GLOBE U.S. SRS News: Support students in Peer Review, SRS Registration, and Upcoming GLOBE Webinars

Featured Story: Peer Review

Peer review is a way to double check a scientist’s work - Did they use well designed methods? Did they back up their claims with evidence? Do they have good organization and clarity?

Engaging in peer review is a great opportunity for students to learn from each other and help each other improve. Peer review is also an important part of the SRS. At each SRS, students participate in a peer review session and provide both verbal and written feedback. This has been a highlight for many students- as one student said: "It is good to learn from other students that we don't already know and just meet and talk to people of different backgrounds."

However, you don't need to wait for, or even participate in, the SRS to support your students in peer reviewing each others work. Here are some resources you can use in the classroom! If you are attending an SRS, using these resources ahead of time can help your students be more effective reviewers at the event.

SRS Reviewer Feedback Form
Peer Review Feedback Form
Peer Review Slideshow - tips on how to use the feedback form and what to do when you are reviewing someone's work

News and Updates:

SRS Registration is live! See region links below for registration and logistics. Note: A parent/guardian MUST register their own child.

Northwest registration deadline TODAY, April 2
Pacific registration deadline FRIDAY, April 5
Southeast registration deadline April 10
Southwest registration deadline April 17
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic registration deadline April 30

We are excited for the Midwest SRS (our first of the year!) to begin this week! See the agenda and logistics here.

Can you engineer a low-cost electronic or non-electronic anemometer? Try it out in the GLOBE/AREN Project Wind Speed Challenge, which provides the opportunity for the GLOBE Community to engineer a method of determining wind speed that could be used throughout the world! Challenge began April 1st. More information here

Upcoming GLOBE Webinars:

April Teacher Watercooler. April 9, 7:00 pm ET. Connect with other GLOBE teachers and hear how Pennsylvania teacher Amy Woods and her students use GLOBE, and hear about their experience at the Northeast SRS. Register here (PD certificate available).

GLOBE Mission EARTH Webinar: What Have We Learned by Doing the Urban Heat Island Effect-Surface Temperature Field Campaign. April 17, 8:00 pm ET. Dr. C will look at all the data entered in October, December and February. He will showcase heat islands in various locations on Earth and discuss the importance of implementing mitigation efforts. A panel of teachers will share their students’ research on the Urban Heat Island Effect. Next steps for students-upload their projects to the GME webpage. Register here!

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