Data Science Learning: Effects of Solar Eclipse on Earth Temperatures

Data Science Learning: Effects of Solar Eclipse on Earth TemperaturesMath · Middle School Math · Grades 5–8Activity

Students will learn to sort and filter raw data to meet specific criteria, and then use their new dataset to graph temperatures over time for a single reporting site during the eclipse.

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