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Does elevation affect snowfall?

Organization(s):Main Street Intermediate School
Country:United States of America
Student(s):Kayli Bergman
Grade Level:Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14)
GLOBE Teacher:Marcy Burns
Contributors:
Report Type(s):International Virtual Science Symposium Report
Protocols:Precipitation, Surface Temperature
Presentation Poster: View Document
Optional Badges:I am a Collaborator
Language(s):English
Date Submitted:03/10/2020
My research is about different cities in the United States and my school Main Street all within a latitude of 39-42 degrees north of the equator. I used the cities Breckenridge, Sandusky, Chicago, Fort Wayne, Park City, Pittsburgh, and my school Main Street. I got snowfall data for the cities and my school (in inches) and compared their elevation and amount of snow they got for the year of 2018, to see if elevation does affect snowfall. According to my data it shows that elevation does have an effect on snowfall.


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Manuela Salvado Muñoz
4 Years Ago
Congratulations!! Your report is very interesting because you have proposed ideas of community relevance such as the location of ski resort or a snow plow company. The report is well organized, clear and concise.
It would be a good idea to compare your results with those of other schools that are in the same latitude. Do you know other schools that are using the snow protocol?

Have you presented your work in your city? How would you divulge it?

Thank you and congratulations!!
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Student 4 of Marcy Burns Manuela Salvado Muñoz
4 Years Ago
Thank you for commenting on my project. To answer your first question, I do know schools that participate in globe, but I do not know if they are using the snow protocol. Unfortunately I have not been able to present my project to my city because of the stay at home order, but I have shared it with family and teachers. If I were to present it I would make a video to put on our school website. Last year I went to The University Of Toledo to present my project about elevation and surface temperature. I enjoyed doing this project because it relates to me. I enjoy skiing in the winter in high elevation.