SCI207 WEEK 5 LAB ASSIGNMENT DISCUSSION

Ashford 6: - Week 5 - Laboratory

Weather and Climate Change

Carefully review the Grading Rubric before beginning the assignment.

Read "Lab 5: Weather and Climate Change." This lab will allow you to explore the water cycle through

the creation of an ecosystem model. Additionally, you will observe how water moves throughout the

environment and is affected by weather patterns. Then, you will utilize this information and your

eScience lab kit to complete Demonstration 1and Experiment 1 on the Week Five Lab Reporting Form.

Make sure to complete all of the following items before submission:

a.Read through the introductory material.

b.Perform Demonstration 1: Modeling the Water Cycle using your eScience lab manual and kit.

c.Answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 3 in complete sentences on the Week Five Lab Reporting Form.

d.Complete Experiment 1: Water Movement using your eScience lab manual and kit.

e.Answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 5 in complete sentences on the Week Five Lab Reporting Form.

Submit the Week Five Lab Reporting Form via Waypoint. The document does not need to include a title

page or other APA formatting; however, if you utilize any outside sources in your answers you must

reference these sources in proper APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Late Policy: Written assignments (essays, journals, presentations) are due on the specified days in the

course. Written assignments will be subject to a late penalty of up to 10% per day up to three days late.

If written assignments are submitted after 72 hours past the due date, instructors can give a penalty up

to and including a grade of 0 for the assignment.

Assignment Submission

In Ashford courses, there are two different ways to submit assignments for grading. Depending on the

system the course utilizes, assignments will either be submitted via the classroom Assignment Basket

Assignment Basket Icon or Waypoint Waypoint Icon.

Waypoint

Waypoint Assignment Submission

The assignments in this course will be submitted to Waypoint. Please refer to the instructions below to

submit your assignment. 1.Click on the Assignment Submission button above. The Waypoint "Student

Dashboard" will appear.

2.Browse for your assignment.

3.Click Upload.

4.Confirm that your assignment was successfully submitted by viewing the appropriate week's

assignment tab in Waypoint, or clicking on Check Assignment Status within the Meet Your Instructor

unit in the left navigation panel.

For more detailed instructions, refer to the Waypoint Tutorial.