The competition provides students and teachers with a unique opportunity to explore the capabilities of the “GLOBE Observer” mobile app through cloud and atmosphere condition observations. Participants will use their mobile phone cameras to take photos
of interesting clouds, which will be part of an “Art” activity within the STE(A)M framework.
Children will have the opportunity to explore technology and discover how it can serve a purpose, with contribution as citizen scientists to a better understanding of planet Earth as a system. By taking photos with their mobile cameras, children will focus their attention on nature, capturing clouds in the sky with an artistic touch. Any type of cloud
or interesting meteorological phenomenon is welcome!
The main goals of this competition are for children, together with their
school/kindergarten teachers and peers, to pay attention to and explore the world around them, and to raise awareness of everyday scientific opportunities, especially related to nature, weather conditions, atmospheric conditions, and cloud observation.
The activity also contributes to lifelong learning for elementary school teachers and kindergarten teachers in an engaging and meaningful way.
Observing clouds and atmosphere conditions plays a crucial role in understanding our environment. Through observation, children learn to recognize different types of clouds and weather phenomena, which helps them develop critical thinking and scientific literacy. This activity encourages them to become more attentive observers of the world around them, raising awareness of changes in nature and their impact on daily life.
This activity encourages learning based on exploration and creativity, integrates meteorological concepts, and promotes scientific methodology in observing and recording data. Given that the competition will involve preschool and school children, part of the work will be carried out by teachers/kindergarten teachers according to the possibilities of involving the children.

“Look Up-Cloud Hunters 2025” is based on the methodology of the international GLOBE Program and uses the NASA GLOBE Observer App.