Group project

Group Project #1

When, Where, and Why do leaves change color in the fall?

Which Date Will The Fall Leaves Hit Their Peak in Washington?

Data to Collect

• What Town Are You Observing From?

• Which Date does the colors hit their peak?

• What Elevation Are You At?

• Was their a weather event that triggered it (first frost, really warm, too dry?)

• Is there a certain tree species that has more color than the others?

Stage 1 – Oct 9th until Nov 1st

• Post your response in the Group Thread

• Email your response to me as well, so I can track and record your credit.

Stage 2 – Nov 1st• Once the data is collected, I will email all of you

the final data results (pre-organized for your convenience) of the whole class and a map of where the observations took place.

• You analyze the results yourself to come to conclusions.

Stage 2 – Nov 1st

• Go back into the thread and offer your hypothesis about what factors affect color change including elevation, latitude, longitude, temperature, daylight hours, weather, or whatever else that has been noticed.

• Email me your final data analysis and a summary of how you developed your hypothesis.

Stage 3 – Nov 1st-10th

• Develop an experiment or data collection method that could test your hypothesis the following autumn to see if it is true.

• Email it to me.

100 Points Possible

• Stage 1 – Data Collection = 30 pts

• Stage 2 – Data Analysis and Hypothesis = 40 pts

• Stage 3 – Hypothesis Testing Plan = 30 pts