School Microclimates field work

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School Microclimates field work

• You will
• Collect data in the field
• Consider what factors can affect the data
  collected in the field
• Locate a bench for Mr G to have his cup of tea
  based upon evidence
• Construct questions for investigation

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Where is the best place within the school grounds
for a bench for Mr W to have a cup of tea at
break time?

1. Write/type the question above.
2. Write a couple of paragraphs outlining the aims
   of this study, you should include some
   information about microclimates here.
3. Look at the data collection sheets and write down
   4 sub questions you could investigate using the
   data you will collect.
4. Look at the map of the sites, describe the sites
   and their locations.

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Data collection

• Consider carefully how we collected the
  information.
• Write a paragraph on where we collected the
  information and why we went to those places.
• For each of the following say exactly HOW we
  collected that information (mentioning the
  instruments and how they worked) and WHY we
  collected that information
• Temperature
• Wind speed
• Wind direction
• Weather
• Aspect
• Cloud cover
• Ground covering
• Say what problems you had collected the
  information and what limitations there are for
  our methods