User:Gbeeker/24 Hour Temperature Cycle

Student 1: 	Greg				Student 2: 	Alyssa			   Date  6/5/2010 24-Hour Temperature Cycle on Earth Your Task #1 Which part of the day is coldest? Sunrise Use the rotating earth simulation to test your answer: http://edutech.msu.edu/pd/24hourTemp/RotatingEarth.html -	suggestion - have a graph of temperature over time (but that might be too easy or hard) Your Task #2 How do these metaphors relate to the coldest time of the day? 	Turning on a light switch	- light on at sunrise / off sunset only 	Boiling a pot of water on the stove – gradual Which metaphor is closer to temperature on earth? - Boiling Why isn’t it coldest at midnight? - takes all night to cool down

Your Task #3 View this climate information for Lansing, Michigan. http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/united-states/michigan/lansing/ Which month is hottest in Lansing? July In June we have the longest days and the sun is highest in the sky. So why isn’t June the hottest month? (Use the metaphor if that is helpful) Because of the cumulative effect of gradual warming.

Homework Why is it coolest at sunrise? Because of the cumulative effect of heat loss at night.

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