Central Elementary (5th
grade), Calhoun, LA, USA
We are the 5th grade gifted science class
at Central Elementary in Calhoun, LA, USA. Our latitude is 32 degrees
north.
During the Sun Times Project, we measured the temperature and daylight
minutes. We averaged each. To measure daylight minutes, we went online and
got the sunrise and sunset times for one year. To get the temperature, we
set up a weather station and checked the temperature daily for the
assigned week.
We learned that the cities that are closer to the equator receive more
sunlight minutes, because they receive more direct rays than cities
further from the equator. Some of these cities along the equator are in
different biomes and that makes a difference too. We made graphs on the
computer using Apple Works and found the lines of best fit to interpret
our results.
Next time we would like to try this project in the sun not shade. Also we
want to e-mail different schools and ask them questions about their
schools. We really had fun with this project.
E-mail:
carlisle@opsb.mail.net
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