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Summative Assessment: Hadley Cells and the Orographic Effect

Instructions

It is important that you read the entire module carefully prior to beginning this assignment. Although they may not be required (depending on what your instructor has assigned), you will find the Formative Assessments in the module very helpful to help prepare you for this lab. This lab will be completed in class (blended class) or at home (online class).

Files

Lab Worksheet [download .docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 387kB Mar28 17)] or [download PDF (Acrobat (PDF) 245kB Mar28 17)]

Submitting Your Lab

If you are taking this as a blended class, you will be working on this lab in class and handing it in at the end of the session.

Scoring and Rubric

Your summative assessment grade will be based on a possible 100 points using the grading rubric below. How many points you earn out of the total possible for each item will be determined by how completely the item is addressed in your submission.

Rubric for the Summative Assessment
ItemPossible Points
Part I. Relative Humidity-
1. Plot (points A, B, and C correctly plotted)15
2. Path from A to B to C is shown correctly10
2. Calculations (relative humidity calculated correctly for A, B, and C)15
Part II. The Western US and California-
1. Topographic Profile (all points plotted correctly and neatly)15
2. Annual Precipitation (all points plotted correctly and neatly)15
3. Interpretation of Data (must explain answers to receive full credit)15
4. Western US Map (four major ranges located correctly; regions of high, moderate, and low precip. shown correctly)15
These materials are part of a collection of classroom-tested modules and courses developed by InTeGrate. The materials engage students in understanding the earth system as it intertwines with key societal issues. The collection is freely available and ready to be adapted by undergraduate educators across a range of courses including: general education or majors courses in Earth-focused disciplines such as geoscience or environmental science, social science, engineering, and other sciences, as well as courses for interdisciplinary programs.
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