SCI 207: Labs and rough draft Water Quality and Contamination, environmental science homework help

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Water Quality and Contamination (week 2)

Before you begin this assignment, watch
The Scientific Method Presentation video. Then, read “
Lab 2: Water Quality and Contamination.” This lab will allow you to perform tests on your own tap water to compare differences in contaminants found in bottled versus tap water. Then, you will utilize this information and your
eScience lab kit to complete Experiment 1 on the
Week Two Lab Reporting Form. Make sure to complete all of the following items before submission:

  1. Read through the introductory material and watch The Scientific Method Presentation video.
  2. Complete Experiment 1: Drinking Water Quality using your eScience lab manual and kit.
  3. Complete Tables 1 through 5 and answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 5 in complete sentences on the Week Two Lab Reporting Form.
  4. Go to “Lab 3: Biodiversity,” and complete Experiment 1: Effects of Groundwater Contamination on Plant Diversity steps 1 through 32, using your eScience lab manual and kit. Complete Table 1 and answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 5 in complete sentences on the Week Three Lab Reporting Form. Steps 1 through 32 need to be completed in order to be prepared for Week Three.

Biodiversity (week 3)

Read “Lab 3: Biodiversity ” This lab will allow you to investigate how pollution can adversely affect the biodiversity of an ecosystem. Last week you should already have completed steps 1 to 32 of Experiment 1, including answering Post Lab Questions 1 through 5 on the Week Three Lab reporting form. Make sure to complete all of the remaining items before submission:

  1. Review the introductory material.
  2. Complete Experiment 1: Effects of Water Pollution on Plant Diversity using your eScience lab manual and kit.
  3. Complete Table 2 and answer Post Lab Questions 6 through 10 in complete sentences on the Week Three Lab Reporting Form.

You are also required to develop a rough draft for your Final Lab Report, which covers the drinking water quality experiment from the Week Two Lab assignment “
Lab 2: Water Quality and Contamination
.” Please use the Week Three Assignment Template for preparing your rough draft to insure that you include all required components in a well-organized manner.

Complete the following steps to submit both reports:

  1. Carefully read the instructions for your Final Lab Report assignment located within Week Five of the course..
  2. Download the Rough Draft of the Final Lab Report Template and utilize this form to ensure correct formatting and inclusion of all required material.
  3. View the Tutorial on the Rough Draft of the Final Lab Report Template so that you can apply the template with success.
  4. Use at least two scholarly sources, two credible sources, to support your points.
  5. The rough draft must be three to five pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style.

The Rough Draft of the Final Lab Report must contain the following seven sections in this order:

  1. Title Page – This page must include the title of your report, your name, course name, instructor, and date submitted.
  2. Introduction – This section should discuss why the experiment was conducted. At a minimum, it should contain three paragraphs. One paragraph must cover background information of similar studies that have already been done in the area. This is accomplished by citing existing literature from similar experiments and explaining their results. A second paragraph should discuss an objective or a reason why the experiment is being done. Why do we want to know the answer to the question we are asking? A third paragraph should provide a hypothesis for the experiment conducted, along with your rationale behind that hypothesis.
  3. Materials and Methods – This section should provide a detailed description of the materials used in your experiment and how they were used. A step-by-step rundown of your experiment is necessary; however, it should be done in paragraph form, not in a list format. The description should be exact enough to allow for someone reading the report to replicate the experiment, but it should be in your own words and not simply copied and pasted from the lab manual.
  4. Results – This section should include the data and observations from the experiment. All tables and graphs should be present in this section. Additionally, there should be at least one paragraph explaining the data in paragraph form. There should be no personal opinions or discussion beyond the results of your experiments located within this section.
  5. Discussion – This section should interpret or explain the meaning of your data and provide conclusions. At least three paragraphs should be outlined here. First, a paragraph should be present that addresses whether your hypothesis was confirmed or denied and how you know this. Second, you are to discuss the meaning of your findings in this area utilizing scholarly sources to put the paper into context. For example, how do your results compare with the findings of similar studies? Also, you should discuss if there are any outside factors (i.e., temperature, contaminants, time of day) that affected your results. If so, how could you control for these in the future? Finally, you should discuss any future questions arising from your results and how you might test them with new experiments.
  6. Conclusions – This section should provide a brief summary of your work. What are the key take-away points from your study?
  7. References – Provide a list of at least two scholarly sources, two credible sources, that will be used in the Final Lab Report. Format your references according to APA style.
 
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