Webinars and Recordings - Mission Mosquito
GLOBE Mission Mosquito Webinars
IVSS Focused Webinars
Discover, Explore, Explain!
This pair of webinars shares resources
to support your GLOBE students’ research during the 2024-2025 school
year and prepare students to enter the 2025 GLOBE International
Virtual Science Symposium. These webinars featured presenters
sharing their research, the type of GLOBE data it generates, and
examples of research questions your students can explore using this
data.
The October 24th webinar featured presenters are from the GLOBE Urban Heat Island Effect Campaign, Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign, GLOBE Clouds, the GLOBE Phenology (with Alaska examples) and MyNASA Data teams. --> click to watch
The Monday, Oct. 28th webinar featured
presenters from MyNASA Data, NASA SnowEx and GLOBE Alaska, GLOBE
Mission Mosquito, and GLOBE Eclipse
. --> click to watch
Use the Observer app and make as many mosquito habitat and land cover observations as possible.
We'll see You on the monthly dashboard -- geospatial.strategies.org
2024 Webinars
November
Land Surface Temperature and GLOBE data
This
student-led presentation will highlight their summer research
on the impact of urban land cover on rising city temperatures.
Using data collected by citizen scientists and NASA interns
through the GLOBE Observer app, they analyzed the relationship
between different types of land cover and predicted
temperature changes.
October
GLOBE Data: Student Research Presentations on Agrivoltaic Farming and Urban Heat Islands
GLOBE Mission Mosquito is an ongoing global campaign that aligns with the 30 Years of GLOBE Campaign. This webinar will include presentations given by high school students who have collected GLOBE land cover data.
Project 1: Agrivoltaic Farming for Performance
Optimization Student research team members explain their
research study in analyzing the impact of solar arrays on
surrounding vegetation in agrivoltaic farming. They will
share how this approach can enhance agricultural yields
while promoting renewable energy.
Project 2: Understanding Urban Heat Islands This student team will explain their insights into the factors contributing to Urban Heat Islands (UHIs) and their implications for urban communities. They explored household income, greenery levels, impervious surfaces, and land surface temperature to identify strategies for mitigating these heat-related challenges.
Anne Lewis, from the South Dakota Discovery Center, will share Braiding Indigenous ways of knowing with Western STEM. Using the lessons of Stacy Laravie, a Ponca educator, we'll start with understanding the interconnectedness of everything or traditional ecological kinship and delve into integrating the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings with STEM for all grade levels.
May
Unique Mappers Network
The Unique Mappers Network, a Nigerian non-profit dedicated to the UN's SDGs, humanitarian response, and Citizen Science community engagement, will share their experiences using GLOBE Observer's Mosquito Habitat Mapper during April 2024 Global Citizen Science Month in collaboration with SciStarter's One Million Acts of Science goal.
Learn how they leverage citizen science and practical strategies to create impactful community support for your local projects.
April
Mapping Mosquito Habitats
Landscape features and environmental factors such as
temperature and precipitation variations across seasons
and years influence mosquito abundance and diversity. We
are exploring how different remote sensing datasets
related to environmental conditions and land surface
characteristics can help better characterize mosquito
habitat conditions. The goal is to understand mosquitoes'
ecology, including the seasonality, range dispersal,
abundance, and environmental determinants of their
distribution through in situ data to develop ecological
models to estimate species richness and predict species occurrences.
This presentation is by Dr. Caio Martinelle B. De
França, Southern Nazarene University
March
Global Learning with Open Science Collaboration Tools
The NASA GLOBE Mission Mosquito and Land Cover team to explore how open science collaboration tools empower students to tackle real-world challenges alongside a worldwide network of researchers. Speakers for this webinar are Peter Nelson, GLOBE Land Cover scientist, and Dr. Bri Lind, Remote Sensing Ecologist with the USGS EROS Center and NASA Land Processing DAAC.
February
Open Science, GLOBE Observer, and You
This webinar shared how open science and open data can transform your learning from textbook to real-world exploration. Your schoolyard, neighborhood park, or even your own backyard are all research opportunities. This is a global adventure where students, as citizen scientists, collect observations, contribute to cutting-edge research, and answer their own questions.
