1S1P report topics and assignments

Please put your name & section number at the top of your reports.

Assignment #3c (due date probably Mon., Apr. 18)

Topic	points possible	Source	comments
Atmospheric stability	8 1S1P pts or 0.4 extra credit pts	read this background material then download this worksheet	study this example

Assignment #3b (due date probably Fri., Apr. 15)

Topic	points possible	Source	comments
Foucault's pendulum	7	Wikipedia article	report writing guidelines

Assignment #3a (due date probably Wed., Apr. 13)

Topic	points possible	Source	comments
Thermal circulations and the 3-cell model of the earth's global winds	12 1S1P pts and/or 0.25 extra credit pts	online notes click here to download the Optional Assignment questions	report writing guidelines you can do one or the other assignment or both assignments There's no reason to write a 1S1P report if you already have 45 pts

Assignment #2d (due date probably Fri., Apr. 1)

Topic	points possible	Source	comments
Fog in Tucson	8	online notes	report writing guidelines

Assignment #2c (due date Fri., Apr. 1)

Topic	points possible	Source	comments
Rainbows, mirages, and the green flash	15	online notes	report writing guidelines

Assignment #2b (due date Mon., Mar. 7)

Topic	points possible	Source	comments
The Equinoxes and Manhattanhenge	8	online notes	report writing guidelines
Causes of the seasons	13	online notes	report writing guidelines

You don't have to write a report about this topic if you don't want to. If you do decide to write a report you must pick one topic or the other, you can't write reports about both topics. This is because the Equinoxes & Manhattanhenge material is really just a subset of the Causes of the Seasons topic. Your report must be double spaced, must fit entirely onto one side of one page, and should be your understanding and explanation of the material (i.e. don't just cut and paste from or paraphrase source material).

Assignment #2a (due date Fri., Mar. 4)

Topic	points possible	Source	comments
Ultraviolet light	11	online notes (extracted from 2 or 3 articles in Wikipedia)	report writing guidelines

Everyone can write a report on this topic if they wish to.

Assignment #1d (due Wed., Feb. 24)

Topic	points possible	source	comments
Surface weather map analysis	10 1S1P pts or 0.5 pts of extra credit	download this worksheet	Study and use this example analysis as a guide see also the Fri., Feb. 12 & Mon., Feb. 15 online notes

Assignment #1c (due Wed., Feb. 10)

Topic	points possible	source(s)	comments
Scattering of sunlight	10	online notes	report writing guidelines

Assignment #1b (due Fri., Jan. 29, the Optional Assignment below is due Fri., Jan. 22)

Topic	points possible	source(s)	comments
Origin and evolution of the earth's atmosphere	10	online notes	report writing guidelines
El Niño	8 1S1P pts and/or 0.35 extra credit pts	online notes click here to download the Optional Assignment questions	report writing guidelines you can do one or the other or both assignments

You can do 0, 1, or 2 reports as part of this topic. To receive full credit on the El Niño you must complete the assignment before coming to class on the due date.

Assignment #1a (due Mon., Jan. 25)

Topic	points possible	source(s)	comments
Radon	10	American Cancer Society article (abridged)	you might want to wait until after class on Fri., Jan. 15 before starting to work on this topic report writing guidelines

Everyone can write about this topic if they want to. You earn 1S1P points by writing reports and your goal should be to earn 45 pts by the end of the semester. Whether you do that by writing lots of reports early in the semester, spread the effort out over the whole semester, or try to catch up with a flurry of reports near the end of the semester is up to you.

A "hardcopy" of your report is due at the beginning of class on the date due (you can always turn in reports early). I would encourage you to keep copies of any reports you turn in (just in case a report is lost). 1S1P reports must be double spaced, must fit entirely onto 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.