Penobscot Bay Temperature Data (xlsx)

How does air temperature compare to surface water temperature in Penobscot Bay? How can you use a graph to visualize the differences? This file includes data from several days during a week in mid-October, 2012.

Types of Instruction: 

  • Data Activity, Data Interpretation, Data Practice, Data Work

Grades: 

  • 6, 7, 8, 9+

Subjects: 

  • Earth Science

Topics: 

  • Earth's Surface Systems, Weather and Climate

Statistical Concepts: 

  • Correlation, Time series

Skills: 

  • analyzing data, Correlations, graphing data, interpreting data, organizing data, representing data, Time series
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Penobscot Bay Temperature Data (xlsx)

Data Set for: 

Practice correlating: Pen Bay Buoy Air-Water Temperature data
Practice time series: Pen Bay Buoy Air-Water Temperature data