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Earth’s Tilt

Homework Assignment

Due Tuesday 3/17

15 point Graded Assignment

Turn in on Google Classroom!

Step 1: Choose a location

Think of a place that you would like to explore, and then look up the LATITUDE at that location.

Then, look up some information about the climate in that region and other important factors that might influence the weather (ex. Mountains, large bodies of water, etc).

Record this information on your paper

Step 2: Collect Data at our Current Tilt

Use Explore Learning to collect hours of daylight data at the Earth’s current tilt of 23.5 degrees.

Fill out the data table on your worksheet.

Step 3: Collect Data at a new Tilt

Here’s the fun part! Imagine that the tilt of the Earth was different. Choose a new tilt (must be more than 10 degrees more or less than our current tilt).

Use Explore Learning to collect hours of daylight data at your the new tilt. Remember to keep latitude the same!!

Fill out the data table on your worksheet.

Step 4: Description of Change

Now use the data you collected to predict how you think the climate at your location would change at the new tilt.

Focus on how hours of daylight would change temperatures and where the sun would appear at different times of the year.

Try to note some of the specific things you mentioned before (precipitation, temperature, etc) and how they might be different.

Have fun with it!