Have students draw a map of your school building and surrounding grounds. Compare your school's varying temperatures with today's official temperature. When we pick up the newspaper we're told the temperature of our city. However, as you've just discovered, temperatures vary considerably depending on location. Be careful not to confuse the predicted temperature given in a forecast with the day's actual temperature.
Most newspapers report the previous day's temperatures, but in small print.
Also, note that only the day's high and low temperatures are reported. Therefore, you should attempt to conduct your experiment at the warmest time of the day, usually between 2-3 pm. Print out the temperature chart . Periodically, go outside and measure the high temperatures in the place you've selected for your garden. Record daily the daily high and low temperatures that are published in your newspaper on the chart.