1. The Global Sun Temperature Project By: The Seventh Grade Class And Ms. Isabel Ramos St. Francis Academy

2. About Our School How would you describe a school? Would you consider it a place of learning, a place for fun and friends, or a second home? Here, at St. Francis Academy, we have all of those wonderful aspects. This school is a place of learning and enjoyment. We are all one family in this Catholic, academic community. We participate in many tournaments that necessitate high intellectual characteristics. St. Francis Academy is a marvelous place to grow and to learn together with God.

3. Working at the Computer Lab

5. Data Table School NameCity State / ProvinceCountry Latitude (N or S) Longitude (W or E) Average Minutes of Sunlight Average Temperature (°C) Heritage Christian SchoolPort MacquarieNSWAustralia-31.4152.980219.2 Storm AcademySan AntonioTexasUSA28-1969724.4 Rukmini Devi Public SchoolDelhi India28.477.279728 KheradTehran Iran35.95163221.9 Kentfield SchoolRedwood CityCAUSA37-12262521 Saint Raphael SchoolLong Island CityNew YorkUSA40.7-746139 Central AcademyAnn ArborMichiganUSA42.1-83.46066.4 Aanestad HomelearnersLadysmith British ColumbiaCanada48.9-123.85739.4 Gimnazjum w JastkowieJastkowlubelskiePoland51.122.15613.2 Vastseliina Boarding SchoolVõrumaa Estonia57.427.25120.8 Complete list of data can be found on http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/tempproj3/07B/07Bdata_verified_en.htmlhttp://www.k12science.org/curriculum/tempproj3/07B/07Bdata_verified_en.html

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8. When the latitude of a country is near 0, the country’s location is close to the equator. Being close to it, the country receives more sunlight, thus the temperature rises. If the latitude is far from 0, the country receives less sunlight, therefore its temperature decreases. Now, we are able to relate Science with our map skills.