Reason For The Seasons

What are the average temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere during winter? Why is it hotter in the summer than winter? Is it because the Earth is closer to the Sun during summer? What season was I born? 

You have been hired by Comal District Curriculum Department to make a booklet for their second grade science students.

You will make a booklet that is divided into 4 parts to explain Why Seasons happen , the months that each season occurs in the Northern Hemisphere, average temperatures in our area, and you will also answer some questions to test your knowledge of the subject.

You have been hired by Comal District Curriculum Department to make a booklet for their second grade science classrooms. You will make a booklet that is divided into 4 parts. 

1.- Describe briefly the four seasons make sure to include the months of the year for each season and draw a picture to                 represent each season.                    

     Use these two links to help you find information on the four  Northern Meterological Seasons and the months that each            one occurs:

     http://www.livescience.com/25202-seasons.html

     http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/aboutseasons.html

2.- List the average high and low temperatures for each season in Texas. Illustrate thermometers showing the average high         and low temperatures  for each season.

      Use this link to help you find information about climate in Texas for each month:

      http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/texas/united-states/3213

3.- Explain how the tilt and the Earth's possition affect seasons. Include a drawing the Earth's tilting along  with your                     explanation. 

     Use these links to help you understand the reason for the seasons.:

     http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/cli_seasons.html

     https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/kahl/www/CoVis/Seasons/

     http://esminfo.prenhall.com/science/geoanimations/animations/01_EarthSu…

4.-  Answer the questions on the last page. Use the following websites to help you find the answers.

       Question number 6 in your questionare can be found in this website :

       http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/cli_seasons.html

 Refer to the Reasons for the Seasons WebQuest Worksheet to see the requirements for each section of your poster. 

Evaluation 

Your booklet will be your graded based on the following criteria. In order to achieve a a good grade you must make sure the following are included in your booklet. 

(Each point equals 10 points)

1.- Page 1 

     *Picture of four seasons                                  10 points   

     *Description of four seasons                              10 points

     *Months for each of the four seasons                    10 points

2.- Page 2

    * List the average high and low temperatures             10 points

      for each season in the Northern Hemisphere.           

    * Drawing of thermomethers to represent each           10 points

      temperature.

3.-  Page 3

      *Explanation of how the tilt and the Earth's            10 points

       position affect seasons.

      *Drawing to represent how Seasons happen              10 points

4.-  Page 4                                         

      * Answer all the questions on page 4                     30 points ( 5 points each question)

Conclusion

As you have researched the information required to finish your booklet , you have learned about the reasons for the seasons.

Your challenge is to remember this information and share it whenever someone does not underwstand the reasons for the seasons.

Mrs. Lucy Christensen MEd