Investigation Protocol
Note for teachers: if you work with a group of students, please check the If You Work As a Group file.
- Read Where in the world is anything? to learn about geographical coordinates and Time Zones and UTC.
- Collect basic environmental data* about your community.
To find this data, check online sources like weather sites or your town’s website which might contain environmental information. Maps are a great resource as well.
Use our table and tips (see Collecting Data) to find the information you’ll need.
You will be able to view and compare everyone else’s data along with your own. - Enter your findings in the Report Form.
- Analyze the data.
Go to the project’s Findings page and, using the charts, try to find answers to questions from the Working with Data file.
* What’s data?
Data are facts, statistics, or information that are collected for reference or for analysis. Data is plural; a single fact, number, or piece of information is a
datum.