Web sites shared were:
- geospatial.strategies.org A dashboard to visualize observations
- https://www.science.gov/index.html Access to millions of authoritative scientific research results from US Federal Agencies
- https://openscience101.org/ An online platform for the hosting of Open Science curriculum (no charge)
- https://scistarter.org/Free Citizen Science Training Modules
- https://www.globe.gov/globe-data/visualize-and-retrieve-dataVisualize GLOBE data.
- https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/dashboard/Your gateway to NASA Earth Observation Data
- https://www.mrlc.gov/eva/Access to national and state land cover and land cover change information.
- https://www.globe.gov/web/mission-mosquito/overview/resources Mosquito-related educational games and resources
January
Ground Photos to Global Impact: Open Science, GLOBE Observer, and You
Join GLOBE Mission Mosquito and GLOBE Observer Land Cover scientist Peder Nelson and start 2024 on a journey toward Open Science! See how to connect your ground photos and @DoNasaScience with this special webinar introducing Open Science 101, part of NASA’s Transform to Open Science Initiative.
NASA's Transform to Open Science (TOPS) initiative is designed to transform agencies, organizations, and communities to an inclusive culture of open science.
2023 Webinars
November
Guía para ciencia cuidadana como una actividad didáctica para America Central usando GLOBE. La Dra. Nikki Grant-Hoffman ha trabajado como ecolotista, y ella esta trabajando como especialista de educación y co-dieroctora de cencia ciudadana para el Bureau of Land Management. Ha estado trabajando con la Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Costa Rica como becaria científica de la Embajada en este projecto. Presentation link
November
Guide for citizen science as an educational tool for Central America using GLOBE. Dr. Grant-Hoffman will discuss how her work as an ecologist has helped her shape a project that uses GLOBE as a citizen science educational tool in Central America.
October
Grace Crain-Wright, from the GLOBE Implementation Office, shared how you can become involved in the Year of Carbon and Climate campaign and gain a deeper understanding of climate through data collected using GLOBE protocols. She shared learning activities both in and out of the classroom. Dr. Rusanne Low from the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies shared how climate changes create conditions for potential mosquito-borne disease outbreaks.
September
Dr. Rusty Low, Lead Scientist for the GMM Campaign, shared the mosquito story, demonstrated how to get started using the app, and new resources to use in teaching about mosquitoes. Liz Burck, author of the Beyond the Bite Disease Guide, walked us through the Infection Detection activity to accompany the BtB.
August
GLOBE Educator Beatrice Oyange, Mombasa, Kenya, shares her work in and beyond the classroom using GLOBE Observer and scientific inquiry with elementary students.
June
Curious about mosquitoes? Do you want to learn more about their different features and behaviors? The GLOBE Mission Mosquito team and our featured scientist, Dr. Allison Parker, will cover everything you need to know about these fascinating creatures and even share a new type of mosquito trap.
May
Hear from three student groups making a difference in the world through their research. Learn about their projects, their challenges, and their successes. And be inspired by their passion for making a difference. The groups are from Africa, Thailand, and the US.
April
Have you ever noticed how mosquitoes seem to swarm in certain areas and wondered why? Dr. Rusty Low, IGES and science lead for GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Mapper, will host a conversation on 6 April 2023 about how physical factors are responsible for why mosquitoes are unevenly distributed on the landscape. Read her blog here.
March
This 'Mosquito Larvae Boot Camp' webinar, led by Dr. Rusty Low, is your opportunity to learn how to identify mosquito larvae. We have a few pro tips to help you confidently spot and photograph mosquito larvae regardless of your prior knowledge.
Links in the webinar.
