You can help your upper elementary students experience these relationships through indirect observations of the Sun on the school playground and with models built in the classroom. These activities provide a continuous exercise in critical thinking and combine well with practice in the use of mathematics and language skills. The science information and skills gained in the activities form a foundation for future studies in astronomy and geography. Registered classes will be able to share data, different ways they are using AWS in their classrooms, stories and myths about the sky overhead, and other information. Global Lab introduces students to science as inquiry, engaging them in collaborative scientific investigations.
Students analyze their study site from biological, physical, chemical, and geographic perspectives.
They create qualitative descriptions, take quantitative measurements, analyze remotely-sensed images, and work with physical and biological models. Students gain skills to become lifelong investigators. The curriculum includes Web tools developed for Global Lab to allow students and teachers to generate and edit Web pages. Students and teachers from over 9500 schools in more than 90 countries are working with research scientists to learn more about our planet. The journeys of a dozen migratory species are tracked each spring.