flexe: Students as scientists

From Local to Extreme Environments (flexe) is a GLOBE project that involves study of the deep ocean. It is funded by the National Science Foundation.

Learning by comparing

In FLEXE, middle and high school students study Earth System processes and develop a deeper understanding of scientific data from "extreme" enviroments through comparison with data they collect in their local environment and with a partner school elsewhere in the world.

Through structured, web-based interactions with classmates, partner school students, and adult scientists, students will:

• Characterize patterns in data collected locally and remotely
• Identify underlying mechanisms
• Consider impacts on relevant earth systems
• Collaborate with each other and with adult scientists
• Recognize that science is not a collection of facts but a process that involves people investigating unknowns and testing hypotheses

» Learn more about the main components of flexe