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Student Final Report Instructions


All schools should submit one short report explaining what they have learned from the project. The report does not have to be long; one or two paragraphs is sufficient.    You should include: 

  • School Name, Location, Grade and/or Subject Area
  • Final Conclusions (Students should base their conclusions using the data collected by all project participants)
    • Why do some areas of the earth receive more sunlight than others?
    • Why are some places hotter than others?
    • How did you interpret your results?
  • Graphs, files, etc. (You can attach them to the Discussion Board)
  • Additional questions to consider:
    • What was something new that you learned?
    • What would you do differently next time?
    • Or look at the extra Project Questions.
  • OPTIONAL Language Arts activity: please include what you learned in the final report.
How to Submit:
   Final Reports should be submitted to the Final Reports conference area of the Discussion Area. Click on the words "Final Reports" and then "Post" to submit your Final Report.
Be sure to write Final Report from Your School, Your Town, Your State, YourCountry (e.g.: Final Report from Kennedy Middle School, Newark, NJ, USA) in the subject of your message
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In the last couple of weeks of the project, the project leader will select the best or most interesting reports from the Discussion Area and post those reports as separate web pages in the Student Area section on the main page.

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