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Jacob Pastorik Period 3. Background  I first started thinking about shark attacks, and then what might factor into an unprovoked attack. I thought that.

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1 Jacob Pastorik Period 3

2 Background  I first started thinking about shark attacks, and then what might factor into an unprovoked attack. I thought that temperature might have something to do with it, so I started from there.

3 Hypothesis  In my experiment, I was comparing the temperature of a certain body of water, and the occurrences of shark attacks in that certain temperature range. I predicted that the higher the temperature, the more likely that a shark attack will occur.

4 Data Temperature of waterNumber of Shark Attacks 10-19C Degrees (50-59F)2 20-29C Degrees (60-69F)3 30-39C Degrees (70-79F)6

5 Graph

6 Graph#2

7 Conclusion  The data as well as the graph support the fact that Shark attacks are more likely in warmer water, since the number of shark attacks are more frequent in the 30-39C degree water than it is in the 10- 19C and 20-29C degree water.

8 Extension  There is a lot to build on this project. If I had more time, I would explore other factors that could contribute to shark attacks, such as the species of the shark, or the certain season the attack occurred. Although this project answers one question, it still leaves several others unanswered about shark attacks.

9 Resources  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal,_unpro voked_shark_attacks_in_the_United_States-- shark attack list http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal,_unpro voked_shark_attacks_in_the_United_States-  http://www.tropicalweather.net/Florida_water_t emps.htm --Florida beach water temperatures http://www.tropicalweather.net/Florida_water_t emps.htm  http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/spac.html -- California beach water temperatures http://www.tropicalweather.net/Hawaii_water_t emps.htm -- Hawaii beach water temperatures http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/spac.html http://www.tropicalweather.net/Hawaii_water_t emps.htm


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