1S1P Topic - The seasons

You can earn up to 8 points for report content and up to 5 pts for writing quality.


Content

Here are some of the topics you might try to include in your report.  You should list and discuss the main factors that cause seasonal variations.  What are the fall and spring equinoxes, the summer and winter solstices?  When do they occur?  The Arctic and Antarctic circles, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are generally drawn on a globe or a world map.  What is there signficance? 

How does the path of the sun in the Tucson sky change during the year?  You might contrast seasonal changes in Tucson with another location.  You might compare seasonal changes in the northern and southern hemisphere.  Where on the earth does the greatest and the smallest seasonal changes occur?

Writing Quality       

Explain the material in your own words - your report should be your understanding and explanation of the material.  Avoid generalites, try to include specific details and examples from the reading section.  The separate sections or paragraphs of your paper should blend together into one seamless coherent report.  There is a lot of material in this topic, probably more than you can cover in a one side of one page report.  Organizing this report might be a little more difficult than other topics.  You should try to cover all aspects of the topic but you don't need to include every detail. 

Your report should be nearly free of misspelled words and grammatical errors. Remember 1S1P reports must be double spaced and must fit onto one side of one page.