My Favorite Month Of The Year

Oh, October, my favorite month of the year. For many reasons, October has my heart. It holds the peak of Autumn, my dearest season. It is full of festivities such as pumpkin carving, haunted houses, and of course the traditional dressing up on Halloween. It also holds a large amount of anticipation for Thanksgiving and Christmas, which is debatably better than the holidays themselves. This year, October holds these things along with much more for me. I have experienced a lot this October, but this month seemed to be the light at the end of the tunnel, which made a little sliver of light fall on some important parts of life; from learning the true importance of patience and trust, to coming face to face with love. Practicing patience has never been something I have been good at, in regards to anything, to be honest. Although I'm not very good at it, I usually try not to fret too much about how my life seems to be going or if things aren't going the way I want them to, because I trust that the universe will do what it needs to do in order to make me end up exactly where I'm supposed to be. I believe that the people who are meant to be in your life will always find their way back, no matter how far either of you may wander. I happened to wander 5 hours away from home, to a completely different state, yet it was still possible for this person to make their way back into my life, almost an entire year later. Up until this October, I had never experienced the idea of love that I

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Weather and the Changing of the Seasons

A) Academic Content Standard: Grade Level: Kindergarten Earth Science Standard 3b: Students know changes in the weather occur from day to day and across seasons, affecting earth and its inhabitants.

B) Educational Objective:

Describe in detail the difference between the four seasons Discuss the role that the Sun plays in weather between days and seasons State the relatable effects that occur with the changing of weather State the effects that the changing of seasons has not only on humans, but also animals and plant life.

C) Skill Development: Students will be able to: Name and spell all four seasons

Identify each of the four seasons and list their characteristics Illustrate how...show more content...

Almost all energy that determines the weather and seasons is solar energy. The amount of solar energy that reaches theEarth varies due to the path of the Sun in the local sky and the length of daylight. Since the Earth is in a constant elliptical rotation around the sun, the Earth is never stagnant. In fact, there are two rotations that the Earth is in at all times. The first is a once a day rotation on its axis and the second is a once per year revolution around the Sun. With the Earth always changing location, the weather is constantly changing due to the varying of its exposure to the Sun. According to the American Meteorological Society, other factors that contribute to the change of weather include nearness to bodies of water, topographical features, and migrations of weather systems. Also, the interaction of radiation with the Earth's atmosphere is another factor. Energy can be reflected and absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere, varying the actual amount of solar energy that reaches the Earth's surface. Due to these variables, it is not uncommon for weather to fluctuate despite the location of Earth on its rotation. The solar energy that reaches Earth also affects the water cycle. This cycle in turn affects the weather by producing rain, snow, cyclones, and other weather events. The biggest factor in not only the changing of weather but also the seasons, is the Earth's axis. The reason for different seasons is attributed to the Earth's axis.