Let's Play Twenty Questions Using the Student Data Visualizations

  1. Find a GLOBE daily student data visualization dot map for current temperature. On this date, ____/_____/____, how many schools reported these data? _____________


  2. Enlarge the map on your screen so that the contiguous 48 states fill the screen but just barely. What is the total area shown on this map? ______km x _______km. Magnification _____.


  3. In which of these 48 states was the highest temperature reported on this day? ________


  4. The name of the school which reported these data is:_________________________________________in ______________________________________,___________________________.


  5. The location of this school is: latitude____________, longitude_______________.


  6. How many data has this school reported to the GLOBE Student Data Archive?________________


  7. Now go back to the student data visualization dot map. Look for a dot which is quite different in color from the surrounding dots. If none stand out, then look at different days until you find a dot that stands out. Is this dot colder or warmer than the surrounding dots? __________. About how many degrees different is it?


  8. The state in which this anomalous dot is located is __________________.


  9. The date of this datum is _____/_____/_____.


  10. The school which submitted this data is:_______________________________________________________.


  11. What do you think might have caused this school to report an anomalous dot? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


  12. How could your students communicate with this school and ask about their data? List three ways:________________________________,________________________________________________________,________________________________________. Which method would probably be the best for your students?_______________________


  13. How many schools in Maryland reported rainfall data for March 26, 1997?________________


  14. In how many countries did GLOBE schools report snow on the ground on Feb. 26, 1997? __________________. Which country had the most such reports?_______________________________________


  15. Identify two GLOBE schools which report hydrology data and which appear to be located on the same river. Their names are ________________________________________ and _______________________________________.


  16. What school has the most soil moisture data?_______________________________________________


  17. Identify a school which has taken a soil characterization profile. The schools name is: _______________________________in__________________________________,_______________.


  18. For which Land Cover/Biology measurements can you find visualizations of student data?__________________________________________________________________________________


  19. Find a GLOBE school where the cloud cover is broken clouds or overcast for most of March 1996. In what city and state or country is the school located? ___________________________,___________________________


  20. What GLOBE school that has reported data is closest to the North Pole?__________________________________________in_______________________,______________