Exploring Clouds
Citizen science has grown over the last several years because it engages people of all ages in personal experiences of nature around them and enables them to make important contributions to professional science endeavors.
Clouds have an enormous influence on Earth's energy balance, climate, and weather. Through a partnership between 4-H National Headquarters at USDA-NIFA, Rutgers 4-H and the NASA GLOBE Observer Program, 4-H youth can observe, explore and better understand clouds through the GLOBE Observer Citizen Science - Exploring Clouds 4-H Activity Guide.
GLOBE Observer citizen science is hands-on and service-oriented learning with a focus on community impact and environmental and ecological issues. GLOBE Observer activities are simple, easy to do, and adaptable to a wide variety of learning situations.
GLOBE Observer is an international network of citizen scientists and scientists working together to learn more about our changing planet. GLOBE Observer serves as the citizen science part of The GLOBE Program. Through the GLOBE Observer Citizen Science - Exploring Clouds activities youth will experience authentic hands-on science, data collection, and research that contribute to existing scientific data collected by NASA Earth-observing satellites.
GLOBE Observer Citizen Science - Exploring Clouds 4-H Activity Guide
The GLOBE Observer Citizen Science - Exploring Clouds 4-H Activity Guide has been developed through a partnership between 4-H National Headquarters at USDA-NIFA and the GLOBE Observer Program at NASA.
The guide provides opportunities for youth, ages 9-14 and can be adapted to other age groups, to become involved in citizen science and learn about clouds.
The guide includes hands-on and interactive activities that can be used in a variety of educational settings, including camps, special interest programs, 4-H clubs, after-school programs, and school enrichment programs.
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