GLOBE Carbon Cycle is focused on bringing the most cutting edge research and research techniques in the field of terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycling into the classroom. Students can collect data about their school field site through existing GLOBE protocols of phenology, land cover and soils as well as through new protocols focused on leaf traits, and ecosystem growth and change.
Students also participate in classroom activities to understand carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems, these might include plant-a-plant experiments, hands-on demonstrations of various concepts, and analysis of collected data. In addition, students have the opportunity to integrate their data with emerging and expanding technologies including global and local carbon cycle models and remote sensing toolkits. This program design allows students to explore research questions from local to global scales with both present and future environmental conditions.
We offer presentations at state, regional and national science teacher association meetings, workshops to interested groups, in particular GLOBE teachers or Partners, and are currently working directly with a group of dedicated teachers both through the University of New Hampshire and through TEREZA organization in the Czech Republic. For more specific information about getting involved, contact globecarboncycle@globe.gov.