St. James Sun Globe St. James Sun Globe ProjectProject

By: AD, KM, CM, MM, KLBy: AD, KM, CM, MM, KL

With additional assistance With additional assistance from other teams in our classfrom other teams in our class

A little info about our schoolA little info about our school

Facts About Our SchoolFacts About Our School

Location-Johnson City, New York USALocation-Johnson City, New York USAGrade Level- 4-8 GradeGrade Level- 4-8 GradeLatitude- 42.1Latitude- 42.1 DegreesDegrees NorthNorthLongitude-76 Degrees WestLongitude-76 Degrees WestOur school was built in October 12, Our school was built in October 12,

19371937 We have 3 stories in our building.We have 3 stories in our building. We have radiators for heating.We have radiators for heating. We also have fans for coolingWe also have fans for cooling

More FactsMore Facts

Our school is 4-8 gradesOur school is 4-8 grades We are offered art, music, physical We are offered art, music, physical

education, Spanish and religion as education, Spanish and religion as well as our normal courseswell as our normal courses

There are also clubs such as chorus, There are also clubs such as chorus, Science Club and intramurals (after Science Club and intramurals (after school gym)school gym)

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Rukmini Devi Public SchoolMs. Shilpa KhannaDelhi Delhi India 11/13/2007 28.4 797 77.2 797 28Saint Rose of LimaMr. S. CasquarelliRockaway Beach, NYCNew York USA 11/13/2007 40 613 -73 613 10Gimnazjum w JastkowieMajewska, PiskorskaJastkow lubelskie Poland 11/13/2007 51.1 561 22.1 561 3.2Vastseliina Boarding SchoolKrista Kõlli, Bianka Pihla, Malle Künnapuu, Heili Võrumaa Võrumaa Estonia 11/17/2007 57.4 512 27.2 512 0.8Kherad Mohajerani Tehran Tehran Iran 11/14/2007 35.9 632 51 632 21.9Heritage Christian SchoolMrs HazelgrovePort Macquarie NSW Australia 11/15/2007 -31.4 802 152.9 802 19.2JOSEPH A DEPAOLOMRS. KENEFICKSouthigton CT. USA 11/16/2007 14.6 609 -72.8 609 9.4Storm AcademeyGilberto MedinaSan Antonio Texas USA 11/14/2007 28 697 -19 697 24.4Kentfield SchoolMs. JohnRedwood City CA USA 11/12/2007 37 625 -122 625 21

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How we did the projectHow we did the project In order to do this project, two students took a In order to do this project, two students took a

digital thermometer and went outside to digital thermometer and went outside to determine the temperature each day. Then each determine the temperature each day. Then each of the students recorded the temperature in their of the students recorded the temperature in their data table. data table.

It was everyone’s responsibility to find out how It was everyone’s responsibility to find out how many minutes of daylight each day and report to many minutes of daylight each day and report to the class so that information could be recorded the class so that information could be recorded on the data tables.on the data tables.

When we were collecting our data, we were When we were collecting our data, we were surprised that each day there were fewer surprised that each day there were fewer minutes of sunlight.minutes of sunlight.

What we discoveredWhat we discovered Each student in our class selected a school from Each student in our class selected a school from

the list of participating schools.the list of participating schools. The location of the 28 schools was marked on The location of the 28 schools was marked on

the huge world map which takes up one wall of the huge world map which takes up one wall of our downstairs hallway.our downstairs hallway.

We sent emails to each of our chosen schoolsWe sent emails to each of our chosen schools We have not heard from all of them yet.We have not heard from all of them yet. We divided into teams of 4 and worked with We divided into teams of 4 and worked with

excel to look for trends in the data in the final excel to look for trends in the data in the final verified database. verified database.

We noticed that the further a school was from the We noticed that the further a school was from the equator, the less sunlight it received.equator, the less sunlight it received.

What we likedWhat we liked

Using different instrumentsUsing different instruments Working in teamsWorking in teams Checking out other schoolsChecking out other schools Using the computersUsing the computers Making graphs of real dataMaking graphs of real data Writing emails to other schoolsWriting emails to other schools Using our map skills to locate other schoolsUsing our map skills to locate other schools Thank you for taking a look at our informationThank you for taking a look at our information