The Earth Around Us Tent Program is run by the New Hampshire GLOBE Partnership in collaboration with the USDA Forest Service. The Earth Around Us Tents are a traveling educational lending program consisting of a Soil Tent and a Water Tent. This program combines hands-on science activities centered around an Elementary GLOBE storybook and a 10x10 pop-up tent with immersive murals depicting students’ observations of their local ecosystems. The Earth Around Us Tent Program offers an opportunity for career exploration with scientists, activities aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), data collection, and flexibility to work with a school's timeline, curriculum, and needs.
Earth Around Us Tents are available for NH schools and community sites free of charge.
• Visit the Earth Around Us Tent Program Website to learn more about our program and to access teaching resources.
Reserve a Tent
Interested in having the Soil Tent or Water Tent visit your school? Contact the Earth Around Us Tent Program Coordinator, Beth Young, Beth.Young@unh.edu.
The Earth Around Us Tents were made possible by support from the USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region (Agreement Number 21-CS-11090100-035 and a 2016 Youth Engagement grant)
Water Tent Implementation Guides
K-2 Water Tent Implementation Guide (coming soon)
- Water Tent Scavenger Hunt (coming soon)
- Water Investigation Data Sheet (pdf)
- How will the water change? (pdf)