- GLOBE Mission Mosquito- https://www.globe.gov/web/mission-mosquito/overview/home
- Mission Mosquito Larvae Hunters guide- https://strategies.org/products/mosquito-larvae-hunters-guide
- Facilitators guide- https://strategies.org/products/mission-mosquito-larvae-hunters-facilitators-guide
- Mosquito Resources - https://www.globe.gov/web/mission-mosquito/overview/resources
February
Do you have questions about your mosquito research? The IVSS (International Virtual Science Symposium) deadline for project submissions is right around the corner. The GLOBE Mission Mosquito team is here to help get your project to the end and submission! GLOBE Thailand teachers Kanokrat Singnui and Patchara Pongmanawut share their process, and Drs. Mullica and Kris Jaroensutasinee presentation on the GLOBE Mosquito Bundle.
Links to the resources in the webinar:
-
GLOBE Thailand teacher Kanokrat Singnui's presentation: https://www.youtube.com/embed/grF7GWPABZs
-
GLOBE Thailand teacher Patchara Pongmanawut presentation: https://www.youtube.com/embed/0JulA2jMfkw
-
Drs Mullica and Kris Jaroensutasinee's presentation https://www.youtube.com/embed/nexhSfSfnKo
-
Dr. Mullica Jaroensutasinee IVSS blog: https://www.globe.gov/web/jmullica/home/blog
January
Sara Kirn, Citizen Science Strategist, NASA, to provide a broad overview of the NASA citizen science initiative-what it involves, why it is important, and a bit about her role in it and the role you, as citizen scientists, can play in science projects, like GLOBE Mission Mosquito.
Links to the resources in the webinar:
- NASA Citizen Science: https://science.nasa.gov/citizenscience
- Education materials for some projects: https://science.nasa.gov/science-red/s3fs-public/atoms/files/NASA_Cit_Sci_Resources_for_Learners_v_06022022_TAGGED.pdf
- Matteo Kimura: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/people/512/matteo-kimura/
- Learning through Citizen Science: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25183/learning-through-citizen-science-enhancing-opportunities-by-design
- International Virtual Science Symposium: https://www.globe.gov/news-events/globe-events/virtual-conferences/draft-2023-international-virtual-science-symposium-ivss-
- GLOBE Data: https://www.globe.gov/globe-data/visualize-and-retrieve-data
- Mission Mosquito Blog Posts: https://www.globe.gov/web/mission-mosquito/overview/science-cafe-posts
- Search past IVSS projects: hhttps://www.globe.gov/news-events/meetings_symposia/virtual-science-symposia/2022-international-virtual-science-symposium/
- View Sarah's slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bjPxNzXuOkAr0qW0dv15MDARWTsJqcE_/view
2022 Webinars
November
Dr. Rusty Low shares her citizen science and GLOBE Observer efforts in Brazil, as a Fulbright Fellow. Her specific focus includes example resources that could be beneficial to students and teachers planning for GLOBE’s 2023 International Virtual Science Symposium.
Links to the resources in the webinar:
October
Learn about this NIH-funded science education project and its curricular and comic book resources available for use in your mosquito outreach. For a sneak preview, check out this write-up in The Conversation by our featured guest, Dr. Katherine Richardson Bruna of Iowa State University: https://theconversation.com/i-have-city-kids-make-comic-books-to-create-a-buzz-about-mosquitoes-and-ecology-161055
Our featured guest speaker was Dr. Katherine Richardson Bruna of Iowa State University
September
Enjoy a demonstration of this self-paced activity guide as you learn about the deadliest animal on the planet for humans.
Completing the guide prepares you to participate in GLOBE
Mission Mosquito. This international field campaign is
connecting citizen scientists of all ages to monitor
changes in the frequency, range, and distribution of
potential disease vector mosquitoes by reporting
observations using the GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper.
Download a copy here:
https://bit.ly/MHM-LHtraining
August
GLOBE Observer Updates from Holli Kohl
One-week Pacing Guide from Marilé Colón Robles
Mosquito Habitat Mapper Pro Tips from Dr. Rusty Low
- Link to the Pacing Guides: https://www.globe.gov/web/nasa-langley-research-center/home/resources
- Link to the Dashboard: https://geospatial.strategies.org
- Insect article: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/8/675
- GeoHealth article: https:// https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2021GH000436
- Insect article: https://mdpi-res.com/d_attachment/insects/insects-13-00624/article_deploy/insects-13-00624-v2.pdf?version=1657765925
July
Citizen Sciences from the NASA SEES Earth System Explorers team shared a few of their mosquito trap experiments. Many ideas for future projects
June
Dr. Allison Parker shared mosquito basics, including her work with mosquito traps and research by her students with tires. Have any mosquito questions? The experts answered many questions.
