Sunrise+Sunset+Lab

__ **End of the Year Lab Report:** __
 * Students will collect data throughout the year, recording the time of sunrise and sunset for each day on a data sheet (see below).


 * [|sunrisesunset.com] The site you should use to collect your data
 * Blank DataSheet[[file:data sheets.pdf]]
 * Blank DataSheet[[file:data sheets.pdf]]


 * At the end of each month(actual dates will be determined a week in advance), students will be asked to bring in that months completed data sheet to be checked for homework points. A blank sheet will be distributed.


 * All Completed Data Sheets should be kept in a safe place at home until students are asked to bring them to school. A folder is recommended.


 * Sometime in May, students will bring all 13 data sheets to class to begin working on their lab report.


 * The students will
 * write a purpose and introduction
 * write a hypothesis and procedure
 * do several calculations using their data.
 * analyze and interpret the data creating 3 different types of graphs.
 * recognize patterns/trends based on the data.
 * draw conclusions based on their data
 * relate their findings to real world situations and problems (seasons of the year, electricity-generating power plants, greenhouse gas production, and Global Warming)


 * The Lab Report will be approximately 25- 30 pages total.


 * All of the work for the report will be done in school.