One Side of One Page (1S1P) Report Assignments and Topics

Assignment #3c (due Thu., Apr. 30, though the assignment will be accepted up until Tue., May 5)

Topic	points possible	Source	comments
Hurricanes	11	online notes	Five of these questions will appear on this semester's Final Exam, so you might want to address them in your report. (note your report shouldn't just be answers to the questions)

Assignment #3b (due date Tue., Apr. 21)

Topic	points possible	Source	comments
Atmospheric stability	7	read this background material then download this worksheet	study this example

Assignment #3a (due date Thu., Apr. 16)

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

Even though this is a long topic, your report must be double spaced and must fit onto one side one page.

Assignment #2d (due date Tue., Apr. 14)

Topic	points possible	Source	comments
Satellite photographs of clouds	10	online notes	report writing guidelines

Assignment #2c (due date Tue., Apr. 7)

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

Assignment #2b (due date Tue., Mar. 31))

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 #2a (due date Thu., Mar. 26)

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 can write only one report as part of this assignment, that is you must pick one topic or the other, you can't do both.  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).



Bonus Assignment (due Tue., Mar. 3)

Topic	points possible	Source	comments
Surface Weather Map Analysis	9	download this worksheet	use this example analysis as a guide

Assignment #1b (due date Thu., Feb. 5)

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

You can write a report on this topic if you want to regardless of how many Assignment #1a reports you have done.

Assignment #1a (due date Tue., Feb. 3)

Topic	points possible	Source(s)	comments
Carbon dioxide (climate change pt. 1)	11	online notes	report writing guidelines
Radon	10	American Cancer Society article (abridged)	report writing guidelines

You can write 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, 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.  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.