Globe Carbon Cycle

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The Globe Carbon Cycle project is one of four Earth System Science Projects (ESSPs) funded by NASA and NSF to develop hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science activities for the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) Program.

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Communicating Research Findings

The GLOBE Carbon Cycle materials provide students with an authentic investigation experience. A key part of this experience is offering students a chance to share their understandings/findings. Below are suggestions and guidelines for creating posters, presentations, science reports, and webpages.

GLOBE Model for Student Science Research
Research Planning Guide
Student Version Teacher Version

Reports/ Science Writing

    Guidelines
        • Science Writing Guidelines
        • Annotated Bibliography Guidelines
    Sample Assessment Rubrics
        • Oyster River High School (Durham, NH)
    Links
        • Colby College's Guide to Scientific Writing - more detailed guidelines with examples from the literature.
        • Iowa State University Guide to Writing a Lab Report
        • Writing an abstract - from sciencebuddies.org

   Student Examples
       • Carbon Storage Example Report
       • Climate Change and Biomass Accumulation Example Report

Sharing Findings

• Posters
Guidelines

• Tips on Making a Poster (from UNH) PDF

Sample Assessment Rubric

• Oyster River High School (Durham, NH)

Links

• UNH's Poster Presentation Help site - more detailed guidelines to building a poster

• Science Fair poster tips - from sciencebuddies.org

Student Examples

• Tree Mapping Example Poster

• PowerPoint Presentations
Guidelines

• Tips on making and giving presentations

Sample Assessment Rubric
Links

• UNH's Oral Presentation Help site - more detailed guidelines on oral presentations

• Prezi - Presentation software with a zoomable canvas for more connective and interactive presentations

Student Examples

• Climate Change and Biomass Example Presentation

• Websites
Guidelines
Sample Assessment Rubric

• Developed by GLOBE Carbon Cycle (tested at Oyster River High School, NH)

Links

• Wikispaces - an online space to share work and ideas, pictures and links, videos and media.

• Google sites - a wiki and webpage creation tool through Google.

Student Examples

• Biomass and Carbon Storage Example webpages

Other Resources:

• NSTA article - 21st-Century Oral Presentation Tool Bag (article costs $0.99 for non-members)

• Students and Research by Julia Cothron et al. - teaching strategies for developing research skills in students at all grade levels