Frost

Frost

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This task is about reading infromation from a table.

Question 1Change answer

Leilani has plants in her garden that could be damaged by frost.
She used the following weather forecasts to decide whether to protect her garden from overnight frost damage.
 
  Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Temperature
at 10pm
 6 °C 2 °C 4 °C 8 °C 3 °C 5 °C 3 °C
Cloud cover clear clear cloudy clear cloudy cloudy clear
a)  On which two nights would Leilani be most likely to protect her garden from frost?
     Think about the temperature and the cloud cover.
 
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday and SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
b) Why is protection needed most on these nights?
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online.
Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
Science, Communicating in science, Living World, Planet Earth
Keywords: 
interacting systems, weather, data interpretation, table interpretation
Description of task: 
Students are provided with data showing the temperature and the cloud cover over a one week period. Students use this information to identify the two nights that would be the best to protect plants outside from possible frost damage and also to identify why protection is needed on such nights.
Curriculum Links: 
Science capabilities
The capabilities focus is brought about by the conversations you have and the questions you ask.
 
Capability: Interpret representations
This resource provides opportunities to discuss reading data from a table.
Science capabilities: 
Interpret representations
Making Better Sense: 
Features
Answers/responses: 
 

Y8 (12/1997)
a) Monday and Saturday 2 correct – difficult

1 correct – easy
b) Any answer which conveys an understanding of the fact that the combination of cold temperature and clear/cloudless overhead conditions are most likely to result in frost. difficult
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Analysis of responses

a)

% of each day chosen as an answer.
Monday – 32%
Tuesday – 9%
Wednesday – 8%
Thursday – 29%
Friday – 1.5%
Saturday – 13%
Sunday – 7.5%