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A+SCI 207 Entire Course Dependence of Man on the Environment
SCI 207 Week 1 Assignment Environmental Footprint
SCI 207 Week 1 DQ Biomes and Diversity
SCI 207 Week 1 Lab 1 Introduction to Science
SCI 207 Week 2 DQ Food and Agriculture
SCI 207 Week 2 Lab 2 Water Quality and Contamination
SCI 207 Week 2 Quiz
SCI 207 Week 3 Assignment Outline if the Final Lab Report
SCI 207 Week 3 DQ Age of Oil
SCI 207 Week 3 Lab 3 Biodiversity
SCI 207 Week 4 DQ 1 Climate and Air Pollution
SCI 207 Week 4 Lab 4 Energy Sources and Alternative Energy
SCI 207 Week 4 Quiz
SCI 207 Week 5 Assignment Final Lab Report
SCI 207 Week 5 DQ Waste
SCI 207 Week 5 Lab 5 Weather and Climate Change
Environmental Footprint.
The purpose of this assignment is to learn more about how connected you are to the ecosystems and biosphere that you inhabit. You will learn how your everyday choices contribute to the human impacts on our environment you have been learning about. Most importantly, you will learn about benefits that you can receive by joining the increasing number of people who are making choices that reduce their environmental impact.
First, calculate your ecological footprint.
a. Use the Footprint Calculator to measure your ecological footprint and learn “how many earths” it takes to support your lifestyle. Be sure to choose the “detailed response” option for each question.
b. Answer each question in the quiz honestly and record your answers and results in the Environmental Footprint Reporting Form (available for download in your online course).
Second, calculate your household carbon emissions.
a. Use the Household Carbon Footprint Calculator to measure your carbon emissions and determine your environmental impact and the benefits of solutions.
Section 1: Estimate your current total household emissions (from home energy use, vehicle use, waste).
Section 2: Explore actions you can take to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions, energy use, and waste disposal costs.
Section 3: See how much you can save (in dollars and emissions) by taking the actions you chose in Section 2.
b. Answer each question in the quiz honestly and record your answers and results in the Environmental Footprint Reporting Form.
Complete Tables A and B as well as assignment questions 1 through 4 on the Environmental Footprint Reporting Form. Save your answers as a Word document. The document must be formatted according to APA style. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, located within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online course. Submit the document via the Assignment Basket in your online course.
SCI 207 Week 1 DQ 1 Biomes and Diversity
Biomes and Diversity.
As you have learned in the readings, extinction is a natural selection process. You have also read that humans are often responsible for accelerating this process. Using at least two scholarly sources, address whether or not we as humans should be concerned with the extinction rate. Additionally, discuss whether or not humans strive to preserve representative samples of all biomes on the planet
Introduction to Science.
Read Lab 1: Introduction to Science. This lab includes several critical thinking activities introducing the scientific method, lab reporting, and data collection and management. Then, utilize this information to complete Exercise 1 and 2 on the Lab 1 Reporting Form, completing all tables as you proceed. Make sure that all of the following items are completed before submission:
a. Read through the intro material and answer lab questions 1 through 8 on the Lab 1 Reporting Form for Exercise 1.
b. Read all lab material and answer lab questions 1 through 4 on the Lab 1 Reporting Form for Exercise 2.
Save your completed Lab 1 Reporting Form as a Word document. The document must be formatted according to APA style, including a title page and references page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, located within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online course. Submit the document via the Assignment Basket in your online course.
Food and Agriculture.
In the United States, we are fortunate to have an abundant supply of food, and much of this is due to our agricultural technology. However, there are many concerns about our food source, including genetically modified crops, the use of more chemicals, and climate change.
Provide at least two modern examples of how the United States has increased its food production. Using at least two scholarly sources, discuss how these changes have affected the environment, and what impact they have on food safety?
Water Quality and Contamination.
Read Lab 2: Water Quality and Contamination. This lab will allow you to investigate the effects of common pollutants on groundwater as well as mimic the filtration process utilized by wastewater treatment facilities. Additionally, you will perform tests on your own tap water to compare differences in contaminants found in bottled versus tap water. Then, utilize this information and your eScience lab kit to complete Experiments 1 through 3 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form. Make sure that all of the following items are completed before submission:
a. Read through intro material and record your hypothesis for Experiment 1 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.
b. Perform “Experiment 1: Effects of Groundwater Contamination” using your eScience lab manual and kit.
c. Answer post lab questions 1 through 5 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.
d. Record your hypothesis for Experiment 2 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.
e. Complete “Experiment 2: Water Treatment” using youreScience lab manual and kit. Answer post lab questions 1 through 3 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.
f. Record your hypothesis for Experiment 3 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.
g. Complete “Experiment 3: Drinking Water Quality” using youreScience lab manual and kit. Answer post lab questions 1 through 3 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.
h. Go to Lab 3: Biodiversity and complete “Experiment 2: Diversity of Plants” steps 1 through 5. Steps 1through 5 need to be completed in order to be prepared for Week Three, however, results for this experiment will not be calculated until next week. Thus, nothing is to be handed in for this experiment until the end of Week Three.
