GLOBE Surface Temperature Team Team member Todd Ensign from NASA IV&V Facility Educator Resource Center Data Provider and Curriculum Specialist David Smith from University of Redlands, Tool Expert to guide the using of my world Kevin Czajkowski from University of Toledo, Dept. of Geography and Planning. Data Provider & Scientist Mikell Lynne Hedley from University of Toledo, Dept. of Geography and Planning. Curriculum Specialist, Educator Xiangfeng Meng, from Ocean University of China, Department of Oceanography Educator

Working title for activity— Are our Cities Warming the Earth? Dataset 1. GLOBE Program Surface Temperature: (Primary) 2. MODIS 8-day average via NASA NEO: Only used as a base layer for context and included in project file. Software My World GIS We can get it from or Case Study—how land cover effects surface temperature? Users will understand the principle known as Urban Heat Island effect after comparing the GLOBE surface temperature data in the urban and rural areas. We will share the story of a group of inner city students who were curious why their teacher who lived in the country had more snow than they did. The students conducted an inquiry based research project and discovered that urban areas area on average are warmer than rural areas. In this unit we will use My World GIS and GLOBE Program student data to explore the principle of Urban Heat Island effect.