Sources of Real World Data

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0005061.html -or-
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/ms-la/tabms-2.txt

http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-us.html
(Key search word ideas: AIDS, diseases, automobiles, imports, vegetables, population, state, labor force, civilian)

http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/
Enter the site. In the left frame, scroll to BITS AND BOBS and choose STOPPING DISTANCES.
http://www.aaireland.ie/you/charts_fuel_stopping_distances.htm
http://www.arachnoid.com/lutusp/auto.html


http://geography.about.com/library/misc/blequator.htm  -and-
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html  -or-
http://www.almanac.com/rise/rise.html

http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ftp/maunaloa-co2/maunaloa.co2

http://www.almanac.com/rise/rise.html  -or-
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html
These links offer calculators that allow you to compute hours of daylight as the number of hours between sunrise and sunset.
Another suggestion is the web site for your local TV News/Weather channel(s).

I found these links using the Houghton Mifflin website.


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James R. Olsen, Western Illinois University
E-mail: jr-olsen@wiu.edu
updated January 10, 2002 12:12 PM