International Arctic Research Center, Education Outreach

Shout out to the 3rd-5th grade students at Summit Christian Academy who participated in the Tanana Valley Watershed Association's Adopt-A-Stream program! They conducted water quality monitoring using GLOBE hydrosphere protocols last fall AND this spring at the same sites! Their adoption of the sites and continued monitoring will provide valuable information on the health of the stream over time. Would you like to adopt a stream? Ask us how!

Our Arctic & Earth SIGNs grant helped create this wonderful resource for all ages. Check it out!

Happy SUNday! 🌞

that NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration has a new Sun-centered and science-focused coloring book?!

The book, titled “Journey Through the Heliosphere: The Sun-Earth System in Color,” has twenty-eight pages, and includes science facts and coloring pages for ten themes, including the Sun’s magnetic field, the solar wind, the aurora, eclipses, and how the Sun influences Earth.

Download it here: https://go.nasa.gov/49g7nwM

A quick tip for using GLOBE Tree Observer!

for making GLOBE Trees observations!

After using the GLOBE Observer app to photograph a tree, estimate your distance from the tree by counting your steps to its base. Tip #2: When counting your steps, make sure to use decimals to note a portion of a step.

Explore this page for more tips and resources: https://observer.globe.gov/do-globe-observer/trees/taking-observations

A tip for finding mosquito larvae and habitat. Or you can build your own trap. See the previous post for instructions.

for making GLOBE Mosquito observations!

Where can you find mosquito habitats? Tip #2: Sample in your own yard or in public areas. Look for stagnant water in puddles, pots, and more.

Explore this page for more tips and resources: https://observer.globe.gov/do-globe-observer/mosquito-habitats/taking-observations

A new, interactive cloud learning card game. Give it a go and let us know how it went!

Want to freshen up your knowledge on clouds? Make learning fun and try NUBE, a game made for all ages that helps you learn how to identify cloud types. Match sky color or clouds and discover special cards that change the way you play!

Find instructions and download the free DIY card deck to get started: https://www.globe.gov/web/s-cool/home/nube

This isn't much of an issue in Alaska, but a great tip if you don't want to go searching. ;)

Build a Mosquito Larvae Trap In this video, Dr. Rusty Low shows you how to build a do-it-yourself mosquito trap using simple materials. The trap tricks mosquitoes into laying their eggs...

Register to learn more about the upcoming GLOBE Cup Challenge!

Join us on the 11th of June at 12 pm ET (16:00 UTC) for the next GO Connect conversation as we kick off the GLOBE Cup Challenge with scientists (and soccer fans) Dr. Eric Brown de Colstoun from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Dr. Kevin Czajkowski from the University of Toledo.

Learn more and register to explore the science of how the type of ground where people play soccer (football) influences the surrounding temperature. https://observer.globe.gov/go-connect

Cloud reading is an important skill for Alaskans on the move! Learn how below.

that you can make short-term weather predictions based on the clouds you are seeing?

The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service at NOAA provides a quick video and a visual list of common cloud types to make forecasting easy: https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/k-12-education/atmosphere/types-of-clouds

Submit a Clouds observation today and share your prediction for your local area with us in the comments below!

What a great way to participate in science and the World Cup! Let's get out and measure our fields!

Which GLOBE region has the biggest soccer (football) fans? Join us for the GLOBE Cup Challenge!

During the World Cup, join your regional GLOBE team and help us collect environmental data where the world plays soccer (football). Take observations of air temperature, surface temperature, and/or land cover at your local soccer field, park, schoolyard, or anywhere people play.

Learn more at https://www.globe.gov/do-globe/measurement-campaigns/field-measurement-campaigns/globe-cup-challenge

Great tip for Landcover Observations!

for making GLOBE Land Cover observations!

What is the best way to take an effective Land Cover photo? Tip #2: Tilt your camera slightly down to capture the 50 meters in front of you.

Explore this page for more tips and resources: https://observer.globe.gov/do-globe-observer/land-cover/taking-observations