Week 2 Assignment Template Sustainable Living Guide Contributions, Part Two of Four: Sustaining Our Agricultural Resources Instructions: Using the term that you have selected from the list provided in the classroom, please complete the following template. Create a minimum of 5 to 7 well-crafted sentences per paragraph. In your response, you are expected to cite and reference, in APA format, at least two outside sources in addition to the class text. The sources must be credible (from experts in the field of study); scholarly sources (published in peer-reviewed academic journals) are strongly encouraged. Delete these instructions before submitting your work to Waypoint. Your Term: Instructions: In the first paragraph; • Thoroughly define your term. • Describe how the term relates to this week’s theme. Provide specific examples. Delete these instructions before submitting your work to Waypoint. [Enter your information here] Instructions: In the second paragraph; • Discuss how the term affects living things and the physical world. • Explain how the term relates to the challenge of achieving environmental sustainability. • Justify if the term represents an obstacle to that goal, or perhaps a technique or technology that might promote it? Again, be as specific as possible and include examples to support your explanations. [Enter your information here] Instructions: In the third paragraph; • Determine at least two specific actions that we can take in order to promote environmental sustainability in relation to this term. • Be creative and concrete with your suggestions. For example, you might recommend supporting a particular organization that is active in the field of your term. • Consider actions that might be taken 1) on the individual level, in our daily lives; 2) at the community level; 3) via national and global organizations working on behalf of the environmental issues associated with your term; and/or 4) at the ballot box (though voting). [Enter your information here] After proofreading, please submit a copy of your work to Waypoint. ACTIVITY Lab Worksheet Hypotheses Activity 1. Activity 3. Activity 2. Activity 4. Observations/Data Tables Data Table 1. Particle Size Distribution and Soil Type Depth of Clay Layer (cm) Depth of Silt Layer (cm) Depth of Sand Layer (cm) Total Depth (cm) % Clay % Silt % Sand Soil Texture Soil Sample A Data Table 2. Determination of Soil Porosity Time Taken for First Drop to Emerge from Column (s) Sand Sample Clay Sample Soil Sample A continued on next page www.carolina.com/distancelearning 1 Data Table 3. pH Comparison of Soil Samples Soil Sample A Soil Sample B (Location Description: ) pH Data Table 4. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potash Comparison in Soil Samples Nitrogen Phosphorus Soil Sample A Soil Sample B Photographs Activity 1. Activity 2. Activity 3. Activity 4. Potash Lab Questions Please answer the following entirely in your own words and in complete sentences: Introduction 1. Background—What is important to know about the topic of this lab? Use at least one outside source (other than course materials) to answer this question. Cite the source using APA format. Answers should be 5–7 sentences in length. [Write your answers here] 2. Outcomes—What was the main purpose of this lab? [Write your answers here] 3. Hypotheses—What were your hypotheses for the activities of this lab? Identify each hypothesis clearly, and explain your reasoning. [Write your answers here] Materials and Methods 4. Using your own words, briefly describe what materials and methods you used in each of the activities. Your answer should be sufficiently detailed so that someone reading it would be able to replicate what you did. Explain any measurements you made. [Write your answers here] Discussion 5. Based upon the results of each activity, explain whether you accepted or rejected your hypotheses and why. [Write your answers here] 6. What important information have you learned from this lab? Use at least one outside source (scholarly for full credit) to answer this question. Cite the source using APA format. Answers should be 5–7 sentences in length. [Write your answers here] 7. What challenges did you encounter when doing this lab? Name at least one. [Write your answers here] 8. What additional information would you need to know, beyond what you did in this lab, to determine whether a farm would be agriculturally productive or not? Provide at least 3 examples. [Write your answers here] Literature Cited 9. List the references you used to answer these questions. (Use APA format, and alphabetize by the last name.) [Write your answers here] Now copy and paste your answers into the Lab Report provided. Include the data tables and photographs. You may wish to make minor edits to enhance the flow of your resulting lab report. www.carolina.com/distancelearning 3 Running head: NAME OF LAB 1 Name of Lab Your Name SCI 207: Our Dependence Upon the Environment Instructor’s Name Date Running head: NAME OF LAB 2 *This template will enable you to turn your lab question responses into a polished Lab Report. Simply copy paste your answers to the lab questions, as well as all data tables, graphs, and photographs, in the locations indicated. Before you submit your Lab Report, it is recommended that you run it through Turnitin, using the student folder, to ensure protection from accidental plagiarism. Please delete this purple text before submitting your report. Name of Lab Introduction Copy and paste your response to Question One here. Copy and paste your response to Question Two here. Copy and paste your response to Question Three here. Materials and Methods Copy and paste your response to Question Four here. Results Copy and paste your completed Data Tables here. Copy and paste any Graphs here. Include a numbered figure caption below it, in APA format. Copy and paste your Photographs here, in the order they were taken in the lab. Include numbered figure captions below them, in APA format. Discussion Copy and paste your response to Question Five here. Copy and paste your response to Question Six here. Copy and paste your response to Question Seven here. Copy and paste your response to Question Eight here. References Copy and paste your response to Question Nine here. Week 2 Journal: Ecological Footprint Update and Course Reflections: Throughout this course, you are keeping a journal about your experience in the class. The purpose of this activity is to enable you to reflect on your learning: what new things you have discovered, what surprises you have encountered, what topics or ideas you have found particularly challenging, and how the course is going for you. Last week you began the Environmental Footprint Reduction Project. This week you will begin using this journal as a space for a progress report on your efforts. Your entries will be evaluated in terms of how well they met the topic and length requirements, and your writing clarity. Your entries should be a minimum of one typed page each (doublespaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font) and will be submitted through Waypoint. Complete the following: • • In the first paragraph or two of your journal entry this week, provide a status report on your Ecological Footprint Reduction Project. Have you encountered success with implementing your intended changes? What challenges have you encountered? What have you learned so far from this activity? In another one or two paragraphs, share your thoughts about the second week of class. What did you learn? What experiences stand out for you? What tasks or content did you find difficult or frustrating? What activities did you find surprising or exciting? Looking ahead, what are your intrigued or concerned by in the third week of the course? 
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