The document provides instructions for students on how to present data collected from a field trip in their final research project. Students should present their data in a plastic folder, including a table of results, a map showing data collection sites, at least two graphs of the data, annotated photographs of each site, and explanations of why sites were chosen and what each graph shows. Examples are provided of content to include, such as graphs of temperature and wind speed, maps showing measurements taken at each location, and a photo and description of one site.

1. How to present your data!
 All your work should be presented in the
plastic folder I have given out.

2. Presenting your data!
 You need to decide how to present the
information you have collected on the fieldtrip!
 You should all have a table of data that looks
something like this! This will be handed in as
part of your final research project.
Site A Site B Site C Site D
School car
park.
Paramata
Beach
Whitby
walkway
The Canopies
Temp 14 degree C 12 degrees C
Wind Speed 0.4m/s
Cloud Cover 4/8
Surface tarmac
Height 25m above
sea level.

3. You need the following things
 Table of results.
 Map showing location of sites where information
was collected.
 Graphs (at least two) showing the information
you collected.
 Annotated (labelled) photographs of each area.
Things you could include;
 maps which show the temperature/wind speed
taken at each location.
 Sketches highlighting the main features of each
location.
 Any other useful method of presenting the data.

4. A Map to show the location where
data was collected.
Site A – Paramata
Beach.
Site B – The Canopies
(CBD)
Site C - Aotea Lagoon
N
Scale 1cm = 1km

5. You need to explain why you
chose these sites.
“I chose a variety of sites that were located
across the city. These are shown on map ….
Site B is located directly in the CBD and
surrounded by buildings with very little
greenery. Site C is located approximately 2km
from the CBD and is surrounded by grass and
trees. Site D is located further out again and is
surrounded by water.
Site A is located on the top of a hill
approximately 50m above sea level and is very
exposed so provides a good contrast to the
other sites.”

6. Choose the most appropriate
graph for the data you collected.
Temperature
Degrees
Centigrade
Location

7. CBD Outskirt
s
Outskirt
s
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Paramata
Beach
Aotea Lagoon The Canopies School Tawa
Temperature
Temperature
Degrees
Centigrade
Location

8. Wind Speed
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
Wind Speed
Wind Speed
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Temperature
Wind Speed
Wind Speed and
Temperature
compared.

9. Temperature readings at different
locations.
Key
20 C
10 C
0 C
N
Scale 1cm = 1km

10. Wind Speed and direction at the
different Locations
Key
10m/
s
5m/s
0m/s
N
Scale 1cm = 1km

11. Cloud cover
Key
Amount of
cloud cover in
8ths
N
Scale 1cm = 1km

12. Does height above sea level
affect temperature?
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Temperature
Hieght
Sites
Temperature
and Height
above sea
level

13. Photo of Site C – Aotea
Lagoon
Area is
reasonably
sheltered.
Surrounded
on one side
by houses
and trees.
Lagoon is a
large area of
fairly shallow
water.
Area is
fairly low
lying and
bordered
on one
side by the
SH1 and
Porirua
harbour.

14. Each graph/table/photo needs to
be written about!
The graph above shows the temperature in each location. As you can
see the warmest places we observed were in Paramata Beach and the
Canopies.
The Canopies was fairly sheltered as it is surrounded on three sides by
buildings so the area was sheltered from the wind.
Paramata Beach is out of the direct coastal wind and the water may
have also had a warming effect.

15. Sketch maps/sketches of
photos

17. Be creative!
Just make sure each graph, map
and photo is correctly labelled.