November 2021 GLOBE News Brief |
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The 2020-2021 GLOBE Annual Review is Now Available Online! |
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The GLOBE Program 2020-2021 Annual Review is now available online! This extensive document vibrantly chronicles many of the events, activities, and dedicated achievements of GLOBE members from around the world.
As GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO) Director Dr. Tony Murphy stated in the Annual Review, “GLOBE is a complicated, complex, and cooperative venture with a rich and colorful history. It seeks to inspire, as well as create, an appropriate educational foundation for the development of the next generations of STEM professionals; and to help students and the rest of the general public gain an understanding of the local environment on this ever-changing and dynamic planet.”
To download the 2020-2021 Annual Review, click here.
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GLOBE Implementation Office Thanks Participants of
2021 North American Regional Meeting (NARM)
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“Thank you from GIO to our North American partners, sponsors, Regional Coordination Offices, country coordinators, featured speakers, and guests for attending the 2021 North American Regional Meeting (NARM) from 12-14 October,” GIO Assistant Director Dr. Denise “Skye” Yost said. “For the second year in a row, the NARM – with seventy-one participants – was held one-hundred‑percent virtually. Due to the virtual nature of the meeting, GIO was able to use live closed captioning, and to host interactive working sessions that provided avenues for participants to engage with the nine scheduled sessions and, of course, with one another.”
“This year’s event featured a ‘GLOBE Exchange’ session that provided an opportunity for all partnerships to be featured. A total of thirteen partnerships participated, and a great question-and-answer period rounded out the session. In addition, ten ‘Lightning Talks’ and SciAct projects were presented. Working sessions, facilitated by the U.S. Partner Forum and others, focused on the onboarding process for new partners and affinity group breakout sessions. A total of thirty-nine speakers and facilitators contributed to the success of this event,” Dr. Yost said.
“Attendee responses are still rolling in, and are very positive! Attendees are noting their appreciation for good facilitation of the breakout rooms and being able to hear what others are doing in their partnerships; and they are providing positive comments about the presentations, as well as about the planning team and event execution. Thank you again for your enthusiasm and engagement!”
NARM attendees can access session recordings, slide decks, and transcripts by clicking here. (To log in, use the “Attendee Login” button on the upper-right corner of the page).
Community members can access a few selected recordings and resources by clicking here.
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The 2021 Autumn European Phenology Campaign is Underway |
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The 2021 Autumn European Phenology Campaign is underway. The campaign began in mid-September, and by early October over 150 schools from nineteen countries were participating.
During the Autumn campaign, schools that register for the campaign receive three learning activities designed to guide students through green-down observations. Schools also receive regular newsletters with invitations to webinars. They also have the opportunity to earn a GLOBE certificate and to be part of the lively campaign community.
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Engaging in the Scientific Journey of the 2022 IVSS – But Missed the Informational Webinar? The Recording is Available! |
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If you missed the Informational Webinar for the 2022 GLOBE International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS), it has been recorded and is now available. The webinar provides an overview of the 2022 IVSS, including submission requirements. The theme for the 2022 IVSS is “Engineering Solutions for a Changing Climate.” Students are encouraged to think creatively about engineering and solving environmental issues through engineering solutions, especially concerning climate change.
Additional Dates to Keep in Mind:
- Reports Accepted: 01 January through 11 March 2022
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Judging Webinar: 30 March, 10:00 a.m. MT (To join, click here; passcode: 2022IVSS)
- Judging Period: 30 March through 06 April
- Feedback and Virtual Badges Shared: 22 April
- Drawing for Stipends: 22 April
For more information on the 2022 IVSS, click here.
(Check back for additional webinars that may be added to the 2022 IVSS timeline!)
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Join 16 November Trees Around the GLOBE Campaign Webinar: “Introducing the Trees Around the GLOBE 50 Years of Data Challenge;
Region Focus: Asia and Pacific”
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The Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign will be hosting the webinar: “Introducing the Trees Around the GLOBE 50 Years of Data Challenge: How Has Land Cover and Tree Height Changed in Your Location in the Last 50 Years? Region Focus: Asia and Pacific” on Tuesday, 16 November, at 01:00 p.m. ET (05:00 p.m. UTC).
