South-Central Section - 42nd Annual Meeting (30 March - 1 April, 2008)

Paper No. 7
Presentation Time: 3:50 PM

GLOBE SOIL PROTOCOL FOR ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS


WATTS, Karron S., Math & Science Institute, Arkansas Tech University, Tomlinson Building Room 113-C, 1507 North Boulder Ave, Russellville, AR 72801 and ANDERSON, Lisa, South Arkansas Math and Science Center, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR 71999, kwatts@atu.edu

The session will focus on the GLOBE Earth Systems Observation protocols for SOIL. Attendees will experience learning activities that are tied to state standards at appropriate grade levels, as well as inquiry-focused projects that involve gathering data across the Earth Systems, data processing and analysis, reporting, and presentations using GLOBE guidelines.