Events - United States of America
NARM Professional Learning Workshop: From Midwestern Prairies to City Centers: GLOBE Student Research to Better Our Region’s Environment
Location: The Toledo Zoo, Education Center Classroom and Museum
Partnership(s) Hosting: The University of Toledo, GLOBE Mission Earth, Xcite Learning/Bowling Green State University, Wayne RESA
Audience: GLOBE Partners and Educators [Reimbursement is available to schools to offset the cost of substitute teachers during the workshop (up to $260).]
Maximum Number of Participants: 50
Participants will receive training on collecting data from local prairies and urban heat islands. The group will create relevant research questions, collect and enter data to GLOBE, and develop first draft research posters. The Toledo Zoo will provide subject matter experts to discuss conservation efforts and the impacts of climate change on local environments.
GLOBE in the Prairie: How do local prairies in the Midwestern Region provide ideal environments for prairie inhabitants and act as water quality and climate resilience strategies for communities? Collect GLOBE cloud type and cover, precipitation, surface temperature, air temperature, soil temperature, and soil moisture measurements.
Studying the Urban Heat Island Effect in Your Area and What You Can Do about It: Collect air and surface temperatures and clouds data around the Toledo Zoo. Introduce using the TerraROVER to collect air and surface temperatures and humidity. Go through the visualization process. Show where to get satellite data.
Recommendations for travel:
Nearest Major Airport: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Houses 3 terminals. Contains information about transportation.
https://www.metroairport.com
Downtown Toledo Hotels-
Renaissance Toledo Downtown (Marriott)
444 N Summit St, Toledo, OH 43604
(419) 244-2444
$140-$169
Less than 4 miles from the zoo
Hilton Garden Inn Toledo Downtown
101 N Summit St, Toledo, OH 43604
(419) 464-9220
$135-$152
Less than 4 miles from the zoo
East Side of Maumee River
Baymont by Wyndham Northwood
2426 Oregon Rd, Northwood, Ohio 43619
833-435-0348 (Reservations)
4.1 miles from Zoo
Hotels nearest in South Toledo (just one of many)
The Woodlands Plaza Toledo Hotel (Marriott)
3100 Glendale Ave, Toledo, OH 43614
419-381-6800
$107-$139
3.5 miles
Toledo Zoo Website: https://www.toledozoo.org
Email Janet Struble with your questions. Janet.struble2@utoledo.edu
Events origin: North America