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Research Report 1000 to 1500 words

Submit in .docx format, with Chicago Manual Style citations, including author-date in text citations with page numbers, and a full bibliography at the end. Only scholarly citations will be accepted. The assignment should be 1000-1500 words, not including the bibliography.

Students will choose a time and place in history, pre 1600. Suppose you are there, knowing everything you know today, and trying to do some science. Describe what you would do, the tools you would use, and how you would justify the value of your project to the people around you. Briefly describe each of the following, with citations where appropriate:

Time and Place

Short Description of Proposed Project

People's Beliefs About the Subject in that Time and Place

Tools and Materials

Rough Research Plan

Justification of Project to the Community