Investigating data from the RV Tangaroa

In this activity, students explore data on air and sea temperature and wind speed from Tangaroa’s 8-week voyage to Antarctica.

By the end of this activity, students should be able to:

• make graphs from data

• compare data they have plotted.

Download the Word file (see link below) for:

• introduction/background notes

• what you need

• what to do

• extension ideas.

Download the Excel spreadsheet Weeks 1–8 Tangaroa data and wind chill calculator (see link below).