SNC 1D1 Project: SCIENCE IN THE NEWS ASSIGNMENT



CLIMATE CHANGE 

SNC 2DP:  SCIENCE IN THE NEWS ASSIGNMENT

Task: Collect articles on the topic of Climate Change and Global Warming. The articles must come from a reputable and current source listed below.

Sources:  Current (February  2015 to May  2015) newspapers and periodicals listed: 

Toronto Star,

National Post,

Globe and Mail,

Macleans, macleans.ca

Time,

Popular Mechanics,

Science Daily ,

Scientific American,

Number of Articles: 5 including two from April and two from May, as well as one article about a notable person with a career in Earth Science.  

Final Product:

• You will submit by e-mail, in the text of the e-mail, with the subject line: Climate Change Assignment Your name.

• Each article must have the following:

o A brief summary (5-6 sentences) of the key content of the article provided in your own words.

o Parenthetical reference after your summary in APA style

o The link to the article. 

o One further question you have formulated about the topic that is not answered in the article

• After your last article you will provide the References in APA style.  Use Noodletools or easybib.

 Due Date: Sunday June 1, 2015

 

 

 

EVALUATION

 

|CRITERIA |MARKS |

|Articles:         5, appropriate dates |/3 |

|                       Career in Science for one article |/2 |

|Summaries:   | |

|Concise, Clear,  Accurate, well written in terms of style, grammar, |/10 |

|APA style parenthetical reference included |/5 |

|  | |

|References:   Good  Quality sources |  |

|                       Properly cited (APA format) |/5 |

|  |  |

|TOTAL |/25 |

 

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