>

GLOBE Mission EARTH is excited to announce another year of our GLOBE Virtual Kids Club for 3rd-5th Graders! Registration is open until February 26th, 2025: http://tiny.cc/KidsClub2025. Please see the info below for this fun enrichment program! >>

Angie Rizzi with NASA Langley, a GLOBE Mission EARTH partner, has published an article in The Earth Scientist, entitled, "Using My NASA Data Literacy Cubes in a Co-Teaching Model". Skip to page 35 of the document to check out the article! To learn more about The Earth Scientist, visit: https://nestanet.org/TES.  >>

GLOBE Mission EARTH Teacher Laura Kubiak at Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering (TTAE) in Toledo, Ohio was featured on our local news about her students' GLOBE research! She combines GLOBE data collection with analysis of renewable energy technologies like wind turbines and solar panels. She also utilized the AREN Project's kites to collect atmospheric data with her students. Check out the video below! And to learn more about the AREN Project, visit: https://www.globe.gov/web/aren-project. >>

GLOBE Mission EARTH's Project Coordinator Sara Mierzwiak was a featured guest speaker at the 34th annual Student Watershed Watch Summit. Sara and her former high school Environmental Science teacher, Tim Bollin, co-presented about the impact of the program. Tim Bollin was one of the first teachers to become active in the program. Sara's experience in his high school class with testing water quality of the local waterways had an enormous impact on her academic and career choices. >>

Dr. C has created a new video tutorial that walks users through accessing GLOBE data and analyzing the Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE). Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfdfBiSETZE >>

Another successful Fall 2024 Student Field Days at Earth Heart Farms has just concluded! Between 3 October and 17 October, over 350 students from Northwest Ohio K-12 schools visited, experienced nature firsthand, and enjoyed perfect weather for explorations. GLOBE Mission EARTH staff instructed students on collecting GLOBE data using Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere and Pedosphere protocols. Local conservation professionals served as volunteers in helping students investigate flora and fauna. >>

Forest Park Middle School students' have been recognized for outstanding participation as part of the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment Program. >>

GLOBE Mission EARTH teacher Joe Carstensen has been featured on the GLOBE website for his work with his high school students. Joe has developed a unique approach to providing students freedom to utilize the GLOBE website's eTrainings to become trained in protocols of their choosing, and employ what they learn in developing their own research projects throughout the school year. His work serves as a model for other teachers to follow! Check out Joe's story - written from his own perspective - to >>

The WestEd/UC Berkeley GLOBE partnership has been supporting educators and students in California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Michigan and Alaska for more than a decade. >>