This webinar will kick off the main theme for Year Four of the Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign. Participants will focus on tree/forest height and land cover data that can be visualized, by region, with a selected group of two online tools: Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) and the Global Land Cover Viewer (GLCV). During this webinar, the campaign will introduce a data research template for students, and will focus on the GLOBE Asia and Pacific Region.
If you are interested in joining the webinar, please send an email to Campaign Lead, Brian Campbell. To learn more about the Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign, click here.
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Join 18 November GLOBE Mission Mosquito Webinar:
“The Power of Data”
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The GLOBE Mission Mosquito (GMM) webinar, “The Power of Data,” will be held on Thursday, 18 November, at 02:00 p.m. ET (06:00 p.m. UTC).
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. During this webinar, Victoria Pickens, graduate research assistant in the Department of Entomology at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, USA; and the Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology Section Representative to the ESA (Entomological Society of America) Student Affairs Committee, will share her experiences and recommendations for 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.
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GLOBE Mission EARTH Launches New
“Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE) Page for Students”
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GLOBE Mission EARTH’s “Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE) Page for Students” is now available! What is the Urban Heat Island Effect? It's when cities tend to be hotter than their surroundings due to all of the concrete and asphalt, and fewer trees. Dr. Kevin Czajkowski ("Dr. C"), lead scientist for The GLOBE Program's UHIE effort, needs community members to collect data to help us all understand this topic better. Students can start collecting data today – and share it with other students throughout the GLOBE community.
To learn more about the UHIE, including how to collect data
To learn more about GLOBE Mission EARTH, click here.
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Check Out New Community Blog “Exploring Engineering Solutions for a Changing Climate – With NASA’s
Global Precipitation Measurement Mission”
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Have you read the latest GLOBE Community Blog: “Exploring Engineering Solutions for a Changing Climate – With NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement Mission,” written by NASA Science Educator Dorian Wood Janney?
“Did you know that NASA's Earth-observing satellites gather data that is being used by people all over the world to help respond to a variety of challenges? The 2022 GLOBE International Virtual Science Symposium is focusing on ‘Engineering Solutions for a Changing Climate,’” Janney said in the blog.
In this blog, Janney shares information about the ways that Faisal Hossain, a Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor at the University of Washington is using engineering, and solving environmental issues, through engineering solutions.
“Faisal Hossain grew up in Bangladesh where he observed that sometimes there was too much water, such as during the monsoon season, and other times there was not enough water to meet people's needs. Seeing these extreme conditions first-hand made him wonder how he might find some solutions to the problems,” Janney said in the blog.
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GLOBE Student Vlogger Update – New Vlog on the Way! |
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Have you been following along with GLOBE’s twelve student vloggers (video bloggers)? Vlog-style videos are filmed, in part, “selfie-style” in order to help you journey along with them as they explore and engage in the world of GLOBE.
Starting in November, look for vlog number three from each of the GLOBE student vloggers on The GLOBE Program's YouTube channel. The students have also begun work on Instagram Reels. So, if you haven't already, be sure and add “@globeprogram” on Instagram in order to access this additional new vlogging content.
To watch, or to watch again, the vloggers episodes, click here.
(Be sure to subscribe to the channel to receive notifications when the latest episode is released.)
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Keeping Up with GLOBE Star Stories? Read About Our Latest Star!
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Have you been keeping up with the latest GLOBE Star Stories? GLOBE Stars are stories of projects, people and extraordinary activities being conducted around the world in connection to GLOBE. These GLOBE Stars are the bright lights that spark our imagination and inspire us with news of GLOBE at work in the world.
Read our most recent Star Story: “One Student-One Tree” Initiative Encourages Community Awareness. On 01 September 2021, the “One Student-One Tree” initiative took center stage at the Winfield High School in Khammam, Telangana, India. On 20 September, a webinar focused on this initiative took place, with ninety-three participants from eight countries in GLOBE’s Asia and Pacific Region.
Are you a GLOBE Star? Share Your Story!
Are you a GLOBE Star? If so, GLOBE wants to hear all about it! Send your story of people, projects, or activities to share on the GLOBE website.