April
We showcased several GLOBE educators on a Spare Tire Blitz StoryMap. Learn how we did this and how you can create your own Tire Blitz Story Map!
March
Improperly discarded automobile tires provide refuge for numerous vector and nuisance mosquitoes. The profusion of tires in the United States along roadsides, undeveloped properties, and areas near human activity promote artificial habitats that support mosquito populations. The T.R.E.A.D. Mosquito Management Program is using the GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper App to educate the public, provide research data, and help clean up the streets burdened with these unwanted mosquito sanctuaries Learn about joining the upcoming Tire Blitz too!
February
Remote working and learning present challenges to us all. As a GLOBE Master Trainer in Colombia, Juan Felipe Restrepo Mesa faced and overcame his share of challenges when working with a new group of educators from rural areas. Most of the training and educational materials from GLOBE Mission Mosquito are in English. Their solution? Secondary school students who speak English as a second language volunteered to translate the material into Spanish for classroom use.
January
Preparing for IVSS Using Mosquito Habitat Mapper and Land Cover data: Presenters Emma Hagan, UCAR Education, Dorian Janney, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and Peder Nelson, Oregon State University share ways to use GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Mapper and Land Cover data to create StoryMaps for International Virtual Science Symposium student projects and more.
2021 Webinars
December
Dr. Michael Jabot, will share the story maps tell using data from GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Mapper Challenge and StoryMaps. Leave knowing how you can use these free online data and tools with your students or projects.
Link to the resources Dr. Jabot shared
November
Big Data: Most of the time when we think of “big data” we think of bioinformatics and supercomputers. Big data is a collection of data that is both large and growing exponentially with time.
Join us as we learn how to tackle “big data” with everything from examples in research, to where and how to begin, and a peek into the benefits of coding.
October
Earth's Landscape and Connections to GLOBE Data
Learn about the Science: Landsat 9 -- History of Landsat, a legacy of 50 years of remotely sensing the Earth's landscape and connections to GLOBE Data.
The Research tools: Connecting GLOBE data to satellite data -- Mosquito Habitat Photo Challenge preliminary outcomes.
Reports from the Field - this is your opportunity to share with the GLOBE community your project, student reports, or work and what you are doing!
September
Investigation Pathways
This webinar is for students, teachers, and citizen scientists who want to learn about climate change modeling, NASA data, the Mission Mosquito Notebook, and talking about how to use GLOBE and NASA data in IVSS projects.
Click the speaker's name to view their slides, Andrea, Elizabeth, Liz, and Cassie
August
A Malignant Tale - Yellow Fever, 1793 Epidemic
"Malignant Tale” will explain the details of how Caspar Wistar Haines and his family experienced the city-wide epidemic. Through their letters, discover the role of the Free African Society in taking care of Philadelphians during this time of need and the sacrifices they made. Participants will make connections between this epidemic and today via these personal stories, the roles of essential workers, and the history of science and medicine. This webinar is co-sponsored by the American Philosophical Society.
July
Mosquito Habitat Photo Challenge
The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program is inviting you to be part of the Mosquito Habitats Photo Challenge. Photos submitted during this challenge will be used to create automated classification programs that can identify mosquito larvae and the environments they prefer. Such programs can help prevent outbreaks of mosquito-borne disease. Your photos of mosquito larvae, the habitat where you find them, and the land cover around the area are critical pieces of a complex environmental story. Learn more about the Mosquito Photo Challenge at https://observer.globe.gov/mosquito-challenge.
June
Engage Native Youth using Citizen Science
Amelia Cook shared how she adapted the NASA GLOBE Mission Mosquito activities for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma’s Jones Academy Virtual science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) summer camp. Learn how they incorporated Native American culture and what virtual resources they used to drive student engagement.
May
Dr. Carney discussed past, present, and future research related to a new NSF-funded mosquito project -- and how YOU can contribute to the research using GLOBE Observer! Topics will include using artificial intelligence to identify deadly and invasive mosquitoes around the world, as well as GIS modeling of mosquito habitats and disease hot spots.
April
Studying diseases from space: The influences of land use and land cover on vector mosquitoes.
Humans have modified most of the Earth's land surface, and the resulting changes affect many organisms, including disease-transmitting mosquitoes. Land use and Land cover (LULC) influence mosquito habitat through multiple pathways, including the availability of temporary water bodies, suitable microclimates, and hosts to provide blood meals. These effects vary geographically depending on the mosquito species and the characteristics of the local environment.
March
Oklahoma Mosquito Webinar
At the NASA American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) gathering, April Taylor and Amelia Cook talk about their work using GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper with Southern Plains Tribal Public Health and the Chickasaw STEM Academy in Oklahoma.
March
Mosquito Invaders
A new invasive species, Aedes vittatus is capable of carrying nearly all of the most dangerous mosquito-borne diseases, except for malaria and new landscapes. Connect this to NASA's climate change science. Join us for this featured presentation by Dr. Rusty Low.
February
How to Make Your IVSS Project Stand Out with Story Maps
Dorian Janney will demonstrate how to use Story Maps effectively for your IVSS Project. IVSS is the International Virtual Science Symposium and is a way for primary through undergraduate students from all GLOBE countries to showcase their research and hard work. With GLOBE, students learn the practices of science through hands-on investigations in their own communities, sparking their curiosity and interest in science. This often leads to inquiries that help solve real-world problems and further understanding of our global environment.
January
Remote Sensing & Social Listening to Detect Mosquito Hotspots
Project AEDES was one of the six Global Awardees in the 2019 NASA International Space Apps Challenge winning the Best Use of Data category. Members of the team will share this award-winning project!
2020 Webinars
November
Understanding Data is Fundamental.
GLOBE Mission Mosquito, in a monthly webinar, presents an update on mosquito observation, the Mission Mosquito Science Notebook, and a presentation by Dr. Rusty Low
October
Learning and Teaching about the Earth's interconnections through Extreme Earth Events.
Wildfires, tropical storms, floods, and drought- all extreme Earth events taking place now. Scientist Peder Nelson connects us with NASA data products that tell the story of the summer that is helping the public to finally understand the impacts of climate change. How do mosquitoes contribute to the story?
September
GLOBE Student Investigations with NASA
Presented by team members from the NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative, GLOBE Mission Earth, Arctic and Earth SIGNS, GLOBE Implementation Office, and My NASA Data.
August
NASA SEES 2020 Virtual Mosquito Mappers Research Projects.
NASA SEES 2020 Virtual Mosquito Mapper interns share their research projects
July
What's the Buzz?
Looking at mosquito larvae up close and live, using a camera microscope. We will talk about how to determine the genus of live specimens.
June
Connecting the drops
NASA scientist, Dr. Assaf Anyamba, shares how he uses satellite data to forecast mosquito outbreaks; including the relationship between precipitation and mosquito-transmitted diseases. We’ll show you how to DIY your own monthly precipitation data. Can you connect the drops?
May
Mosquito Menagerie
We present our three favorite mosquito-related resources as home-based / multi-age/ indoor activities.
April
Meet up and do science with GLOBE Observer
Do your own spatial analysis of a mosquito breeding site. In this hands-on workshop, participants will take part in learning how to do their own spatial analysis of a satellite image of a GO MHM breeding site. * How accurate are citizen scientists when they take on an analysis task usually conducted by experts? * How can GLOBE Observer data be used to improve the accuracy of land cover classification? You will get firsthand experience in image classification and leave the session with access to a paper version of this activity that you can use with students.
