1. GLOBAL LEARNING AND OBSERVATIONS TO BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT
LYN D. WIGBELS
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
FOR INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS

2. GLOBE MISSION GLOBE IS SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
GLOBE BRINGS TOGETHER STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND
SCIENTISTS TO:
ENHANCE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF
INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
CONTRIBUTE TO SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF
THE EARTH
SUPPORT IMPROVED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN
SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

3. OVERVIEW
GLOBE IS A HANDS-ON INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM
GLOBE STUDENTS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD:
TAKE GLOBE ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS USING SCIENTIFIC PROTOCOLS
REPORT OBSERVATIONS TO THE GLOBE DATA ARCHIVE VIA THE INTERNET
STUDY EARTH SCIENCE TOPICS USING GLOBE MAPS AND GRAPHS AND OTHER GLOBE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
EVERY GLOBE SCHOOL HAS A GLOBE-TRAINED TEACHER

4. GLOBE INITIATIVE GLOBE INITIATIVE INTRODUCED ON EARTH DAY 1994
GLOBE PROGRAM INITIATED ON EARTH DAY 1995
OVER 95 COUNTRIES
OVER 10,000 SCHOOLS AND 15,000 TEACHERS INVOLVED WORLDWIDE
UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION DECEMBER 1994
ENDORSED GLOBE AND ENCOURAGED NATIONS TO PARTICIPATE
UN AGENCIES REQUESTED TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION

6. GLOBE SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD

10. GLOBE SCIENCE
GLOBE MEASUREMENTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE COMMUNITY AND ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE AND RELIABLE RESULTS IF DONE PROPERLY
SCIENTISTS USE GLOBE DATA IN THEIR ON-GOING RESEARCH
GLOBE SCIENTISTS INTERACT WITH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS INVOLVED IN GLOBE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, ENCOURAGEMENT AND ADVICE
GLOBE ACTIVITIES STRENGTHEN THE LINKS BETWEEN LEADING RESEARCH SCIENTISTS AND STUDENTS AT SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD

11. GLOBE ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS
ATMOSPHERE/CLIMATE STUDIES
AIR TEMPERATURE (MAXIMUM, MINIMUM, CURRENT)
PRECIPITATION (RAIN, SNOW, pH)
CLOUD COVER/TYPE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OZONE
AEROSOLS
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
HYDROLOGY STUDIES
WATER TEMPERATURE
TRANSPARENCY
WATER CHEMISTRY
pH, DISSOLVED OXYGEN, ALKALINITY, NITRATE
SALINITY OR CONDUCTIVITY
SOILS STUDIES
SOIL TEMPERATURE
SOIL MOISTURE
SOIL CHARACTERIZATION
STRUCTURE, COLOR, TEXTURE, pH, FERTILITY, POROSITY

12. GLOBE ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS (CONT)
LAND COVER/PHENOLOGY
CANOPY AND GROUND COVER
BIOMETRY (TREE HEIGHT, DIAMETER, GRASS BIOMASS)
SPECIES IDENTIFICATION
LAND COVER/MAPPING
GREEN UP AND GREEN DOWN
FUNCTIONAL OR PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR
GLOBE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS ARE PROVIDED
APPROXIMATE COST FOR INSTRUMENTS: $500 FOR BASIC MEASUREMENTS; $500 ADDITIONAL FOR ADVANCED MEASUREMENTS

15. GLOBE Landsat 7 Image of Katmandu

20. GLOBE TIES TO NASA MISSIONS
Terra and Aqua - MODIS
Land Cover/Biology
Phenology and Budburst Special Measurement
PICASSO - CENA
Aerosol
CloudSat
Clouds
Aura
Ozone
UVA Special Measurement
GIFTS
Column Water Vapor Special Measurement

22. Mean aerosol optical depth in August 1997 (monthly average).
OMI will achieve a similar spatial resolution.
(ATSR image, © P. Veefkind, thesis Aerosol Satellite Remote Sensing 1999)

24. GLOBE EDUCATION
GLOBE PROVIDES AN INQUIRY-BASED APPROACH TO STUDYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT AS A SCIENCE
GLOBE ADDRESSES THE EARTH AS A SYSTEM
GLOBE MATERIALS ARE RESOURCES TO ENHANCE EXISTING SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDIES
GLOBE IS NOT A FREE-STANDING ENVIRONMENTAL CURRICULUM
GLOBE TEACHERS INTEGRATE GLOBE INTO CURRICULA
GLOBE PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR USE K-12
GLOBE TEACHER'S GUIDE
GLOBE LEARNING ACTIVITIES
GLOBE VIDEOS
GLOBE WEB SITE

26. Inquiry and Science Processes
Inquiry Process and Science Process
K-12 Teachers and Students
Ask Question Hypothesis Methodology Data Collection Data Reporting Analysis Conclusions Report Results and Peer Review
Research Scientists
Learning Science
Generation of Knowledge

27. GLOBE Program Evaluation
SRI COMPARISON OF GLOBE CLASSROOMS WITH NON-GLOBE CLASSROOMS SHOWS THAT GLOBE PRODUCES:
POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENT LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE
MORE TIME HANDS-ON
LESS TIME MEMORIZING
HEIGHTENED TEACHER EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS
IMPROVED STUDENT HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS
INTERPRETING DATA
DRAWING INFERENCES
ENHANCED STUDENT APPRECIATION OF WHAT SCIENTISTS DO
STUDYING PROBLEMS WITHOUT A CLEAR SOLUTION
COLLABORATION WITH OTHER SCIENTISTS

29. Go to: http://www.globe.gov Click on “Visualizations”
This contour map was created from GLOBE student data. Each colored square marks a GLOBE School reporting the maximum air temperature for the previous 24-hour period.
Such images are prepared for all GLOBE datasets and are available at the GLOBE Web site.
Go to:
Click on “Visualizations”

36. GLOBE A WORLDWIDE STUDENT/SCIENTIST PARTNERSHIP
IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
A GRASSROOTS EXTENSION TO WORLDWIDE EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
SCIENTISTS ARE GAINING ACCESS TO DATA THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNCOLLECTED
MANY OF THESE DATA COMPLEMENT SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING MISSIONS
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CONTRIBUTING TO UNDERSTANDING OF EARTH AS A SYSTEM WHILE DOING SCIENCE
LEARNING SCIENCE BY DOING SCIENCE
GLOBE PROVIDES RESOURCES TO TEACHERS TO INCORPORATE INQUIRY INTO SCIENCE CURRICULUM
GLOBE IS SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

37. GLOBE A WORLDWIDE STUDENT/SCIENTIST PARTNERSHIP
IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (CONT)
INTERNET AND WORLD WIDE WEB ENABLES GLOBE PARTNERSHIP
GLOBE WEB SITE PROVIDES MEANS TO
SHARE DATA AND IDEAS
COMMUNICATE AND COLLABORATE
TO LEARN COOPERATIVELY
GOOD ACADEMIC USE OF COMPUTER AND WEB-BASED TECHNIQUES

38. VISIT GLOBE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT: