A Teacher Training Workshop at Gallaudet University and  Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center

Funding provided by the  District of Columbia Space Grant Consortium

Day 1, Monday, July 14, 2003  .   .   .   .   .    .   .   .  GLOBE Atmosphere Protocols

 

TIME	LOCATION	ACTIVITY
8:15 - 10:00	HMB 411	Welcome and Introductions  (Patricia Dabney and Michelle Jefferson) Introduction to the GLOBE Program  (Dr. David Snyder and Mary Ellsworth) The GLOBE Program Video
10:00-10:15	HMB 411	Introduction to GLOBE Science Integration
10:15-10:30	HMB Tree	Break  and Group Photo
10:30-11:15	HMB 411	"Just Passing Through"  Learning Activity    Earth as a System  Finding your location: the GPS and UT
11:15 - 12:00	HMB 411	GLOBE Atmospheric Measurements  Site Location Instrument shelter Cloud Cover and Type
12:00-1:00	GU Cafeteria	Lunch
1:00-2:30	HMB 411	Atmosphere Protocols  (cont.) Min/Max/Current Air Temperature  Precipitation and Precipitation pH Soil Temperature, Soil Moisture
2:30-4:00	Field: On campus	Walk to the MSSD GLOBE Weather Station    Atmosphere Protocols  and the GPS
4:00-5:00	HMB 411	Introduction to the Teachers Guide     GLOBE Webspace
5:00-6:00	GU Cafeteria	Dinner
6:00-7:00	HMB 402	GLOBE Study Sites GLOBE Data Systems
Homework	Chapter 4	GLOBE Teacher's GUIDE  Review Chapter 4,  Soils

Day 2, Tuesday,  July 15, 2003  .   .   .   .   .  GLOBE Soils Protocol

 

TIME	LOCATION	ACTIVITY
8:30 -10:30	Rm 403	Soils Introduction  (Dr. Elissa Levine)  Soil Characterization
10:30 -12:00	Field: Campus	Walk to MSSD Soil Pit site  Soils Field Work
12:00-1:00	GU Cafeteria	Lunch
1:00-3:45	Lab Rm 403	Soils  Lab    Bulk Density Gravimetric Soil Moisture
3:45-4:30	HMB 411	GLOBE Science and "Earth as a System"  Poster    Viewing the Earth as a System
4:30-5:00
5:00-6:00	GU Cafeteria	Dinner
6:00-7:00	Computer Lab 402	Season's Learning Activity   Group Project Development
Homework	Chapter 3	GLOBE Teacher's GUIDE  Review Chapter 3, Hydrology

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TIME	LOCATION	ACTIVITY
8:15 - 8:30	HMB 411	Questions and Answers
8:30 - 9:30	HMB 411	GLOBE Student Inquiry
9:30-10:15	HMB 411	Visualizations  (GLOBE Maps and Graphs)
10:15- 10:30		Break
10:30 - 12:00	Computer Lab 402	Using the GLOBE data graphing tools
12:00-1:00	GU Cafeteria	Lunch
1:00 - 2:30	HMB 403	Introduction to Hydrology   GLOBE Hydrology Measurements Transparency pH Calibration of pH meters Surface Water Temperature Conductivity
2:30 - 5:00	Meet in HMB parking lot  Field: National Arboretum	GLOBE Hydrology Measurements Visit Arboretum Gardens
5:00-6:00	GU Cafeteria	Dinner
6:00-6:30	Computer Lab 402	How to make a Web page
6:30 - open	Computer Lab 402	Group Project work
Homework	Chapter 5	GLOBE Teacher's GUIDE  Review Chapter 5, Landcover /Biology

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Day 4, Thursday, June 17, 2003   .   .   .   .   .   Land Cover and Remote Sensing

 

TIME	LOCATION	ACTIVITY
8:15 -8:30	Rm 252	Questions and Answers
8:30-10:00	Rm 411	Land Cover   Landsat images - True and False color  Classification (MUC) System Landcover Study Sites (Quantitative and Qualitative sites) Biometry: Pace, Density, Tree Height
10:00-12:00	Meet in HMB parking lot  Field: National Arboretum	Land Cover Site
12:00-1:00	GU Cafeteria	Lunch
1:00-2:00	Rm 411	Introduction to Remote Sensing   Monitoring the Planet Video  Remote Sensing Basics
2:00-3:30	Rm 402	Intro to  Multispec Software
3:30-4:00	Rm 411	Handmade Instruments  Tubular Densiometer and Clinometer
4:00 - ?	Rm 402	Data Entry (Land Cover) Group Project  Work
Evening	.	Free

Day 5, Friday,  July 18, 2003   .   .   .   .   .  Group Reports and Wrap-up

 

TIME	LOCATION	ACTIVITY
9:00-9:15	Rm 411	GLOBE Science Values
9:15 - 10:00	Rm 411	Season's Activity Group Reports
10:00-10:45	Rm 411	Protocol Practicum
10:45-11:30	Rm 411	Building Learning Communities    School Implementation Plans  KidsGLOBE Photos
11:30-11:50		Workshop Evaluation
11:50-12:00	Rm 411	GLOBE Graduation
12:00	GU Cafeteria	Lunch

Gallaudet University Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center 800 Florida Ave. NE Washington, DC 20002-3695