From Gallaudet University and PreCollege National Mission Programs
A Teacher Training Workshop

Funded through the District of Columbia Space GrantConsortium
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Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment

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

Workshop Photos
Group Photo	Weekend Pit Dig	Soils Introduction	Soil Pit Trip
Arboretum Visit	Soil Composition	Landsat Activity	Soil Chemistry

GLOBE Workshop Agenda

Day 1, Tuesday, June 23, 1998

TIME	LOCATION	ACTIVITY
9:00 - 11:00	Rm 252	Welcome! GLOBE Trainers: H. David Snyder, Ph.D. and Mary Ellsworth, M.A. From GallaudetUniversity: JaneDillehay, Ph.D., Dean, College of Arts and Sciences From Pre-CollegeNational MissionPrograms: Katherine A. Jankowski,Ph.D., Director, PCNMP Statementof Workshop Purpose and Review Agenda(HDS) Participant Introductions (HDS) GLOBEOverview (MSE) Introductionto the GLOBE Program (MSE) The GLOBE Program Video
11:00-11:15		Break
11:15-11:30	Rm 252	The Earth as aSystem (HDS)
11:30-12:00	Rm 252	Introduction to theTeacher's Guide and review contents of the Box (MSE) Thermometers
12:00-12:15	HMB Tree	Group Photo, 1997
12:15-1:00	GU Cafeteria	Lunch
1:00-4:00	Rm 252	GLOBE AtmosphericMeasurements (MSE) Air Temperature Precipitation PrecipitationpH Clouds CloudQuiz Outside walk to the MSSD weather station (HDS)
4:00-5:00	Rm 405	GLOBE HydrologyMeasurements WaterTemperature Transparency DissolvedOxygen WaterpH Alkalinity Conductivity Salinity Nitrate Calibration of pH meters
5:00-6:00	GU Cafeteria	Dinner
		Teachers prepare GLOBE implementation plans for their school
Homework	Chapter 3	GLOBE Teacher'sGUIDE Review the Hydrology Chapter

Day 2, Wednesday, June 24, 1998

TIME	LOCATION	ACTIVITY
8:30 - 9:30	Rm 350	Introduction toSoils (Levine) SoilMoisture and Temperature Infiltration SoilTemperature SoilCharacterization
9:30 - 12:00	Rm 252	Soils Field Work (Levine) Introduction tofield protocol
12:00-1:00	GU Cafeteria	Lunch
1:00-5:00	Rm 252	Introduction to Remote Sensing (HDS) Monitoring the Planet Video Moreon Remote Sensing Basics MultispecSoftware (HDS) Multispec Download site on the WWW
5:00-6:00	GU Cafeteria	Dinner
6:00-7:00	Rm 252	GLOBEWebspace at http://globe.fsl.noaa.gov/ (MSE) The SchoolID# EnteringData GLOBE Help Desk
		Science Projects
Homework	Chapter 5	GLOBE Teacher'sGUIDE Review this Chapter on Soils

Day 3, Thursday, June 25, 1998

TIME	LOCATION	ACTIVITY
8:30 -11:00	Parking lot	Board vans in HMB parking lot. National Arboretum Hydrology: Water Chemistry (HDS) Land CoverBiology I (MSE)
12:00-1:00	GU Cafeteria	Lunch
1:00-3:30	Rm 252	Soils Lab I (Levine) BulkDensity GravimetricMoisture Particle SizeDistribution
3:30-5:00	Rm 252	GLOBE Webspace II Visualizations (GLOBE Maps)(HDS)
5:00-6:00	GU Cafeteria	Dinner
6:00 - 7:00		Season's LearningActivity (MSE) Using the GLOBE data graphingtools (GLOBE Graphs)

Day 4, Friday, June 26, 1998

TIME	LOCATION	ACTIVITY
8:30 -10:00	Rm 252	Landcover/BiologyII (MSE, 4 of 15) ModifiedUNESCO Classification (MUC) System (MSE) LandsatImagery (Color prints + transparency overlay) (HDS 5of18) Manual Mapping
10:00-10:15		Break
10:15-11:00	Rm 252	Handmade Instruments (MSE) TubularDensiometer Clinometer
11:00-12:00	Rm 252	Sharing GLOBE Classroom Activities (MSE) FSC
12:00-1:00	GU Cafeteria	Lunch
1:00-3:00	Rm 252	Soils Lab II Wrap up Particle Distribution Soil Fertility
3:00-5:00	Rm 252	Hydrology Lab Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrates, Alkalinity,
5:00-6:00	GU Cafeteria	Dinner
		The evening is FREE.

Day 5, Saturday, June 27, 1998

TIME	LOCATION	ACTIVITY
9:00 - 10:00	Rm 252	Findingyour location: the GPS (HDS)
10:00-10:15		Break
10:15-10:45	Rm 252	GLOBEScience Values (HDS) OR GLOBEScience Values
10:45 - 11:45	Rm 252	Building Learning Communities (HDS) School Implementation Plans (HDS) KidsGLOBE Photos WorkshopEvaluation Questions and Answers
11:45 - 12:00	Rm 252	GLOBE Graduation
12:00	GU Cafeteria	Lunch

Last modified June 20, 1998

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