The GLOBE Student Research Symposia (SRS): Engaging Youth around the Country in an Environmental Research Community

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Abstract

Learn how students conduct and present about research projects at GLOBE Symposia.

Keywords:

• Middle School
• High School
• Informal Education
• Environmental Science
• Inclusion
• Science and Engineering Practices

Acknowledgments

This material is based upon work supported by NASA (Grant no. 80NSSC18K0135) and Youth Learning As Citizen Environmental Scientists. The GLOBE Student Research Symposia were initially funded by the NSF (Grant No. 1546713). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF, NASA, or Youth Learning As Citizen Environmental Scientists.

Digital Resources

1. GLOBE SRS news stories

2. GLOBE SRS scientist reviewer form

3. GLOBE SRS peer reviewer form

4. GLOBE SRS student research posters and reports

5. GLOBE SRS student resources

6. GLOBE SRS student resource: steps in the scientific process

7. GLOBE SRS educator resources

8. GLOBE SRS video YouTube playlist

9. GLOBE Partner list

Notes

1. “Economically disadvantaged” is defined by each state and typically involves individual or household eligibility for federal assistance programs. Different states include different federal assistance programs in their criteria for identifying economically disadvantaged students (Blagg and Gutierrez 2021).

2. We acknowledge the limitations of these categories to represent the range of regional and cultural identities comprising them, which may differ in their representation in STEM. See for example Bhatti (2021).

3. Paired samples t-tests, all significant at p < .001.

4. Selected items from the Science Learning Activation Lab Engagement Survey (Chung et al. 2016).

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Eleanor M. Jaffee

Eleanor M. Jaffee is the Owner and Principal Consultant at Insights Evaluation LLC in Manchester, New Hampshire, the External Evaluator for the GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office.

Jennifer Bourgeault

Jennifer Bourgeault is the U.S. Country Coordinator, at the GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire.

Haley Wicklein

Haley Wicklein is the Assistant U.S. Country Coordinator, at the GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire.

Alicia Carlson

Alicia Carlson is the Outreach Lead, at the GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire.