The students will:
-measure the temperature and the number of minutes of sunlight per day over a common week
-compare and contrast their results with classes from all over the world
-use the information gathered to determine how proximity to the equator affects average temperature and hours of sunlight.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES:
By completing the global sun temperature poject the students will:
-pursue open-ended problems and extended problem solving projects.
-investigate and formulate questions from problem situations.
-represent situations verbally, numerically, graphically, geometrically, or symbolically.
-use estimation
-develop tables and graphs
-use statistical methods to describe, analyze, evaluate, and make decisions
-connect mathematics to other subjects and to the world outside the classroom
FLORIDA SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS:
MA.A.3.3, MA.A.4.3, MA.A.5.3, MA.B.1.3, MA.B.2.3, MA.B.3.3, MA.B.4.3, MA.D.2.3, MA.E.1.3,
MA.E.2.3, MA.E.3.3
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT:
Limited access to computers will be addressed by having the students work cooperatively, scheduling access to the computers, and having group leaders input information.