GLOBE Workshop Agenda 1

From Gallaudet University and The Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
A Teacher Training Workshop
Funded through the District of Columbia Space Grant Consortium
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Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment

Students all over the world collaborate in scientific study through the taking of daily environmental measurements at their schools and sharing their data via the internet.

GLOBE 2000 Workshop Agenda
Breakfast: 7-9
Lunch: 11:30-1PM
Dinner: 4:30

Day 1, Tuesday, June 20, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TIME	LOCATION	ACTIVITY
8:00 - 9:00	HMB 252	Welcome Participants! Introductions(HDS) Workshop Purpose and Agenda (HDS) Introduction to the GLOBE Program (MSE)
9:00-10:15	HMB 252	Introduction to GLOBE Science Integration (EL) (Student Science Notebook and Data Book) "Just Passing Through" Learning Activity (IT) Viewing the Earth as a System Thermometers Assignment (CG)
10:15-10:30	HMB Tree	Break and Group Photo
10:30-11:15	HMB 252	Thermometer Activity (CG) Finding your location: the GPS and UT (HDS) (GPS now more accurate)
11:15 - 12:00	HMB 252	GLOBE Atmospheric Measurements (CG) GPS Soil Temperature, Soil Moisture (IT) Cloud Cover and Type (also, estimating cloud cover) (Cloud Quiz) Min/Max/Current Air Temperature (also Min/Max here) Precipitation and Precipitation pH
12:00-1:00	GU Cafeteria	Lunch
1:00-1:15	HMB 252	Questions and Impressions - the Workshop so far (MSE)
1:15-4:00	Field: On campus, GLOBE Weather Station	Atmosphere Protocols At the MSSD Weather Station (CG, MSE, IT, EL) GPS Soil Temperature, Soil Moisture Cloud Cover and Type Min/Max/Current Air Temperature Precipitation and Precipitation pH
4:00-5:00	HMB 252	GLOBE Data Systems (MSE) The School ID# Entering Data Student Inquiry Earth as a System (CG, HDS, MSE) Implementation
5:00-6:00	GU Cafeteria	Dinner
6:00-7:00	HMB 252	The GLOBE Program Video Introduction to the Teachers Guide (MSE) and Review contents of the Box Sharing GLOBE: Fall and Spring 00/01 (HDS)
Homework	Chapter 3	GLOBE Teacher's GUIDE Review the Hydrology Chapter

Day 2, Wednesday, June 21, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TIME	LOCATION	ACTIVITY
8:00 - 8:15	HMB 252	Questions and Answers Links for you . .
8:15 - 11:15	HMB 252	GLOBE Student Inquiry (MSE) NSTA Science Teacher Preparation Standards Looking at Data Question Investigation Discussion of Results Visualizations (GLOBE Maps)(MSE)
11:15 - 12:00	HMB 403	GLOBE Hydrology Measurements (HDS) Surface Water Temperature Transparency Conductivity, Salinity Calibration of pH meters
12:00-1:00	GU Cafeteria	Lunch
1:00 - 3:30	Field: Arboretum	Board the van in the HMB parking lot GLOBE Hydrology Measurements (HDS) Surface Water Temperature Transparency pH Conductivity Data Collection GLOBE Data notebook Student Science Notebook
3:30 - 4:15	HMB 252	Hydrology (continued) Data Student Inquiry Earth as a System Implementation
4:15 - 5:00	HMB 252	Using the GLOBE data graphing tools (GLOBE Graphs) (CG)
5:00-6:00	GU Cafeteria	Dinner
6:00-7:00	Rm 252	Season's Learning Activity (MSE) Research Questions Noon at the North Pole (NASA)
Homework	Chapter 4	GLOBE Teacher's GUIDE Review this Chapter on Soils

Day 3, Thursday, June 22, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TIME	LOCATION	ACTIVITY
8:00 - 8:15		Questions and Answers
8:15 -9:15	Rm 403	Soils I Introduction (EL, IT) Soil Characterization Bulk Density Data Collection Data Notebook Student Science Notebook Implementation
9:15 -10:45	Field: Campus	Soils Field Work (EL, IT) Introduction to field protocol
10:45-11:00	Lab Rm 403	Soils Lab Work
11:00-12:00	Rm 252	Introduction to Remote Sensing (HDS) EM Chart Beverly, MA image Monitoring the Planet Video Remote Sensing Basics
12:00-1:00	GU Cafeteria	Lunch
1:00-2:00	Rm 403	Land Cover Quantitative Landcover/Biology Study Site (MSE) Biometry: Pace, Density, Tree Height, MUC Intro to Qualitative Landcover Modified UNESCO Classification (MUC) System (MSE) MUC Glossary Landsat Imagery (Color prints + transparency overlay) (HDS) Manual Mapping
2:00-5:00	Field: Arboretum	Qualitative site (MSE) Quantitative Site Data Collection Data Notebook Student Science Notebook Data entry Implementation Earth as a System Student Inquiry
5:00-6:00	GU Cafeteria	Dinner
6:00 - 7:00	Rm 402	How to make a Web page (HDS) Group Project Development
Homework	Chapter 5	GLOBE Teacher's GUIDE Review the Chapter on Landcover /Biology

Day 4, Friday, June 23, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TIME	LOCATION	ACTIVITY
8:00 -8:15	Rm 252	Questions and Answers
8:15-11:00 (includes a break)	Rm 403	Soils II (LE, IT) Bulk Density Gravimetric Soil Moisture Data Collection GLOBE Data Notebook Student Inquiry Earth as A System Implementation How Much Soil Is There?
11:00-12:00	Rm 252	Computers in GLOBE GLOBE Webspace at http://www.globe.gov(MSE) Questions/Answers
12:00-1:00	GU Cafeteria	Lunch
1:00-1:45	Rm 252	GLOBE Science and "Earth as a System" Poster (HDS) Viewing the Earth as a System GLOBE Science Values
1:45 -2:00	Rm 252	Handmade Instruments (MSE) Tubular Densiometer Clinometer
2:00 - 3:30	Rm 252	Intro to Multispec Software (HDS) Self-Paced Exploration (Multispec Download site on the WWW Landsat Thematic Mapper Data Sets)
3:30-5:00	Rm 252	Develop Group Reports
6:00	Field: Union Station	Dinner at America Restaurant