Student(s): ___________________________________ Date: __________________
Directions: Use a WWW browser such as Netscape to access the file lesson.html in the file GLtemperature (go to File, drag down to Open File, navigate to the file lesson.html). Use the procedure there to compete this activity.
Answer sheet:
1. Predictions:
a. ________________________________________________________________
b.________________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________________
d.________________________________________________________________
2. How accurate are the temperatures represented on the images?
What things might threaten the accuracy of the images?
3. Describe the locations of your five selected sites.
a. ________________________________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________________
d. _______________________________________________________________
e. ________________________________________________________________
4. Data Table - Develop a data table for your temperature data from each of the five sites.
5. Graph your data. Use a different color or symbol for each site. Include a key for your colors or symbols.
6. What observation can you make from your graph? What predictions were correct? Incorrect?
7. What information would be helpful in understanding the changes in temperature?
8. What was the depth of each of your sites? How did this affect the temperature changes?
9. Did you observe any anomalies (data that did not fit the pattern)? Describe them.
10. What are some possible explanations for the anomalies?