Follow a protocol to collect data to assure that the results are accurate and reliable. Logistics Students record time and initial weather conditions, including air temperature and cloud cover. Working in pairs, students are assigned certain sampling points.
Students swap thermometers and proceed to next sampling point.
After sampling the final point, students record time and final weather conditions, including air temperature and cloud cover. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 9653672.