Student Projects

From GeoClasses

The general theme of all extra-credit student projects I allow are;

1. you must relate your project to your personal experience, and
2. the result of the project be useful for future students and may be potentially used in future classes.

All projects must be accompanied by a recording of the text.

• For help in writing the page you can look up the User's Guide.

Contents 1 Weather and Climate 1.1 Summer 2008 1.2 Summer 2007 1.3 Spring 2007 1.4 Spring 2006 1.5 Fall 2005 1.6 Spring 2005 2 Independent Study Projects 2.1 Current/ongoing projects

Weather and Climate

Summer 2008

• Salt Substitute project

Volcano Formation

Olympus Mons and the Hawaiian Islands

Valles Marineris and the Grand Canyon

Ocean Color

Summer 2007

1. Patton, Means and Caffey-Dixon - Lookout Mountain's Ruby Falls *
2. Exploring Karst: Blanchard Springs Caverns - Franklin, Safa and Gilman *
3. A Diamond is Not Forever *
4. Visoth Ethan Touch - Victoria Falls *
5. Bryant - The Smokey Mountains *
6. Green, Black, Red, and Pink Sand Beaches - Henderson and Abramson *

How to get an A in Landforms (in Dr. Urbano's class)

Spring 2007

• Project:Global Warming - By Elisha Lewis

Cloud photologs:

• Cloud photojournal (Spring 2007) - By Nicole Gottier
• Cloud photojournal 2 (Spring 2007) - By Brenda Perkins
• Cloud photojournal 3 (Spring 2007) - By Joseph Thompson
• Cloud photojournal 4 (Spring 2007) - By James Prudent
• Cloud photojournal 5 (Spring 2007) - By Andre Williams

Web page projects:

• The effects of pollen and allergies on the body - by Taylor Bertin
• The Air We Breathe: A Closer look at the Daily Effects Pollen Has on Us - by Dyanner Brown-Conner

• Lightning, Beautiful but Dangerous by Kristen Gill
• User:MajorsParrish - Global Warming and Green Power by Michael Majors and Lindsey Parrish

Spring 2006

David Eldred - Smog and Geography: Santiago de Chile

Sung yong and Brandon - Nopsae/Chinook winds

Shakia Clark on Heat Index

DeShae Bonner - Tornado development

Courtney Moody - Hurricanes

Interview with Coffey Lane by Robert DeBerry - on Hurricane Katrina.

Climate in Madrid and the Pyrenees Mountains by Rachel Buckner

Fall 2005

Lauren McHugh - The Memphis wind storm of July 22nd, 2003.

Spring 2005

Prabha Vasili - India's geography, weather and water.

• Personal recounting of of India's seasons and scarce water resources. (audio and text)

Independent Study Projects

Independent study projects will typically involve some original research and/or data analysis. As such the reports will take a form similar to an article published in a scientific journal. The following page outlines what is expected.

Independent study project report outline

Current/ongoing projects

• Cole Parrish
  • Groundwater/stream interactions

• Lydia Carpenter
  • Global warming in Memphis