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=Have NYC winters been getting weirder?=

Part 1/2 - Setup a Dropbox

 * 1) The computer will be able to loose your work for a couple weeks
 * 2) Use dropbox.com so you can have a safe place to put your work
 * 3) Go to website
 * 4) Create an account
 * 5) Upload your work at the end of the class everyday

Part 1 - Setup the research DUE 2/01

 * 1) Open Microsoft Word, everything we do for this part will be in word.
 * 2) Write your hypothesis:
 * 3) I think that the weather  getting weirder in New York City because . . . ..
 * 4) Review previous research:
 * 5) Find two articles (from 2012-2013) that support your hypothesis on the internet
 * 6) Copy and paste the URL
 * 7) Write a 3 sentence summary for your article
 * 8) Design your research
 * 9) What data do you need to figure out the answer. You can set this up however you want.
 * 10) To help get you started here is what we talked about in class on Tuesday:
 * 11) Looking at just winter months Nov-Feb
 * 12) Monthly Temperature Data (Max and Min for the month, average monthly temp, average max and min)
 * 13) Monthly Precipitation Data (average daily or total for the month)
 * 14) If you want another place to look try here, this is the data set we are going to use, so you can see what else is available
 * 15) Make bullet list telling me how what data your going to need.
 * 16) Meet with me to go over your plan

Part 2 - Collect the Data Due 2/6

 * 1) Start Excel, your are going to collect your data here
 * 2) Open a browser to wunderground's historical data center
 * 3) Set the location to Ridgewood, NY set date to January 30 2013
 * 4) Click submit
 * 5) Change it to MonthlyData
 * 6) Ask me for help with the data you need and how to put it into excel
 * 7) Gather all the data you need
 * 8) Ask me for help with the formulas

Part 3 - Analyze the Data Due 2/08

 * 1) Look at your graphs together and figure out whether or not they support your hypothesis

Part 4 - Publish the Results Due 2/11

 * 1) Use the template below to write a short research paper