Why Is Alaska So Cool?
(When the days are so long?)

A Series of Math and Science
Investigations in Sunlight Intensity
using Excel, Graphing Calculators and CBLs

Activity 4: Observing Sky Conditions

Guiding Question:	How can daytime sky conditions be described?
Description:	This activity is designed to help students differentiate between different types of cloud cover that might affect the intensity of the sunlight reaching the surface of the earth.
Objective:	After completing this lesson, a student should be able to observe and characterize the different levels of cloud cover during daylight hours.
Teaching Strategies:	The students should look at the cloud cover in the sky over a period of days and discuss the types of cloud cover. In addition, they could try to assign a percentage to the level of cloud cover of the sky. The purpose of this activity is to build an awareness of levels of cloud cover.
Assessment:	There are no direct assessment questions for this activity.
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