We are from Douglas Elementary School located at 42.01 Latitude and -71.44 Longitude. Our hypothesis was that temperatures and hours of sunlight will be stronger the closer you get to the equator. To test this hypothesis we collected data from schools across the world. Our next step was to graph the data.
We found out that the temperature was about the same at similar latitudes north and south of the equator. The temperature was greater closer to the equator. We were right.
The average daily sunlight surprised us. We found out the the more north you went, the more hours of daily sunlight was recorded. Now we think this is because of the tilt of the Earth on its axis. The Northern Hemisphere is closer to the sun than the southern hemisphere. Our next hypothesis is that if we plotted our data in October or November, the graph would be the opposite with the Southern Hemisphere having the most sunlight.
This was the first time our class has collected data from around the world and graphed it to test our hypothesis. It was exciting. We really are scientists!
We thought that adults doing this would have similar results. They may have different readings because their equipment would be better.
Next time we do this project, we would write to more schools and make friends that would last after the project is done.
Until next time,
Bye
Mrs. Manyak's fifth grade