Seasons

Introduction

The Seasons

© Chris Shiflett
The seasons come and go
They change when they please
Their colors collide
Making a beautiful transformation
Then collide once again as they depart.

Winter sweeps the warm away
Turning everything white
The chill leaving no trace of heat
The mountain tops now fit in
Until it's time for winter to leave.

You know Springs on its way
When white fades to green
Other colors, springing to life
Purples, yellows, and reds
Leaving behind their allergens.

Allergies turn to sunburns
As summer blazes in
The beach and pool don't cover up
The fact that summer burns everything
Then leaves when it's burnt out.

When the feel of fire
Turns to the look of fire,
Trees of yellow, red, and orange begin to fall
Fire falling, instead of heat rising
Is a sign that winter's coming back.

Task

With this webquest you will create different charts to explain how seasons are organized. There will be 4 teams in the class:

Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn

Let's get to work!

Process

Step 1. Investigating about seasons.

You have to create four different groups and each of them will investigate about a season: Winter, Spring, Summer or Autumn. It is just to remember what you already know about seasons. Check the Credits area to find the website you can use. You will have 15 minutes to gather all the information you can. Then, you will be mixed in groups with one member from each station so that you can share the information you found.

Step 2. Creating a chart.

Using Excel, each group will have to create a chart to explain how seasons are distributed over the year. Include information about the months. Check the links on the Credits page to see some examples of charts. Try to be as creative as you can, explore colours, founts and different styles!

Step 3. Hours of ligth and temperature.

Each group will have to investigate about the amount of hours of light and the different temperatures of their season. You will find a useful link in the Credits section. Each group will have to present their findings to the rest of the class: they can choose to use a PowerPoint presentation, a Prezi, to make a drawing, to prepare a poster... It is up to each of you!