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| GLOBE Program on Wheather and Climate | ||
| Organisation |
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| GLOBE-UK | The
GLOBE Programme, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Brandon Marsh Nature
Centre, Brandon Lane, Coventry CV3 3GW, UK. |
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| Age group | ||
| Individuals involved in formal, non-formal or informal education | ||
| Topic | ||
| Weather and Climate, Hydrology, Land Cover and Biology, Soils, and Sustainable Development | ||
| Goal | ||
| To encourage children in schools to explore and measure their local areas, and report their findings over the Internet. | ||
| Resources | ||
Free images, maps and graphs on the state of the planet. |
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| Task | ||
| Description and Evaluation | ||
| GLOBE was
initiated in 1994 in the USA. GLOBE encourages pupils to measure aspects
of their local environment (using standardised procedures) and report
their results over the Internet to be available to use them in a wide
range of projects and activities. GLOBE uses the data to provide free
images, maps and graphs on the state of the planet. All raw data can
also be downloaded to compare differences between local and global
environments. GLOBE schools can also communicate with each other around
the world using the in-built 'GLOBE Mail' encouraging international
links and joint projects. How many students did participate? Until 2005 countries have joined the programme and the 15,000 schools taking part have compiled over 10 million data records. |
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