Name: _____________________
Date: ______________________
Make a Prediction:
Where in your school yard will the temperature be the warmest? Write your prediction in the space below.
Collect Data:
Your group will work at one of the locations that your class has decided to test. Describe the location and then record the temperature data you collect below.
What’s this location like?
(Describe in your own words.)
| What’s on the ground?
___ Trees ___ A garden ___ Grass ___ Soil ___ Asphalt ___ Concrete |
Is there sunshine? ___ Sun ___ Full Shade ___ Part shade |
Temperature data
Take temperature readings in degrees Celsius and then record them in the space below. Then take the average of the 5 measurements.)
Measurement #1: __________°C
Measurement #2: __________°C
Measurement #3: __________°C
Measurement #4: __________°C
Measurement #5: __________°C
AVERAGE: __________°C
(Add the five numbers and divide by five to get the average.)
Look at the data collected by all groups.
Where in your school yard was the temperature the warmest? Where was it the coolest? Why?