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The Global Sun/Temperature Project
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Project
Questions/Explorations
The questions
below are some fun and interesting questions for follow-up discussions
and explorations:
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List the latitude and longitude of
a friend in a different country of the world.
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Locate an island you would like to visit,
then list its name, latitude and longitude.
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Pick a different location from where you are.
Based on the data submitted from other schools, predict what the temperature
would be at that location. Would it be higher or lower than what you found
at your location? Why?
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Form a hypothesis as to why temperatures vary
at different latitudes. How could you test your hypothesis?
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At which latitudes are the number of sunlight
hours greatest? Least? Why?
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Is there a relationship between the number
of sunlight hours and latitude? Could you graph the relationship, if any?
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How important is accuracy of measurements
in this experiment? Were there any possibilities for inaccurate measurements
in your experiment? What might they be?
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What would you change if you could repeat
the experiment?
Suggestions for additional discussion
questions will be gladly accepted! Contact the project
leader with your suggestion.
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