To learn more about GLOBE Stars, and to access the easy-to-use template for
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Girl Scout/SciStarter Tree Promise Effort Highlights Use of GLOBE Observer: Trees Tool |
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Girl Scouts has teamed up with SciStarter (a GLOBE Partner, which provides a database of thousands of vetted, searchable projects and events through an online citizen science project directory) to curate projects for girls, volunteers, and others to deepen their engagement as they participate in the “Tree Promise” project (with a goal of planting five million trees in five years) and learn more about citizen science.
The Girl Scout Tree Promise aims to plant, protect, and honor five million trees across the United States in five years. Anyone, anywhere, can join this global movement to address climate change, one tree at a time. This effort is highlighting the use of The GLOBE Program’s app, GLOBE Observer: Trees.
The GLOBE Observer: Trees tool guides users through how to use their smartphone to report local tree height measurements that complement NASA satellite observations. Scientists use this data to study Earth, carbon ecosystems (trees take up carbon from the atmosphere) and the global environment.
For more information on how to participate in this effort, including information on
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As always, GLOBE continues to work to ensure that your “use” of the website, and associated apps, is as user-friendly as possible. Work this month focuses on system improvements, including performance, bugs, and behind-the-scenes functionality. Plans are in the works for new features and capabilities – so stay tuned!
If you have any questions, or need assistance, contact the
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GIO Works to Protect Your GLOBE Website Email Address |
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The GLOBE Program is serious about protecting your GLOBE website email address. Some of the pages on the GLOBE website, for example the Working Group pages, contain email addresses of GLOBE community members. In order to protect your email address on the website, GIO has converted to a format that will prevent your publicly available email address from being compromised by bots that scan the web for contact information in order to send spam or perform other malicious activities.
On the GLOBE website, your email address is now displayed in a way that can be easily deciphered by a human who wants to contact you; however, it is displayed in a way that cannot be identified by bots looking for the “@” symbol.
For example, on the website, “yourname @ gmail.com” now appears as “yourname (at) gmail.com.” Anyone who wants to contact you will know to convert the “(at)” to “@” when sending you an email. (It is recommended that you visit your GLOBE “MyPage” and make the change there as well.)
Remember – if an email appears suspicious, and especially if it includes “@” link, you may be the target of spammers and the unwitting recipient of malware. Never open questionable links and delete such emails. If you receive any suspicious email associated with GLOBE, please click here to contact our Community Support Team.
GIO is stepping up to ensure that your online GLOBE experience remains safe and secure.
Thank you for also being vigilant in this matter.
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U.S. GLOBE Teachers and Partners: Join the Watercoolers in November |
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U.S. GLOBE Teachers and Partners: Join the Watercoolers in November. Watercoolers are held most Thursdays, at 04:10 p.m. ET. They provide an informal opportunity to connect with other GLOBE teachers and partners to share ideas. Each week begins with a presentation from a teacher or partner, with time for questions and conversation following.
For upcoming Watercooler dates, topics, and registration click here.
Sign up to Present
GLOBE Teachers and Partners: You are invited to share your experience and expertise. Please consider signing up to share how you are using GLOBE in your region.
To sign up to present at a Watercooler, click here.
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U.S. GLOBE Teachers: Connect Your Students with a
Scientist Mentor This Year
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The U.S. GLOBE Office, with support from its funders, NASA and YLACES (Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists), has been working to provide opportunities for U.S. GLOBE teachers and their students to engage with scientist mentors from the GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN).
Having a mentor work with your students could include a scientist: supporting student research projects, facilitating experiential science learning activities, discussing their STEM career, and/or discussing STEM career pathways.
If you are interested in your students being matched with a GISN member, complete the survey (see link below) -- telling us about what kind of interaction and who would serve your classroom best. We look forward to connecting your students with scientist role models!
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Looking for a GLOBE Project Collaborator? Check Out this Online Tool! |
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Are you looking to dive deeper into the scientific and educational adventure that is GLOBE – and need a project collaborator? Then visit the GLOBE website and use the online tool to find current GLOBE members who are interested in collaborating on GLOBE projects, protocols, and/or other activities.
