PLEASE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINE WHEN MAKING A DISCUSSION "TEST QUESTION" POST
· 1-Don't copy any of my discovery questions
· 2-NO COPYING ANY PREVIOUSLY POSTED TEST QUESTION (review before you post)
· 3-NO FORMATING, NO indentations, NO BOLD, CAPITALS, ETC
· 4-INCLUDE AN EXPLANATION AND Resource
· 5-When you write an incorrect response, check it out. Some people create responses that are worded terribly, make no sense, or are actually correct.
EXAMPLES
1-Point QUESTION (is a very poor effort)
-if you write a True-False question, make a very meager effort or make multiple errors
2-Point Example
-a two point question shows minor effort and creativity---it is not thought provoking
-there are either misspellings, major grammatical errors, or it makes no sense
-any question that asks for a numerical answer (like a percentage)
What is the percentage of Earth’s water that is tied up in glacial ice?
A) 3% B) 10 % C) 30% D) 50%
Answer: A
Explanation: 3% or Earth’s water is tied up in Ice
3-Point Example
-a three point question promotes a bit of thought but is still quite simple
-if there are not four “unique” response or you use…. D) all the above, or none of the above
- if you write a decent question but make too many spelling or grammatical errors
IN the ITCZ, or inter-tropical convergence zone, there is a tendency for the warm humid near the ocean to move this way?
A) north B) south C) up D) down
Answer: C
Explanation: The ITCZ is where the atmosphere is the hottest, most energetic and is the zone on Earth where low density air is constantly rising. (link input here)
4-Point Example
-well written, thought provoking, no major mistakes
-good job of referencing and explaining
According to the otter-urchin-kelp interaction example illustrated in the article “The Functioning of Marine Ecosystems”, which of the following species will be categorized as a keystone species?
A) Kelp, because the productivity of kelp determines food abundance for marine animals.
B) Urchin, because urchin prevent food overabundance provided by kelp.
C) Urchin, because urchin are an important food source for higher trophic level marine animals.
D) Sea otter, otters stabilize the system in the kelp forest by reducing urchin grazing.
Answer: D
Explanation: The keystone species is one “whose impact on its community or ecosystem is large, and disproportionately large relative to its abundance” (Power et al., 1996). In this example, the sea otter is a high trophic level marine animal. Therefore, their abundance determines the abundance of the other two species. Although option A, B, C are facts, urchin and kelp are not keystone species.
Grading will be based on
1-Spelling
2-Accuracy
3-Format
4-Depth of Thought and Inquiry
5-Validity
6- Relevancy
7-Citation and explanation
4 POINTS POSSIBLE
· 1 POINT=POOR QUESTION, or too many errors
· 2 POINTS=AVERAGE QUESTION, slight errors
· 3 POINTS=GOOD QUESTION, no errors
· 4 POINTS= VERY GOOD QUESTION (full credit)
ISCUSSION
POST
GUIDLINES
PLEASE
FOLLOW
THESE
GUIDELINE
WHEN
MAKING
A
DISCUSSION
"TEST
QUESTION"
POST
·
1
-
Don't
copy
any
of
my
discovery
questions
·
2
-
NO
COPYING
ANY
PREVIOUSLY
POSTED
TEST
QUESTION
(review
before
you
post)
·
3
-
NO
FORMATING,
NO
indentations,
NO
BOLD,
CAPITALS,
ETC
·
4
-
INCLUDE
AN
EXPLANATION
AND
Resource
·
5
-
When
you
write
an
incorrect
response,
check
it
out.
Some
people
create
responses
that
are
worded
terribly,
make
no
sense,
or
are
actually
correct.
EXAMPLES
1
-
Point
QUESTION
(is
a
very
poor
effort)
-
if
you
write
a
True
-
False
question,
make
a
very
meager
effort
or
make
multiple
errors
2
-
Point
Example
-
a
two
point
question
shows
minor
effort
and
creativity
---
it
is
not
thought
provoking
-
there
are
either
misspellings,
major
grammatical
errors,
or
it
mak
es
no
sense
-
any
question
that
asks
for
a
numerical
answer
(like
a
percentage)
What
is
the
percentage
of
Earth’s
water
that
is
tied
up
in
glacial
ice?
A)
3%
B)
10
%
C)
30%
D)
50%
Answer:
A
Explanation:
3%
or
Earth’s
water
is
tied
up
in
Ice
3
-
Point
Example
-
a
three
point
question
promotes
a
bit
of
thought
but
is
still
quite
simple
-
if
there
are
not
four
“unique”
response
or
you
use….
D)
all
the
above,
or
none
of
the
above
-
if
you
write
a
decent
question
but
make
too
many
spelling
or
grammatical
errors
IN
the
ITCZ,
or
inter
-
tropical
convergence
zone,
there
is
a
tendency
for
the
warm
humid
near
the
ocean
to
move
this
way?
A)
north
B)
south
C)
up
D)
down
Answer:
C
Explanation:
The
ITCZ
is
where
the
atmosphere
is
the
hottest,
most
energetic
and
is
the
zone
on
E
arth
where
low
density
air
is
constantly
rising.
(link
input
here)
4
-
Point
Example
-
well
written,
thought
provoking,
no
major
mistakes
-
good
job
of
referencing
and
explaining
ISCUSSION POST GUIDLINES
PLEASE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINE WHEN MAKING A DISCUSSION "TEST
QUESTION" POST
1-Don't copy any of my discovery questions
2-NO COPYING ANY PREVIOUSLY POSTED TEST QUESTION (review before
you post)
3-NO FORMATING, NO indentations, NO BOLD, CAPITALS, ETC
4-INCLUDE AN EXPLANATION AND Resource
5-When you write an incorrect response, check it out. Some people create
responses that are worded terribly, make no sense, or are actually correct.
EXAMPLES
1-Point QUESTION (is a very poor effort)
-if you write a True-False question, make a very meager effort or make multiple
errors
2-Point Example
-a two point question shows minor effort and creativity---it is not thought
provoking
-there are either misspellings, major grammatical errors, or it makes no sense
-any question that asks for a numerical answer (like a percentage)
What is the percentage of Earth’s water that is tied up in glacial ice?
A) 3% B) 10 % C) 30% D) 50%
Answer: A
Explanation: 3% or Earth’s water is tied up in Ice
3-Point Example
-a three point question promotes a bit of thought but is still quite simple
-if there are not four “unique” response or you use…. D) all the above, or none of
the above
- if you write a decent question but make too many spelling or grammatical
errors
IN the ITCZ, or inter-tropical convergence zone, there is a tendency for the
warm humid near the ocean to move this way?
A) north B) south C) up D) down
Answer: C
Explanation: The ITCZ is where the atmosphere is the hottest, most energetic
and is the zone on Earth where low density air is constantly rising. (link input
here)
4-Point Example
-well written, thought provoking, no major mistakes
-good job of referencing and explaining
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