Purpose:
The children graph the changes in temperature to determine which changes least, most.
Materials:
thermometers for each team of children
containers for water
data sheets/graph paper
Procedure:
1. Prepare containers one with water and one with soil.
2. Set the containers outside in the morning and record temperature. Be sure to record air temperature.
3. Take another temperature reading at the end of the day.
4. Take another reading in the morning.
5. Graph the results.
Questions:
1. Which environment changed the most?
2. Which environment changed the slowest?
3. What conclusions can you draw from this data?