One Side of One Page (1S1P) Report Assignments and Topics
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Assignment #3 (see below for due dates)
Topic
points possible
Source(s)
comments
Rainbows, mirages, and the Green Flash
(due on or before Mon., 11/26)
15
online notes
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Regional Winds (due on or before Mon.,  11/19)
8
online notes
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Atmospheric Stability (due on or before Fri., 11/16)
7
read this background material,
then download this worksheet

study this example
Foucault's Pendulum (report due Fri., 11/9)
7
Wikipedia article
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Fog in Tucson (report due Wed., 11/7)
8
online notes
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Assignment #2 addition (due Wed., Oct. 24)
Topic
points possible
Source(s)
comments
October, 1983, flood
8
Wikipedia article
Arizona Geological Survey article
Pima County Flood Control District article
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You can write a report about this topic even if you wrote about both topics in Assignment #2


Assignment #2 (the surface map analysis was due Mon. Oct. 1, the reports are due Wed., Oct. 17)
Topic
points possible
Source(s)
comments
Surface Weather Map Analysis
6
download this weather map worksheet
click here to see the completed analysis
example analysis
Causes of the Seasons
13
online notes
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The Ozone layer, ozone depletion,
 and the ozone hole
12
ClassNotes (pps 17-22)
Abridged Wikipedia article
Ozone hole summary
report writing guidelines

You can do 0, 1, or 2 reports and the Surface Weather Map Analysis (if you want to, it won't be counted as part of the total number of reports). 
Your report must be double spaced, must fit entirely on one side of one page (a cover page is not needed), and should be your understanding and explanation of the material (i.e. don't just cut and paste from or paraphrase source material)  You can find more information on 1S1P reports on the Writing Requirements page.



Assignment #1 (due Mon., Sep. 10)
Topic
points possible
Source(s)
comments
The 2012 North American Drought
12
Wikipedia article
Wunderblog article
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The Discovery and Some Early Studies of Oxygen
10
Wikipedia article (abridged)
Julian Rubin article
Fred Senese article
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Radon
10
click here
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You can do up to 0, 1, or 2 reports as part of this assignment.  Your goal should be to earn 45 1S1P pts by the end of the semester.  Whether you do that by writing lots of reports early in the semester, or spread the effort out over the whole semester is up to you. 

Your report must be double spaced, must fit entirely on one side of one page (a cover page is not needed), and should be your understanding and explanation of the material (i.e. don't just cut and paste from or paraphrase source material)  You can find more information on 1S1P reports on the Writing Requirements page.