Microclimate StudyLeom Sheng Teng(13),Tan Zhong Yi(21),

Jovan Lee(09), Caleb Low(16)2i2

HypothesisPlaces with more shade have lower temperatures and places without shade have higher temperatures.

Procedure of FieldworkDates:28/1/14 and 4/2/14

No.of readings: 2

Equipment: Atmospheric Conditions Datalogger

Places:

A - Top floor of Multi-storey Carpark (shaded fire hydrant)

B - Garden outside printing centre (centre)

C - Open space between canteen and Block C (centre)

D - Terraces (centre)

E - Field (flag pole)

F - Running Track (100m start line)

G - Fountain area outside General Office

OpenShade

Data

Analysis

• For both days, the average temperature of the areas with shade is lower than the average temperature of the areas without shade, as can be seen from the table.

Sites/Day

Sites with shade A, B and G (average temperature)

Sites without shadeC, D, E, F(average temperature)

1 28.9 degrees C 31.5 degrees C

2 30.1 degrees C 32.3 degrees C

• Hypothesis supported

• Site D has unusually low temperature on Day 1. The temperature of Day 2 for Site D is about 2 degree C higher than the temperature of Day 1.

• The temperature of Day 2 for the different sites is also generally higher than the temperature for Day 1.

• This may be because of cloud cover and other factors. There were a lot of clouds on Day 1 but less clouds on Day 2.

Analysis

• Presence of clouds changes quite quickly at times, affecting temperature and hence the accuracy of results.

• Forgot the exact spot we took temperature during the first round, therefore the places we took the temperature during the second round differed, causing results to be a bit unreliable and inaccurate.

• Too quick in taking temperature and forgot to wait for temperature to stabilize before taking down the data.

• People’s shadow blocking the thermometer at times.

Problems and Challenges

• Readings taken at the same places but on two different days may cause the results to be affected, as wind speed and cloud cover will differ.

• In order to take accurate readings, we must wait for the temperature to stabilize first before recording down data

• We should take more readings so that our results can be more reliable. We will then be able to check on our results to confirm that it is accurate.

3 things I know better...

• What is the actual name of the instrument we used?

• Does amount of surrounding vegetation (eg. garden vs track) affect the ambient temperature?

2 Questions

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