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Project Overview

Welcome to The Sun Times, The Global Sun/Temperature Project, where students and classes of any age from around the world are welcome to participate. There is NO fee to participate in this project. After reading the overview, please review the schedule to see if you are able to participate and then register for the project below.

In this project, schools determine how proximity to the equator affects average daily temperature and hours of sunlight. Students record their daily temperature and number of hours of sunlight per day over a period of a week (the week is April 29 - May 3, 2002 for this round). After collecting the data, the classes then submit their data to our online database and compare and contrast their temperature and sunlight data with results from classes all over the globe. Additionally, during the project you will be able to contribute to an online Discussion Area with other participating schools. You'll be able to discuss your class theories concerning your results when they become available.

Registration is now CLOSED, but you can always prepare for the next run. (see below) During this run, participants must do the actual science experiment (collect the data) during the week of:

April 29 - May 3, 2002

If you decide to participate in the project, we ask that you submit ALL of the following:

Register for the project on this web site
A letter of Introduction from your school or class posted to the Discussion Area
Required data from the science experiment
Final report, conclusions, or "lessons learned" by students after the experiment has been performed

Please do not participate in the project unless you are committed to submitting ALL of the above information. Additionally, during the project you will be able to contribute to an online Discussion Area with other participating schools. You'll be able to discuss your class theories concerning your results when they become available. There is also an optional Language Arts Activity that you can do in conjunction with the science experiment.

Schedule (All dates are for the year 2002)

Note: This is the general schedule. Once you have decided to participate in this project, you will need to review the detailed Project Timeline linked off of the homepage.

March 4	Open Registration
March 18 - April 26	Project Starts! - Submit your Letters of Introduction to the Discussion Area. - Start the optional Language Arts activities.
April 29 - May 3, 2002	Do the Science Experiment
May 8	Deadline for submitting data to be included in the checked database. Unchecked data base available.
May 9	Checked database (sorted by latitude) ready for downloading.
May 24	Deadline for submitting class final reports.
May 24	Selected class final reports published in the Student Area.

Registration Information

Click the clipboard to the LEFT to register. This lets us know of your commitment to participate in the Project.

Registration is now closed!!

If you are an Alliance+ teacher or have participated in the Savvy Cyber Teacher^® Course, please contact the Project Leader for information about participating during this run.

The Sun Times, the Global Sun/Temperature Project will also run from September - December, 2002. Click HERE for more information.