Heating our Planet

This week we will be working with several labs that demonstrate how different parts of our planet heat at different rates.

Does the angle the sun hits the Earth affect how it is heated?

    SHINE A LIGHT ON EARTH LAB

Do land and water heat at different rates?

   HEATING LAND VS WATER LAB

Do dark colored surfaces heat differently than light colored surfaces?

   EARTH's AIR CONDITIONING LAB

We will incorporate graphing as a way to analyze our data.  What can the graphs show us?