Cycle 4 – Focus Problem
Write over all the blue italic words.
The following table shows the daily high temperature for … (Random City, Random Month, and 6 Random Years). (complete the table with your data)
Get data from Weather Underground History (make sure you click View after changing the date)!
September | 1970 | 1985 | 1991 | 2004 | 2009 | 2020 |
1 | 71 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
2 | 84 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
3 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
4 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
5 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
6 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
7 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
8 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
9 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
10 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
11 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
12 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
13 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
14 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
15 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
16 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
17 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
18 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
19 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
20 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
21 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
22 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
23 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
24 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
25 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
26 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
27 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
28 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
29 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
30 | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP | HIGH TEMP |
MEAN | MEAN TEMP | MEAN TEMP | MEAN TEMP | MEAN TEMP | MEAN TEMP | MEAN TEMP |
STANDARD DEVIATION | SD TEMP | SD TEMP | SD TEMP | SD TEMP | SD TEMP | SD TEMP |
The mean temperature has been calculated for this month in each of the years and is included in the table. The standard deviation for this month has also been calculated for each year and is included in the table.
The following graph shows that the mean daily high temperature … (include graph and explain what it shows).
The following graph shows that the standard deviation in daily high temperatures … (include graph and explain what it shows).
When considered together, these graphs … (explain what the graphs show when considered together).
Another measure we might consider to analyze the temperatures is … (choose another way to investigate the temperatures, and include data and analysis here).
Cycle 4 – Focus Problem Rubric
| BELOW EXPECTATIONS | MEETS EXPECTATIONS | EXCEEDS EXPECTATION |
Mechanics | Numerous spelling errors. Grammatical and punctuation mistakes make reading of solution difficult. | Few spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors. | No spelling errors. No punctuation errors. No grammatical mistakes. |
Data | Temperature data are not complete. | Temperature data are complete but not well organized. | Temperature data are complete and well organized. |
Means | The mean is not correctly calculated for each year. | The mean is correctly calculated for each year, but the trend is not well explained. | The mean is correctly calculated for each year and the trend is well explained. |
Standard Deviation | The standard deviation is not correctly calculated for each year. | The standard deviation is correctly calculated for each year, but the trend is not well explained. | The standard deviation is correctly calculated for each year and the trend is explained. The trend is also explained in conjunction with the trend in the means. |
Another Method | No other data or analysis is included. | Some other temperature data are included but either are nor analyzed or are not analyzed correctly. | Some other temperature data are included and analyzed correctly. |
Cycle Question | Solution does not address the question “What else can we do?” | Some effort is made to explain what else we can do to investigate temperature change. | Solution thoroughly explains an idea for what else we can do to investigate temperature change. |
Total Points: 18
