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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.  >>

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  >>

Did you know that NASA has an incredible resource for educators called My NASA Data? Many of our GLOBE Mission EARTH teachers have utilized My NASA Data to complement the activities they conduct with GLOBE for their students. There are resources available for all grade levels. For an overview of My NASA Data, go here: https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-educators/going-back-to-school-with-nasa-data/  >>

GLOBE Mission EARTH/University of Toledo, OH has partnered with Earth Heart Farms in Oak Harbor, Ohio to host its 3rd summer of Teacher Professional Development. This summer, 8 teachers participated in the PD and were trained in GLOBE Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and Pedosphere protocols.  >>

The 2023 in-person North American Regional Meeting (NARM) was hosted by GLOBE Mission EARTH (GME) teacher Julie Houck in Defiance, Ohio. The event brought together 22 participants from several U.S. states to attend. GLOBE Partners from GLOBE Mission Earth/UT, AEROKATS and ROVER Education Network (AREN), Toledo Zoo with Project Prairie, Xcite Learning, and My NASA Data (NASA Langley Research Center) shared their projects, resources and expertise with participants throughout the two-day event.  >>

Seventy-two students from four states (Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin) participated in the 2024 GLOBE Midwest Student Research Symposium, held at the Toledo Zoo and Aquarium (Ohio) from May 6-8, 2024. The event was a partnership between the Toledo Zoo, BGSU (Xcite Learning) and the University of Toledo GLOBE Mission EARTH. For more details, click the link below! https://www.globe.gov/web/united-states-of-america/home/news/-/newsdetail/14718/2024-midwest-srs  >>

GLOBE Mission EARTH (GME) Principal Investigator Dr. Kevin Czajkowski (Dr. C) and the AREN Project's David Bydlowski were featured on the Great Lakes Now website about their work with GLOBE and the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.  >>

Check out Dr. C's interview with a local TV news station about the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8, 2024! From Toledo, Ohio's local news station, WTOL 11: "UToledo Researchers Talk Scientific Importance of Total Solar Eclipse" Dr. Michael Cushing, a professor of physics and astronomy and director of the Ritter Planetarium, and Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, Distinguished University Professor of geography, discuss what to expect during the April 8 total solar eclipse and more.  >>

GLOBE Mission EARTH is proud to recognize all of our teachers and organizations that received grants in 2023 from YLACES (Youth Learning As Citizen Environmental Scientists) (www.ylaces.org) to conduct GLOBE activities with their students! Check out the complete list here: https://www.ylaces.org/2023-grants. Be sure to apply each July and February for your own YLACES grant!  >>

Student learning via GLOBE Mission EARTH and conservation partners at Earth Heart Farms in Oak Harbor, Ohio has been highlighted in the local news!  >>