We did our graphs in class today. We noticed that the further you go away from the equator, the "high" temperature go down. We noticed some variation in temperature at many latitudes. We thought this might be due to the effect of the Atlantic Ocean or Great Lake. We have this in Cleveland sometimes, but we also read about it in our Science book.
We were surprised to see that the number of minutes of sunlight was greater as you moved away from the equator. Before this study, we thought that if the temperature was warmer, there would be more sunlight. During this project we learned how to read a thermometer. We learned how to figure averages, and we figured out how many minutes of sunlight we had each day. We learned how to use the references on the Global Temperature Project website to convert temperature from F to C. We looked up the Sunrise and Sunset for Cleveland on there too. We found out that each day we had a few more minutes of sunlight.
Our temperature during the project was very "up and down." The first
day was close to 72 degrees F, the next was closer to 52 degrees F. This
is how our weather is, but we learned that much of this is due to the Lake
Effect, because the water is cooler right now. Then the air blows over
the water and gives us cooler temperatures sometimes. We hope everyone
else enjoyed the project too.