Only the post lab questions for “Lab 2: Water Quality and Contamination” should be completed on the Lab 2 Reporting Form. Save your completed Lab 2 Reporting Form as a Word document. The document must be formatted according to APA style, including a title page and references page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, located within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online course. Submit the document via the Assignment Basket in your online course.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (available for download in your online course) before beginning the lab and note the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
1.Question :The United States has lost 50 percent of its wetlands since colonial times.
2.Question :A scientist who studies the movement, storage, and distribution of water is called a hydrologist.
3.Question :It is estimated that as much as 60-70% of the world’s fish stocks are overexploited.
4.Question :What drives the hydrological cycle?
5.Question :Which industry requires the greatest use of fresh water?
6.Question :Agroecology is a belief that we must focus solely on maximizing grain yields at any cost.
7.Question :Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
8.Question :Which of the following crops has shown the largest increase in production since 1996?
9.Question :In which of the following countries have groundwater aquifers been severely overpumped?
10.Question :Between 2002 and 2007, the number of U.S. farms increased by what percentage?
SCI 207 Week 3 Assignment Outline of the Final Lab Report
Outline of the Final Lab Report.
Review the Final Lab Report instructions in Week Five of the online course or in the “Components of Course Evaluation” section of this guide as well as the Sample Final Lab Report (PDF can be found in your online course). I would also recommend you review Week Two’s Laboratory, “Water Quality and Contamination,” before beginning this assignment. You are then to write a complete outline for your Final Lab Report.
The outline must contain:
a. Title Page
Include the same information as the Final Lab Report (see instructions in Week Five of the online course or in the “Components of Course Evaluation” section of this guide).
b. Introduction
Provide an outline of your introduction including background, objective, and hypothesis, as well as all sources that will be used to back this information.
c. Materials and Methods Provide an outline of steps used to conduct the experiments as well as all sources used to conduct the experiments.
d. Results Provide an outline of results, including any tables and graphs that will appear in your Final Lab Report
e. Discussion
Provide an outline of discussion, including meaning of findings, outside factors effecting results, and future experiments based on results.
f. Conclusions
Provide an outline of the summary of all work.
g. References
Provide a list of references in APA format.
Age of Oil.
As you know, our world is heavily dependent on oil. In Chapter 6 of Contemporary Environmental Issues, you have read that there is concern about the possibility of reaching a peak in oil production. Describe at least two alternatives to oil that are currently available and discuss the barriers that keep these alternatives from replacing oil as our primary means of energy? Additionally, utilizing at least two scholarly sources, discuss the role that government plays in ensuring a transition to such alternatives in a post peak-oil world?
Biodiversity.
Read Lab 3: Biodiversity. This lab will allow you to investigate how various organisms alter their environments. Additionally, it will allow you to assess the health of the ecosystem in which you live through the germination of various seed types. Then, utilize this information to complete Experiments 1 and 2 on the Lab 3 Reporting Form, completing all tables as you proceed. Make sure that all of the following items are completed before submission:
a. Read through intro material and record your hypothesis for “Experiment 1: Interdependence of Seeds” on the Lab 3 Reporting Form.
b. Perform “Experiment 1: Interdependence of Seeds” using youreScience lab manual and kit. Answer post lab questions 1 through 5 on the Lab 3 Reporting Form.
c. Record your hypothesis for “Experiment 2: Diversity of Plants” on the Lab 3 Reporting Form.
d. Complete “Experiment 2: Diversity of Plants” using youreScience lab manual and kit. Answer post lab questions 1 through 5 on the Lab 3 Reporting Form.
All post lab questions for “Lab 3: Biodiversity” should be completed on the Lab 3 Reporting Form. Save your completed Lab 3 Reporting Form as a Word document. The document must be formatted according to APA style, including a title page and references page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, located within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online course. Submit the document via the Assignment Basket in your online course. Carefully review the Grading Rubric (available for download in your online course) before beginning the lab and note the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
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