1. Yes, latitude did affect the results. The schools closer to the equator produced more calories, than those did that were farther away from the equator

2. Schools closest to equator had a greater temperature change than those further from the equator did because the sun gives more direct heat to the equator than it does to the other regions.

3. Latitudes closer to the equator the more the sun gives heat. Longitude had no effect on the production of solar energy.

4. The best place to live would be near the equator where the sun is giving more heat.

5. Yes,latitude and the angle to the sun are related. The sun gives off more heat to the regions that are closest to the equator. The angle to the sun was greater for the schools that were located closer to the equator.

6. If you were to conduct this experiment in winter the sun would give off less energy because of the tilt of the earth.

1. Latitude does have an effect on the solar energy absorbed. Longitude

does not have an effect on the solar energy absorbed.

2. The latitudes closest to the equator have the greatest change in

temperature. The latitudes farthest away from the equator have the least

effect on the temperature change. The sun is more direct at the latitudes closest to the equator.

3. No relationship between longitude and the availability of solar energy.

4. The best place to live to rely on solar energy would be near the equator.

5. Yes. The angle of the sun is greater in latitudes closer to the equator.

6. The tilt of the earth would be different and therefore the angle of the sun would be different. The amounts of solar energy produced would be different, probably less.

Brendan Murphy

Sheryyl Vormittag

Our Lady of Ransom School

Niles Il 60071

OLR 5th grade science

First of all we would like to give a hearty thanks to Nonno Gugliemo (Grandpa Gugliemo) inArgentina who volunteered to do the same experiment at the same time so that we could campare our data with his.

Our project was part of an overall project started by a middle school in Paterson, NJ. We along with several other middle schools around the world set up the same solar collection experiments on or around the same days of the year. From this data we then answers some questions about the solar energy collected. If you would like to read the official guidelines for the experiment please visit the web site at: https://www.angelfire.com/on2/sunergy/index.html.

Everyone in the fifth grade wrote their own answers to the concluding questions, however I couldn't put up everyones answers. What we did as a comprimise is to have two students consult with the two fifth grade classes and write a final repot on our finding that would summarize everyones' views.

Below is the final report and our data as well as the data from Nonno Gugliemo.

In all, latitude and longitude did effect the the availability of solar energy. In Niles, IL. In April we are not very close to the equator so we do not have as much sunlight. If we were closer to the equator we would get a little more sunlight. The best place to get solar energy would be somewhere close to 0 degrees latitude. It would be ther because there they get more direct sunlight. If we did this experiment 6 months from now the results would be slightly changed I think.