Student Investigations

Plan a student research project

GLOBE highly encourages students to use GLOBE data to help answer questions about how the environment around them works. Through research projects, students do science, learning the importance of creating hypotheses, analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and reporting their results. Scientific projects conducted by GLOBE students that include the use of GLOBE data or protocols can be submitted to be published on the GLOBE Web site. By sharing your valuable findings with the rest of the world you are completing the scientific process.

For ideas about types of studies that can be done using GLOBE data, and help finding useful data, see:

Introduction Classroom activities Find schools with the most data

To submit your research report, the report should follow a well-structured format used by science fairs that clearly conveys the details of your research project. This format, and some related information, is described in the following three documents:

Sample Research Report
Student Research Report Format
Steps to a Successful Student Research Paper

Submit a student research report

The "Submit a Report" link below gives a form that lets you send your full report to GLOBE in one of the following file formats:
  • HTML
  • Microsoft® Word
  • Corel WordPerfect®
  • Rich Text
  • Adobe® PDF

Submit a Report

Upload files (photos, charts, presentations) associated with a Report

Browse the collection of student research reports

Archive of Reports
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