1S1P report topics and assignments

Assignment #4 (due by Mon., Apr. 28)

Topic	points possible	Source	comments
10 Most Beautiful Scientific Experiments	5 or 10	click here	report writing guidelines

You can report on 1 or 2 of the scientific experiments listed. In either case your report must fit onto 1 side of 1 page and must be double spaced. Your report will be judged on a pass/fail basis. I.e. you will either receive full credit for your explanation or description of an experiment or no credit.

Assignment #3e (due by Mon., Apr. 21)

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

Assignment #3d (due by Wed., Apr. 16)

Topic	points possible	Source	comments
Regional Winds	8	online notes	report writing guidelines
Foucault's Pendulum	7	Wikipedia article	report writing guidelines

Assignment #3c (due by Fri., Apr. 11)

Topic	points possible	Source(s)	comments
Rainbows, Mirages, and the Green Flash	15	online notes	report writing guidelines

Assignment #3b (due by Mon., Apr. 7)

Topic	points possible	Source(s)	comments
Koppen Climate Classification system	15	Encyclopedia of Earth and/or Wikipedia	report writing guidelines

Assignment #3a (due by Wed., Apr. 2)

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

Bonus Assignment (due by Wed., Feb. 26)

Topic	points possible	Sources(s)	comments
Surface weather map analysis	7	download this weather map worksheet	use this example analysis as a guide

Assignment #2 (due by Wed., Mar. 5)

Topic	points possible	Source(s)	comments
Causes of the seasons	13	online notes	report writing guidelines
Ultraviolet light	11	online notes (based on 2 or 3 articles in Wikipedia)	report writing guidelines

You can write 0, 1, or 2 reports as part of this assignment. Your goal should be to earn 45 pts by the end of the semester. If you haven't done any 1S1P reports yet I would suggest turning in two reports as part of this assignment.

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). The report writing guidelines are things to think about when you read and report on the topic. Your report shouldn't just be answers to the questions in the guidelines. You can find more information on 1S1P reports on the Writing Requirements page.

Assignment #1c (due by Friday Feb. 7)

Topic	points possible	Source(s)	comments
Carbon dioxide	11	online notes	Report writing guidelines

You do not have to write a report on this topic if you choose not to. It is the first of what will hopefully be a 4-part series relating to climate change and later installments may assume your are familiar with information in this topic.

Assignment #1b (due by Monday Feb. 3)

Topic	points possible	Source(s)	comments
Radon	10	American Cancer Society article (abridged)	report writing guidelines
Stratospheric ozone	12	online notes	report writing guidelines

You can write 0, 1, or 2 reports as part of this assignment.

Assignment #1a (due by Friday Jan. 31)

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

This is your first opportunity to earn 1S1P pts, but you don't have to write a report on this topic if you choose not too. 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, spread the effort out over the whole semester, or try to catch up with a flurry or reports near the end of the semester is up to you.

All 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.