1S1P report topics and assignments

Assignment #3a - (due date: Tue., Nov. 27)

Topic	points possible	reference source	comments
Foucault's Pendulum	7	Wikipedia article here's an additional source of information (from the Smithsonian Institution)	report writing guidelines
Thermal Circulations and the 3-cell Model of the Earth's Global Scale Circulation	8.5 1S1P pts or 0.35 EC pts	online notes click here to download the assignment questions	Note: a written report is not required as part of this assignment. Instead you need to correctly answer questions about the topic in order to earn 1S1P pts

Assignment #2c (due date: Thu., Nov. 15)

Topic	points possible	reference source	comments
Fog in Tucson	8	online notes	report writing guidelines
Satellite Photographs of Clouds	10	online notes	report writing guidelines

Assignment #2b (due date: Thu., Nov. 1)

Topic	points possible	reference source	comments
Surface Weather Map Analysis	10 (or 0.4 EC pts)	download this worksheet	use this example analysis as a guide see also the Tue., Sept. 25 lecture notes

A written report is not required as part of this assignment.

Assignment #2a (due date: Tue., Oct. 16)

Topic	points possible	Reference source	comments
Controls of Temperature	9	online notes	report writing guidelines
Ultraviolet Light	11	online notes	report writing guidelines
Rainbows, Mirages, and the Green Flash	13	online notes	report writing guidelines

You can do 0, 1, or 2 reports as part of this assignment (you can't do reports on all three topics). You earn 1S1P points by writing reports and your goal should be to earn 45 pts by the end of the semester. You're writing percentage grade in this class has the same weight as a quiz. Half of your writing grade is made up of 1S1P pts that you earn during the semester (the experiment report is the other half). If you don't have any 1S1P pts at this point you should probably write two reports as part of this assignment.

Assignment #1c (due dates: Thu., Sep. 20 for the Equinoxes & Manhattanhenge report; Tue., Sep. 25 for the Causes of the Seasons report)

Topic	points possible	Reference source	comments
The Equinoxes and Manhattanhenge	8	online notes	report writing guidelines
Causes of the Seasons	13	online notes	report writing guidelines

As with any 1S1P assignment you don't have to write a report about either of these topics if you don't want to, it is just another opportunity to earn points in your goal to reach 45 pts by the end of the semester. If you do decide to write a report as part of Assignment #1c, you must pick one topic or the other, you can't write reports about both topics. This is because the Equinoxes and Manhattanhenge material is 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). The Causes of the Seasons topic contains a lot of material. It will be a challenge to fit your entire report on one page, but that is what you must do.

Assignment #1b (report is due by Thu., Sep. 13)

Topic	points possible	Reference source	comments
Scattering of sunlight	10	online notes	report writing guidelines

Assignment #1a (reports are due Thu., Sept. 6)

Topic	points possible	Reference source(s)	comments
Origin and evolution of the earth's atmosphere	10	online notes	report writing guidelines. I plan to also cover this topic in class on Thu., Aug. 23
Carbon dioxide	12	online notes	report writing guidelines

You can do 0, 1, or 2 reports as part of this assignment. 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 (2 reports as part of this assignment), spread the effort out over the whole semester (only 1 of the two topics above), or try to catch up with a flurry of reports near the end of the semester is up to you. I would suggest you do at least one of the topics above so that you can get an idea of how this type of work will be graded. There will be additional assignments that appear as the semester progresses.

A printed "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. 1S1P reports must be double spaced, must fit entirely onto one side of one page (a cover page is not needed; I only really need your name at the top of your report), 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.