1. HOW DO SHADE TREES AFFECT temperature OF AREAS ON OUR PLAYGROUND?

2. QUESTION
How do shade trees affect temperature of areas on our playground?

3. Purpose
The purpose of my investigation is to determine if the shade trees affect the temperature around our playground. This is important to know because let’s say you just ran a mile, but your not at your house ,but your near a park . The park has a bench that you want to sit down on. One is in the shade and one is in the sun. You would want to know which is cooler so you won’t be so sweaty.

4. HYPOTHESIS
I HYPOTHESIZE THAT SHADE TREES WILL EFFECT THE TEMPERATURE AROUND MY SCHOOLS PLAYGROUND. I believe this because the shade and the tress will block the sun, and there will be no sun shining to make it hot . The shade trees will at least make the temperature go down, and it will get cooler.

5. PROCEDURE

6. THEMOMETER SHADE TREES
MATERIALS
THEMOMETER SHADE TREES

7. Variables RESPONDING: TEMPERATURE MANIPULATED: PLACE STANDING
CONSTANT:
AMOUNT OF TIME STANDING IN SUN
AMOUNT OF TIME STANDING IN SHADE
METHOD OF MEASURING TEMPERATURE

8. DIRECTION 1. GATHER MATERIALS 2. MEASURE TEMPERATURE. RECORD.
MOVE INTO DIRECT SUN. STAND FOR 3 MINUTES.
MEASURE WHAT TEMPERATURE IS UNDER THE TREE. RECORD.
REPEAT STEPS 2-4 USING DIFFERENT AREAS.
REPEAT STEPS 2-5 FOUR MORE TIMES.

9. TEMPERATURE - DEGREES CELSIUS
DATA CHART
TEMPERATURE - DEGREES CELSIUS
TRIAL 1
TRIAL 2
TRIAL 3
TRIAL 4
TRIAL 5
AVERAGE
DIRECT SUNLIGHT 13 10 19 11
12.6
UNDER
TREE 12 14 5
10.2

11. CONCLUSION
My hypothesis was correct. Shade trees did effect the temperature in direct sunlight and standing in the shade. The average temperature in the direct sun was degrees Celsius. Standing under a shade tree, the average temperature was 10.2 degrees. If I had to do this project again I would not change nothing.