March
Better Together
Pairing GLOBE Observer’s Mosquito Habitat Mapper and Land Cover. Along with temperature and precipitation, Land Cover is proving to be an important environmental parameter in disease risk modeling. Peder Nelson will share how and why collecting both Land Cover and Mosquito Habitat Mapper observations are a nice pairing of information.
February
What to do with Mosquito Data?
Dr. Becky Boger shares a tutorial on using map tools and data portals to create a context for the data you collect. Ana Prieto, Argentina shares her mosquito research. Presenters: Becky Boger and Ana Prieto.
January
Welcome to 2020!
Welcome to Mission Mosquito’s 2020 Campaign. Find out what we learned about last year's mosquito season, and how you can be involved in 2020 Mission Mosquito data discovery! Presenters: Dorian Janney, Rusty Low.
2019 Webinars
December
Mosquito Assassins!
Anita Schiller, Director of the Biological Control Initiative, Harris County, Precinct 4, TX, shares how they are using native mosquito predators, aka mosquito assassins, in pest management. Liz Burck, IGES, will share how to use the Mosquito Tellers as an inquiry learning and mosquito biology resource.
November
The Climate Dance
The Mosquito’s Climate Dance. The IPCC reports that Mosquito vector-borne diseases are the infectious diseases most sensitive to changes in climate. Find out why. Presenter: Dr. Russanne Low
September
Behind the Scenes with Data
Behind the Scenes: What happens to your data. Dr. Helen Amos, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, will discuss data quality and give hints on how to ensure your reported data is the best it can be.
September
Back to School with GLOBE Mission Mosquito
We're kicking the school year off with Back to School With Mosquitoes. Teachers around the world are integrating the GLOBE Mission Mosquito tool into their classes and after-school activities. Two educators will describe their experiences and "Best Practices" for engaging students in both formal and informal educational settings.
August
Zika Zine
Dr. Lisa Gardiner, author, and illustrator of Zika Zine, The Story of Three Aedes Mosquitoes and the Zika Within Them discusses effective science communication techniques. Library partners are especially encouraged to attend as the Pioneer Library System shares its mosquito programs.
August
Around The World with GLOBE Mission Mosquito
Enjoy some armchair travel as we hear from GLOBE Mission Mosquito data collectors from four different countries around the world will share: about the mosquitoes in their region, when they are active, what types of mosquito-transmitted diseases are contracted there, the protection and prevention measures they use, and how they are using the Mosquito Habitat Mapper with their community.
Presenting schools include:
- Princess Chulabhorn Science High School- Trang, Thailand
- St. Scholastica Catholic School- Nairobi, Kenya
- Minas Gerais School- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Notre Dame School- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Shumate Middle School- Gibraltar, Michigan, U.S.A.
July
Beyond the Bite: Mosquito-Borne Diseases
This webinar will discuss how GO MHM data and other mosquito apps are working to reduce the risk of disease in communities. Presentation of a new educational resource by GMM team member Liz Burck, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies.
July
Using NASA Earth Observations for Mosquito-borne Disease Applications
Ever wonder how and why NASA Earth observations might be used to predict, monitor, and respond to mosquito-transmitted disease? Dr. Ben Zaitchik will describe the research he is doing to learn more about malaria transmission in South America. We will also demonstrate how to get NASA data sets that are used to help do this type of research.
June
What to do about Data?
Don’t know what to do with your data? on June 19, 2019, Dr. Becky Boger will introduce open source mapping tools and lead a tutorial so you can create maps of your data.
June
Students sharing their research projects
During this webinar, we will hear from GLOBE students who submitted science fair projects related to this campaign. They will describe their research and give us some ideas on how to conduct research projects for the next school year. We will also share some ideas for how to use the Mosquito Habitat Mapper with summer school, summer camp, and with their families.
May
Mosquitoes, Land Cover, and GO on a Trail
There are many factors that help us understand where mosquitoes breed. Land cover is one of them. Peder Nelson, lead scientist for the GLOBE Observer Land Cover tool, will show you why collecting both mosquito data and land cover data using the GLOBE Observer app provides important data for scientific analysis. Be some of the first to hear about this summer's GO on a Trail citizen science campaign, launching June 1.
