I need help in Biology class ??

Paine

-

Saunders

12/18

/13

Course Name

and Semester

: _________________________

Artifact for General Education Assessment

-

Life Sciences

Learning Outcomes

The student should be able to:

1)

Identify valid evidence that supports theory, argument, and/or practice.

2)

Describe a foundational principle of life science.

Assignment:

Scientific Reports

Primary

research articles are the official documents that scientists use to communicate their research to each other. Research

papers describe original findings, including methodology and results. They are the first report of original research findings

and are wr

itten by the scientists who perform the work. In contrast, documents that synthesize, summarize, or evaluate primary

literature are termed

secondary

sources. Common secondary sources include magazine articles, dictionaries, textbooks,

and

websites. Seconda

ry reports may be written by scientists, journalists, or others.

From

:

Reading Primary Literature

by Christopher M. Gillen

(

2007) Pearson Education, Inc.

For this assignment, you will be reading

secondary

sources and reporting on the data used to support the

author’s argument.

1)

Choose one

(1)

of the following topics:

Climate Change

:

How can climate change affect evolution

?

Climate change

has

an

impact on our planet and on our lives and the lives of future generations.

Find and

present the arguments for an example of climate change and comment of the strength of the

arguments and the

importance of addressing this example.

Genetically Modified Org

anisms (GMOs):

GMOs and their role in sustainability

.

The artificial insertion of genes into various food plants has made it possible to raise more crops and feed more

people than ever before, with less use of fertilizer and pesticides.

Using an example of

genetically modified

organism, provide the arguments relating to its usefulness and comment on the strength of these arguments.

2)

Find at least

two

related

articles

on your topic. These articles

must come from

one or more of these

sources:

Scientific Americ

an, Science News, Discover magazine, National Geographic,

or

The New York

Times.

Sources other than the above must b

e approved

.

3)

On one page (for each article) give

:

a.

P

ro

per citations for the reference

b.

A

summary statement for the

article

T

hen

answer the

following questions

using single

-

spaced paragraphs:

c.

What makes this article a

reliable reference?

d.

What are the arguments

presented

?

e.

What

are

the data given to support the argument?

4)

Turn in:

1)

the report that includes your name with attached copies

of the

articles

, 2) a copy of the report

with your student number (no attachments).

Paine-Saunders

12/18/13

Course Name and Semester: _________________________

Artifact for General Education Assessment-Life Sciences

Learning Outcomes

The student should be able to:

1) Identify valid evidence that supports theory, argument, and/or practice.

2) Describe a foundational principle of life science.

Assignment: Scientific Reports

Primary research articles are the official documents that scientists use to communicate their research to each other. Research

papers describe original findings, including methodology and results. They are the first report of original research findings

and are written by the scientists who perform the work. In contrast, documents that synthesize, summarize, or evaluate primary

literature are termed secondary sources. Common secondary sources include magazine articles, dictionaries, textbooks, and

websites. Secondary reports may be written by scientists, journalists, or others.

From: Reading Primary Literature by Christopher M. Gillen (2007) Pearson Education, Inc.

For this assignment, you will be reading secondary sources and reporting on the data used to support the

author’s argument.

1) Choose one (1) of the following topics:

Climate Change: How can climate change affect evolution?

Climate change has an impact on our planet and on our lives and the lives of future generations. Find and

present the arguments for an example of climate change and comment of the strength of the arguments and the

importance of addressing this example.

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs): GMOs and their role in sustainability.

The artificial insertion of genes into various food plants has made it possible to raise more crops and feed more

people than ever before, with less use of fertilizer and pesticides. Using an example of genetically modified

organism, provide the arguments relating to its usefulness and comment on the strength of these arguments.

2) Find at least two related articles on your topic. These articles must come from one or more of these

sources: Scientific American, Science News, Discover magazine, National Geographic, or The New York

Times. Sources other than the above must be approved.

3) On one page (for each article) give:

a. Proper citations for the reference

b. A summary statement for the article

Then answer the following questions using single-spaced paragraphs:

c. What makes this article a reliable reference?

d. What are the arguments presented?

e. What are the data given to support the argument?

4) Turn in: 1) the report that includes your name with attached copies of the articles, 2) a copy of the report

with your student number (no attachments).