Locate and graph GLOBE data to study patterns and relationships in the Earth System! The activities below can help you to develop your own research questions and projects using GLOBE data. To share your findings and results, you can submit your project reports to the GLOBE Web site. For more information, see Student Investigations and Find schools with the most data.

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Understanding GLOBE Student Data Activities   A Landsat Classroom Activity   Earth Exploration Toolbook Activity   El Niño Activities   Reference material for these activities

A Landsat Classroom Activity Approved by NASA Science Mission Directorate Education Product Review Quantifying Changes in the Land Over Time (pdf) Students learn to identify kinds of land cover (such as roads, fields, urban areas, and lakes) in Landsat satellite images. They decide which land cover types are pervious (allow the passage of water into the soil), and which are impervious, and consider the effects of permeability on ecosystem health. Students then make land cover maps using two Landsat images taken about a decade apart. They quantify the changes in land cover during that time period, make predictions, and think about the consequences for the ecosystem and people. Students justify their predictions and speculations in writing.

Earth Exploration Toolbook Activity Using GLOBE Data to Study the Earth System Locate and graph GLOBE data to learn about concepts of Earth System science with this activity in the EET collection in the National Science Digital Library and the Digital Library for Earth System Education.

El Niño Activities How Does El Niño Affect Temperature and Rainfall? Looking for the Effects of El Niño in GLOBE Student Data El Niño Maps        Measured and predicted climatic changes caused by El Niño

Reference material relevant to the above activities