GLOBE Mission Earth Educators Participate in Land Cover Community of Practice - NASA Science

During the 2025-2026 school year, educators from the NASA Science Activation Program’s GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) Mission Earth project participated in a specialized Community of Practice led by NASA Langley Research Center to refine how students interact with NASA's land cover data (MODIS, Landsat, and Sentinel-2). Their collaboration focused on four key areas:

Data Collection: Improving the process of making and submitting land cover observations to NASA using the GLOBE Observer App.

Curriculum Integration: Identifying connections between land cover observations, satellite data, and classroom learning.

Student Research: Brainstorming potential land cover research topics/questions for students.

Validation: Providing expert feedback on the satellite comparison process.