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Name: Date: Instructor’s Name: Assignment: SCI203 Phase 1 Lab Report Title: Human Impacts on the Sustainability of Groundwater Instructions: You will need to write a 1-page lab report using the scientific method to answer the following question: • If current human development does not change, will groundwater sustainability be affected? When your lab report is complete – submit it in the classroom. Part I: Using the time progression of industrialization and human development, fill in the data table below to help you write up your lab report. Time Period Impact to Forest Groundwater Levels Saltwater Intrusion Farming Industrial Population development 1800s 1900s 2000s Part II: Write a 1-page lab report using the following scientific method sections: • • • • Purpose o State the purpose of the lab. Introduction o This is an investigation of what is currently known about the question being asked. Use background information from credible references to write a short summary about concepts in the lab. List and cite references in APA style. Hypothesis/Predicted Outcome o A hypothesis is an educated guess. Based on what you have learned and written about in the Introduction, state what you expect to be the results of the lab procedures. Methods o • • Summarize the procedures that you used in the lab. The Methods section should also state clearly how data (numbers) were collected during the lab; this will be reported in the Results/Outcome section. Results/Outcome o Provide here any results or data that were generated while doing the lab procedure. Discussion/Analysis o In this section, state clearly whether you obtained the expected results. Also discuss the results and what you learned from this lab. o Note: You can use the lab data to help you discuss the results and what you learned. Provide references in APA format. This includes a reference list and in-text citations for references used in the Introduction section. Give your paper a title and identify each section as specified above. Although the hypothesis will be a 1-sentence answer, the other sections will need to be paragraphs to adequately explain your experiment. Name: Date: 8/22/17 Instructor’s Name: Assignment: SCI203 Phase 1 Lab Report Title: Human Impacts on the Sustainability of Groundwater Instructions: You will need to write a 1-page lab report using the scientific method to answer the following question: • If current human development does not change, will groundwater sustainability be affected? When your lab report is complete – submit it in the classroom. Part I: Using the time progression of industrialization and human development, fill in the data table below to help you write up your lab report. Time Period Impact to Forest Groundwater Levels Saltwater Intrusion Farming Industrial Population development 1800s Large forests Lots of groundwater No salt water intrusion Small farm No cities 1900s Decreased by 50% Decreased by 50% Ocean moved into groundwater Farms are larger, but there are fewer Exceptional Substantial growth of increase in cites and housing industrial development 2000s Decreased by 90% Decreased by 90% Greater movement of ocean into ground water Same number of farms, but size decreased by 20% Industrial development decreased by 10-15% Part II: Write a 1-page lab report using the following scientific method sections: Limited housing Housing development decreased by 10-15% • • • • • • Purpose o State the purpose of the lab. Introduction o This is an investigation of what is currently known about the question being asked. Use background information from credible references to write a short summary about concepts in the lab. List and cite references in APA style. Hypothesis/Predicted Outcome o A hypothesis is an educated guess. Based on what you have learned and written about in the Introduction, state what you expect to be the results of the lab procedures. Methods o Summarize the procedures that you used in the lab. The Methods section should also state clearly how data (numbers) were collected during the lab; this will be reported in the Results/Outcome section. Results/Outcome o Provide here any results or data that were generated while doing the lab procedure. Discussion/Analysis o In this section, state clearly whether you obtained the expected results. Also discuss the results and what you learned from this lab. o Note: You can use the lab data to help you discuss the results and what you learned. Provide references in APA format. This includes a reference list and in-text citations for references used in the Introduction section. Give your paper a title and identify each section as specified above. Although the hypothesis will be a 1-sentence answer, the other sections will need to be paragraphs to adequately explain your experiment.
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Purpose
The purpose of the lab is to determine whether the groundwater sustainability will be
affected if the human development does not change.
Introduction
Groundwater is an important component of the water resources that human beings depend
on for survival. About twenty-five percent of the fresh water contained on the earth is stored as
groundwater. Human activities over the periods have led to changes in the levels and the
composition of the groundwater. (Adelana, 2008). Urbanization, agricultural practices, resource
mining and the growth of population are the leading threats from human beings to groundwater.
Population growth over the last few centuries has resulted in the reduction of forest covers as
people have cut down trees to pave way for the construction of cities, housing and for them to be
able to engage in food production activities like farming.
Hypothesis/Predicted Outcome
Ground water sustainability will reduce as the human population and industrial
development continues to rise.
Methods
Six parameters were studied across three periods or centuries; 1800, 1900 and 2000. Data
from the forest cover, ground water levels, salt water intrusion, farm sizes, industrial
development and the population between the three centuries was collected and analyzed against
each other. The data to be used was collected through case studies, observation and through
relevant interviews.

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Results/Outcome
From the data analysis that was carried out from the three centuries, it can be reported
that in the 1800’s there was larger forest cover than the rest of the centuries. The lev...


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