May
Protection and Prevention
Getting a mosquito bite is no fun and can sometimes turn deadly. We’ll share some preventative measures to avoid being bitten along with steps to control mosquitoes indoors and outdoors. Thinking about hosting your own Mosquito Prevention and Preparation Awareness Campaigns? We’ve got you covered. Brian Prendergast, Mosquito Control Project Manager for the Maryland Department of Agriculture, will talk about how they plan and prepare for active mosquito season.
April
How to identify larvae and the Smithsonian Science for Global Goals
Who am I? (or How to identify larvae) Now that we are gearing up for active mosquito season in the US, our focus is on how to collect, sample, and identify mosquito larvae. Science Lead, Dr. Rusty Low will share Best Practices when collecting larvae and describe how to sample and identify larvae, pupae, and adult mosquitoes using an inexpensive clip-on magnifier for a cell phone and school microscopes, which are generally available. Learn how scientists and public health officials are planning to use the data we collect for their research and response to the threat of mosquito-related disease.
April
How to sample and identify mosquito stages
Now that we are gearing up for active mosquito season in the US, our focus is on how to collect, sample, and identify mosquito larvae. Science Lead, Dr. Rusty Low will share Best Practices when collecting larvae and describe how to sample and identify larvae, pupae, and adult mosquitoes using an inexpensive clip-on magnifier for both a cell phone magnifier and microscopes, which are generally available in school settings. Learn how scientists and public health officials are planning to use the data we collect for their research and response to the threat of mosquito-related disease.
March
In the Field with Citizen Science: Sampling and Identifying
March
When will you find mosquitoes? How to make a larval trap
February
Build your own Mosquito Trap!
This webinar will step you through using the GO Mosquito Habitat Mapper app and building your own mosquito trap so you can look for mosquitoes right outside your front door. Learn how to contribute to our new mosquito seasonality map project as a researcher in the field!
February
Research Projects that Buzz!
In this webinar, Dr. Julie Malmberg, GLOBE Education, Outreach, and Technology Specialist, will give us information about the upcoming GLOBE International Virtual Science Symposium and answer questions that students and teachers may have about completing and submitting their science investigations. GLOBE teacher Vicky Gorman and a few of her middle school students will share some suggestions for completing science fair projects. GLOBE teacher Jeff Bouwman will answer questions for how to assist students with writing their final reports.
January
NASA Earth observations and mosquito-related diseases
The focus of this webinar was on using NASA Earth observations to predict, monitor, and respond to mosquito-related diseases. We'll talk about learning how you can use GLOBE protocols in conjunction with the GO MHM to conduct classroom research. Join in the discussion and share your suggestions on using the GO Mosquito Habitat Mapper Tool to enhance your research. Dr. Peder Nelson will share information on the Land Cover tool, and Oscar Garza will describe some ways he is using this mosquito habitat mapper with his library patrons in Texas.
January
Citizen Science and GLOBE Mission Mosquito
This is the first webinar for anyone who is interested in being part of the GLOBE Mission Mosquito Campaign. We introduced the free mobile app you will use, showed you how to make a citizen scientist account, and talk about why this work is so important and how you can make a difference.
2018 Webinars
November
Learn how NASA scientists use Earth Satellite data in research about mosquito-borne diseases
Did you know NASA Earth satellite observation data is used to predict, monitor, and respond to mosquito-related diseases? Dr. Mike Wimberly will explain how he uses NASA data to study West Nile virus. Then, learn how your students can conduct their own science investigations using GLOBE protocols and the Mosquito Habitat Mapper tool. A GLOBE teacher will share tips on getting started!
October
GLOBE Mission Mosquito campaign kick-off webinar
During this kick-off webinar, we will explain the reason behind this new campaign, and share some of the ways in which the data collected will be useful to both scientists and those involved in public health efforts. You will hear from scientists in the field as well as from educator specialists who have developed a continuum of ways that you can be involved. This webinar is open to teachers, students, families, and others who might be interested in finding out more about the many ways this campaign might be implemented in classrooms around the world.