The GLOBE Program seeks to teach young students experimental skills using real experiments and equipment. Students, teachers, and scientists collaborate in a unique global learning network.
The program is housed by the [[University Corporation for Atmospheric Research]] (UCAR) in [[Boulder, Colorado]], and sponsored by the [[NASA]] (National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://education.ssc.nasa.gov/globe.asp |title=Global Learning & Observations to Benefit the Environment |publisher=Education.ssc.nasa.gov |date=2012-01-30 |accessdate=2013-03-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302131701/http://education.ssc.nasa.gov/globe.asp |archivedate=2013-03-02 |df= }}</ref>), the [[NOAA]] (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]],<ref>[http://sos.noaa.gov/datasets/extras/globe.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927112814/http://sos.noaa.gov/datasets/extras/globe.html |date=September 27, 2010 }}</ref> ), and the [[National Science Foundation]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5466 |title=Funding - Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment - US National Science Foundation (NSF) |publisher=nsf.gov |date= |accessdate=2013-03-20}}</ref> through an inter-agency agreement signed in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://science.nasa.gov/media/medialibrary/2010/03/31/NOAA-NSF-NASA-IA-GLOBE_Program_Support-980407.pdf |title=Interagency Agreement |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2013-03-20}}</ref> The [[U.S. Department of State]] supports the work of the GLOBE Program internationally (see for example the agreement with Mexico<ref>https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/68324.pdf</ref>); many other organizations support the GLOBE Program in the US and around the world.