You can simply select a person's name or organization to learn more about them. If you'd like to collaborate, select “Request Friend” next to the person's name. This will send an email to the member asking if they'd like to collaborate. If they approve your request, you will receive an email confirming they have accepted your invitation. As friends, you'll see an email link on their “My Page” and will have access to their message board (or Wall).
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GIO Closed 25-26 November for Thanksgiving Holiday |
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GIO, including the Community Support Team, will be closed Thursday-Friday (25-26 November) to celebrate the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.
To begin this time of celebration of appreciation – all of us at the GIO would like to thank every member of GLOBE for being such an invaluable and integral part of The GLOBE Program!
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Opportunities for Teachers |
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NOTE: U.S. opportunities are often highlighted in the News Brief simply because we are more aware of them through our local media; however, if there are opportunities for GLOBE students and/or teachers in your region that you would like us to highlight in the coming months, please send the information to: globecommunications@ucar.edu. Thank you!
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NASA STEM Educator Webinars |
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The NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative (EPDC) is presenting a series of webinars open to all educators. All pre-service, K-12, and informal educators, as well as university faculty, are invited to join NASA education specialists to learn about NASA missions, activities, lesson plans, educator guides, and online resources that integrate NASA and STEM into the classroom.
An upcoming webinar, “Explore Solar System and Beyond with Hands-on-STEM: NASA Next Gen STEM Resources,” is geared toward educators, parents, and guardians. On Monday, 15 November (06:00 p.m. ET), the NASA EPDC at Texas State University will present a one-hour webinar. How to engage and inspire the new generation of explorers? NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement executed a series of efforts to develop STEM products and opportunities that provide a platform for students to contribute to NASA’s endeavors in exploration and discovery. Join NASA Education Specialist Jennifer Hudgins, Lynn Dotson and Monica Uribe to explore NASA’s Next Gen STEM resources designed to support science, technology, mathematics, literacy, art and engineering curricula with innovative tools and resources in Aeronaut-X, Earth Science, Space Station, Commercial Crew Program, Artemis and Solar System and beyond.
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GLOBE U.S. In-Service/Pre-Service Teachers: Natural Inquirer Opportunity Offers Stipends for Blog/Social Media Posts |
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U.S. GLOBE Pre-service and In-service Educators: Do you use GLOBE protocols, learning activities, or books? Do you use the Natural Inquirer journals or activities? If you answered YES to either question, there is an exciting opportunity for you!
The GLOBE Program, in partnership with the USDA Forest Service, is looking for K-12 pre- and in-service educators to write a blog or social media post (Pinterest, Twitter thread, etc.) connecting an issue of the Natural Inquirer with GLOBE protocols and/or learning activities. These crosswalk resources will be published on the GLOBE website and shared with educators in both communities. Stipends for published pieces are available!
Share this flyer with your networks, or use as a classroom assignment with your
pre-service teachers.
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YLACES Offers Awards, Scholarships, Grants – and Support – for Science Education |
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Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists (YLACES), based in the United States, offers awards, scholarships, grants, and support – all to assist and reward the implementation of inquiry-based, experiential science education where students do science and contribute to understanding of our environment through recognition and financial reward programs.
Those working with youth to do research projects through environmental citizen science are invited to submit proposals for support to help their efforts. Grants range from support for taking simple measurements to teacher professional development and working for pervasive inclusion of student research projects in science teaching.
In addition, support is provided for prizes recognizing student achievement and effective teaching; for infrastructure necessary for contributing, storing, and sharing data and methods; and for science fairs/symposia that assess student work.
For more information on YLACES, and the specific types of assistance
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Deadline for NSTA Awards and Recognitions is 17 December |
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The annual National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Awards and Recognition Program, which recognizes exceptional and innovative science educators, began in 1973. The NSTA Awards and Recognition Program was created to raise awareness and to expose the outstanding work being done in the science education field. It honors exceptional and innovative science educators and principals for their outstanding work. Applications for the 2021-2022 awards cycle are being accepted – all entries must be received by 17 December.
There are seventeen teacher award programs, and more $80,000 in cash and prizes available. This could be the year that you and/or your school walks away with a treasure trove of cash and prizes.
