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Write a report on some topic related to those covered in the units that are being studied in the current term. Be original and do not repeat any topic that you have studied in class or are going to study. And do not forget to tell your teacher which is the topic that you have chosen before starting to write on it.
Parts
The report must have the following sections:
- A cover page.
- An index (optional).
- A brief introduction. This is not a summary of the report's contents, but the place where you should tell about your points of view or the relevance of the chosen topic. This part should not take up more than one page.
- The contents that you want to transmit, composed of a series of at least 30 questions written by yourself, followed by their answers, which should have between two and four lines each. Always use your own sentences and avoid copying literally any text found in any source (book, magazine, Internet, etc.). Also, try not to use technical words without the need to do so. As a rule of thumb, don't write anything that you don't understand.
- A mind map that should summarise the main facts and ideas you have written in the previous section. It should consist of around 30 key-concepts.
- A glossary with the list of technical and scientific words that you have used in the contents section, where they should have been marked with an asterisk. For each of the words in the glossary you must write its definition and its Spanish translation.
- The list of bibliographic sources (books, magazine articles, CD-Roms, web pages...) you have used to gather the information for your report. In the case of books and CD-Roms you should indicate the title, the author(s), the publishing house and the publishing year (if available); for web pages you should write the whole address (e.g.: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth) and not simply the site's address or title.
How to do it
You can add some handmade or printed drawings, photos or pictures related to the topic you covered (optional).
Leave margins in the four sides of each page and avoid using other colours than black and blue in the texts.
You can choose whether to hand-write the report, type it or print it from a PC. Your choice will not affect the final assessment.
You may need to go to some public library to borrow or consult books, magazines or Internet pages: in this case, en.wikipedia.org is a good source of information on most topics. Also, www.sciencehelpdesk.com will provide you with a wide set of good-quality links to help you find ideas and useful information.
