I-3 Tree Rings: The Bristlecone Pine Activity Write-up
DUE
Tue Oct 26
(worth
20 pts)
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Grading Rubric
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TO WRITE A GREAT PAPER to learn how to get the grade
you want!
There are
2 things you must submit to
complete the assignment:
1) Your completed
I-3 Worksheet (pp
135-140 in Class Notes) on which you have taken your notes during the
BCP class activity - May be handwritten (if your
handwriting is legible.)
[
worth 5 pts ]
WORKSHEET FOR ASSIGNMENT I-3
[MS Word
] [PDF]
NOTE: This is a blank version of pp 135-140 in
CLASS NOTES. If you don't want to rip out
pp 135-140 from Class Notes, you can print out a copy off the
Worksheet here to prepare a cleaned up
and typed
(or carefully hand-printed) version of the notes you took in class.
PLEASE BRING YOUR
WORKSHEET TO CLASS ALREADY STAPLED
You will turn in a hard copy of the Worksheet and
submit your write-up in the D2L DropBox.
Need to refer back to one of the graphs
you used in class (skeleton plots, index plots, etc)?
Click on this link:
Online versions of the materials you used in class
2) Your
I-3 Write-up
of the BCP Class Activity
(About 1.5 - 2
pages, typed 1
and including the four sections listed below).
[ worth a total of
15 pts ]
The I-3 Write-Up is DUE IN THE
D2L DROP BOX by 11:59 pm on Tuesday
Oct 26th.
Parts A, B & C are worth 11 points, Part D
(the Top Two) is worth 2 pts, and
2 pts will be assigned based on expression
and format. Here is the
GRADING RUBRIC
1
You may
use double-spacing, single spacing
or 1.5 spacing -- as long as it is typed and you
adequately cover all the things you are asked to
address in (A) though (C) below + the Top Two (D) if you
choose to go for a top grade!
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HERE
for examples of how to reference different types of sources,
including websites.
REQUIRED SECTIONS FOR THE I-3 WRITE-UP :
(A) WHY STUDY BCP's?
Write a short paragraph describing the
importance and significance of using
bristlecone pines for
dendrochronology. (e.g., What is unique
about this species?)
(B) YOUR
OBSERVATIONS: Write one or two paragraphs
about the key features of the site that YOUR
group worked on (including a description of
your site and a description of any trends and/or
changes over time that you
observed at your site (based on
observations of skeleton plots, frost rings, and indices).
Also compare
and contrast the variations at your site with the other sites.
(e.g. Did your site match well with one or more other
sites? If so which ones? If not, why might
this be?)
(C) SUMMARIZE IT:
Write a paragraph that summarizes the
most important things YOU learned from
the CLASS ACTIVITY. (This will vary from person to
person - but will probably include mention of one or
more of the following: crossdating, frost rings,
volcanic eruptions, hypothesis testing, etc.)
(D)
THE TOP TWO: EXPRESS YOURSELF:
Lastly write a 1 page, 400 -500 word essay about
one thing
related to BCP's that interests you. Some
things you might find interesting are listed below.
You can find out about them by exploring the links below
and the webpages
listed under Useful BCP Links -- or by
browsing links that you discover on your own.
Select an item or topic that interests you the most,
investigate it, then write a creative one-paragraph
essay sharing what you learned about the item or topic.
You are not limited to the topics listed here -- if you
find a new one, go for it.
MORE
INTERSTING BCP
LINKS - Explore!
West & East
--Two kinds of BCP:
Pinus longaeva &
Pinus aristata
Learn more about them at these
links:
Pinus aristata
http://www.conifers.org/pi/pin/aristata.htm
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/pinari/all.html
Pinus longaeva
http://www.conifers.org/pi/pin/longaeva.htm
The Ancient Bristlecone Pine
website:
http://www.sonic.net/bristlecone/intro.html
NOVA Online: The
Methuselah Tree
Explore the Methuselah Grove
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/methuselah/explore.html
"Wisdom of the Ancients" (a narrative
about bristlecone pine trees written for the general
public (children and adults) by Dr. Hal Fritts, emeritus
professor of the UA's Laboratory of Tree Ring Research)
pdf file
OpenRoad.TV:
Bristlecone Pine Ancient Forest (with a video)
http://www.openroad.tv/index.php?categoryid=16&p25_id=44
Digital Desert: Bristlecone Pine Forest:
http://digital-desert.com/bristlecone-pine-forest/
(lots of photos)
A General Tree-Ring Site -- LOTS of info about tree
rings of all kinds here!
Ultimate Tree-Ring Webpages
http://web.utk.edu/~grissino/