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Opportunities for Students |
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U.S. GLOBE Students (Grades 6 through 12): NASA Spotlight Challenge: Cloud Detectives – Fall Registration Open; Videos Due 20 December |
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GLOBE Students: NASA wants student content producers to produce a video for the NASA eClips™ website.
One of NASA’s goals is to improve scientific literacy, or our understanding of science. The goal of the video challenge is to engage students in doing activities that can help change their misconceptions about a topic in science. Each tab on the challenge website provides the information and resources needed to produce a NASA Spotlite video.
Student teams will produce a video (ninety seconds to two minutes) confronting one of two misconceptions related to clouds, by investigating and collecting evidence, including GLOBE Clouds and NASA data.
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U.S. High School Seniors: Deadline for the 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search is 10 November |
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U.S. GLOBE high school seniors: The Regeneron Science Talent Search (Regeneron STS) application is now open. Regeneron STS provides a forum for original research that is recognized and reviewed by a jury of professional scientists. Deadline for applications is Wednesday, 10 November, 08:00 p.m. ET.
The Regeneron STS is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science competition for high school seniors, providing an important forum for original research that is recognized and reviewed by a national jury of professional scientists. Alumni have made extraordinary contributions to science and have earned many of the world’s most distinguished science and math honors, including thirteen Nobel Prizes. Annually, over 1,800 high school seniors from around the country accept the challenge of conducting independent science, math or engineering research and completing an entry for the Regeneron Science Talent Search. The competition recognizes 300 student scholars and their schools each year and invites 40 student finalists to Washington, D.C. to participate in final judging, display their work to the public, and meet with notable scientists and government leaders. Each year, Regeneron STS scholars and finalists compete for $3.1 million in awards.
Any student who is enrolled in, and attending, their last year of secondary school in the United States and its territories may apply. Also, students who are U.S. citizens living abroad may qualify.
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U.S. NOAA Offers Scholarship Opportunities for U.S. Undergraduates – Deadline 31 January 2022 |
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students majoring in disciplines related to oceanic and atmospheric science, research, or technology – and supportive of the purposes of NOAA’s programs and mission. Over 100 students are selected each year for participation in the Ernest F. Hollings and Educational Partnership Program (EPP)/Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) scholarship programs. (Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, internships and planned events, such as scholar orientation and the scholar symposium, may be held virtually.)
For information on program benefits and how to apply, visit:
For more information, including eligibility requirements,
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U.S./Canada K-12 Teachers: Deadline for Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Science Competition is 31 January 2022 |
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The Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision science competition encourages K–12 students to imagine what technology might be like in the future while learning the scientific process in an engaging, hands-on way. The deadline for submissions 31 January 2022.
ExploraVision is a science competition that goes beyond the typical student science competition and into what it takes to bring ideas to reality. A teacher will sponsor and lead his/her students as they work in groups of 02-04 to simulate real research and development. A teacher will guide his or her students as they pick a current technology, research it, envision what it might look like in 10 or more years, and describe the development steps, pros and cons, and obstacles. Past winners have envisioned technologies ranging from a hand-held food allergen detector to a new device to help people who have lost limbs regain movement in real time. The competition is open to students enrolled in public, private, or home school in the United States and Canada.
For more information on the competition, click here.
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Congratulations to the 10 GLOBE countries celebrating anniversaries of successful GLOBE implementation during the month of November:
Cameroon – 23 years
06 November 1998
Cyprus – 23 years
24 November 1998
Honduras – 24 years
13 November 1997
Lebanon – 23 years
23 November 1998
Mali – 24 years
19 November 1997
Malta – 14 years
29 November 2007
Mexico – 25 years
15 November 1996
Micronesia – 24 years
07 November 1997
Pakistan – 24 years
18 November 1997
Uganda – 23 years
26 November 1998
The GLOBE Implementation Office would like to thank these countries for their ongoing educational and scientific contributions to The GLOBE Program!
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GLOBE Program Items Available at Lands’ End Online Store |
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A variety of GLOBE program items (including clothing, jackets, and promotional pieces) are available at the GLOBE Store on Lands’ End Business.
Then click on the product, choose the size, and select The GLOBE Program logo.
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