The Global Sun/Temperature Project

The questions below are some fun and interesting questions for follow-up discussions and explorations:

• List the latitude and longitude of a friend in a different country of the world.
• Locate an island you would like to visit, then list its name, latitude and longitude.
• 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?
• Form a hypothesis as to why temperatures vary at different latitudes. How could you test your hypothesis?
• At which latitudes are the number of sunlight hours greatest?  Least?  Why?
• Is there a relationship between the number of sunlight hours and latitude? Could you graph the relationship, if any?
• How important is accuracy of measurements in this experiment? Were there any possibilities for inaccurate measurements in your experiment? What might they be?
• 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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