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Resource Title:GLOBE at Night
Description:Students and families are invited to participate in a worldwide campaign to observe and record the magnitude of visible stars as a means of measuring light pollution in a given location. GLOBE at Night is an easy observation and reporting activity with a goal of collecting 5,000 observations. Information for parents, students and teachers details the data collection activity, and participants can subscribe to the GLOBE at Night mailing list to receive updates and results. The site includes background information and interactive simulations that show the effects of light pollution on the night sky, and finding the constellation Orion.

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Educational Standards Http://purl.org/ASN/resources/S100C461
Http://purl.org/ASN/resources/S1013B72
Http://purl.org/ASN/resources/S101E20E
Http://purl.org/ASN/resources/S101F5C0
Http://purl.org/ASN/resources/S1020A0B
Http://purl.org/ASN/resources/S103E23F
Http://purl.org/ASN/resources/S103E241
Http://purl.org/ASN/resources/S103E24C
Grade Level Elementary School
High School
Informal Education
Middle School
Language En
Publisher / Resource Provider GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations To Benefit The Environment), University Corporation For Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Resource Format Text/html
Resource Type InteractiveResource
Rights Information Copyright (c) 2006, University Corporation For Atmospheric Research.
Subject Keyword(s) Astronomy
Earth Science
Environmental Science
Physical Sciences
Science
Space Science
Space Sciences