Part A
Type the city and state where you live (e.g., Hampton, VA) into this https://www.gps-latitude-longitude.com/ to get your latitude. Round off the latitude to the nearest whole number. Use your search engine to find another US city or town located on the same latitude. Pick a city or town and write it below. Your research paper will compare the weather and climate of this town and your hometown.
Part B
In this task, you will collect five days of weather data for each of your cities. Visit this https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate website, and click on the map for your city’s location. If your city is on the list that appears, skip to part 2. If it is not on the list, complete part 1 and then part 2.
If your city does not appear in the list, choose the closest city. Or enter the name for your city in the top left corner that reads Local forecast by “City, St.” You may choose to enter your zip code instead. Click Go. A page will appear that shows the name of a local weather station near your city. Click that name to go to the station’s web page. Scroll down until you see a heading "Additional Forecasts and Information". Click on "Local Climate" under this heading. Move on to part 2.
Select the name of your city or the nearest city. Under Product, select Climatology for a day. Under Timeframe, click the Archived Data button and click yesterday’s date. Click the Go button and review the data.
In the table below, record the max temperature, min temperature, total precipitation, and snowfall for that date. (If a column says “no significant weather,” record that in the table.)
Repeat this process until you have collected five days of past data. Follow the same process for your second city to fill in all the cells in the table.
Part C
The goal of your research paper is to compare the climate and weather of two cities on the same latitude. Your paper should answer these questions:
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Which of the three major climate zones (polar, temperate, and tropic) are these cities located in?
How is the climate of each city described?
Do these two cities have different climates?
What geological factors influence their climate and weather?
How did air mass movement influence these two cities during the week of data collection?
How do the climates of these two cities affect the people who live there in terms of food, clothing, and shelter?
Write down two additional questions your paper will address.
Part D
When writing a scientific paper, you want to find the most credible sources. Some websites present things as evidence that have not been proven scientifically. You must be able to identify reliable sites so the data in your paper is credible.
Only use sources that end in .edu (school and college websites) and .gov (government websites). Only use .org or .com sites if they are reliable. Sometimes students, not scientists, write content for .edu websites. Because the content might not be checked by scientists, read any .edu website carefully to determine whether it is reliable. When you review a source, ask yourself these questions:
Who authored the document?
Is this person a scientific expert in weather and climate?
What is the purpose of the document?
Does the article state opinions or does it rely on facts that can be proven by evidence?
When was the document written?
Do other credible sources support the statements in this document?
Write down two to three credible sources you will use to find information for your research paper. They can be books, magazines, websites, or other sources. For each source you find, write down one to two sentences explaining how the source will help you. Show how you will cite each source in a works cited page at the end of your paper using MLA (Modern Language Association) https://app.edmentum.com/content-delivery//resource/91c7319c-0250-4cab-a6d7-02867682a703