The Global Sun Temperature Project is an Internet-based multidisciplinary project which will enrich a student's learning experience through "Unique and Compelling" applications of instructional technology. In particular, this project taps into some of the exciting applications of the Internet in education by having students collaborate in large numbers across great distances to determine how proximity to the equator affects average daily temperature and hours of sunlight. Please review the key dates listed below:
| STEPS | Key Dates All Dates 2008 |
| 1. | Read the Project Overview | |
| 2. | Registration Opens! - JOIN the Project! if you have not already done so. |
Sept. 29- Nov.14 |
| 3. | Project Begins! - Write the Class Letter of Introduction and submit it to the Discussion Area. |
Oct. 13- Nov. 14
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| 3a. | Optional Activities (highly
recommended) - Language Arts & Geography Activities - Submit photos of your class to the Student Gallery |
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| 4. | Conduct the Experiment - Record the Daily Temperature and Sunlight Readings & Find the Averages |
Nov. 17 - Nov. 21 |
| 5. | Submit the Temperature and
Sunlight Data - Submit data to the Project Data section. - The final Verified data will be ready for downloading by the end of the day on Dec. 4. |
Dec. 1 |
| 6. | Graph and Analyze the Results - Plot! Analyze! and Draw your Conclusions! |
Dec. 4 - Dec. 19 |
| 7. | Final Report - Write a Class Final Report sharing your conclusions and submit it to the Discussion Area |
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| 8. | Project Ends - See Dates for Next Run |
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