SCIENTIFIC METHOD ARTICLE-STYLE REPORT Download the report sheet, complete it, and then submit.Do not change the format. All blue shaded areas require answers in 12 pt. font. Write this report as a research article but follow the format below and submit your report to your instructor. Adjust the size of the blue shaded areas as needed. Do not use personal pronouns (I, you, they, etc.) when writing your report. I. Title Title – underline title and describe lab content concisely, adequately, appropriately. II. Abstract Abstract – brief paragraph about Convey a sense of the full report concisely and effectively of what was done. Convey a sense of the full report concisely and effectively of what was found as a class (not your own individual work). III. Introduction Introduction Provide adequate scientific background information on the topic (pinto bean germination). This is information above and beyond what is provided in the unit. You may use books, journals and internet sites. State the aim and hypothesis and provide a logical reasoning for it. State your variables. Be specific and state the independent variable (the variable you manipulate), dependent variable (the variable you measure), and control variables (the variables that need to be constant for the two groups). IV. Materials & Methods Materials and Methods – be specific. Include a list of materials used. Include the complete procedure. Numerate the steps. You may copy the procedure verbatim from the unit. V. Results Results – include Open with effective statement of overall findings. Present visuals that are clear and accurate (table with seed germination class results) Present clear verbal findings and provide support (provide the test conclusion). VI. Discussion Discussion – discuss your results. Open with an effective statement of support/no support for the hypothesis (includes conclusion statement). Provide logic explanations. Back up statements with references to appropriate findings. Sufficiently address other issues pertinent to the lab. VII. Conclusion Conclusion – Describe what has been learned. VIII. References Reference – list sources used. You must include two references in APA style LAB QUESTIONS: I. List the Scientific Method Steps in order (conclusion, experiment, hypothesis, question, observation and results) Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 II. Experiment (your results only) Environment Number of seeds tested Number of seeds germinated Germination percentage Seeds in water 100 Seeds in H2O2 100 III. Questions: Address the following using class results (not just yours) What is the germination percentage of seeds in water within 72 hours? Calculate this answer based on the results gather from classmates.What is the germination percentage of seeds in H2O2 within 72 hours? Calculate this answer based on the results gather from classmates.Is there a difference in the percentage of seeds germinated between the two groups?What is the test conclusion? The conclusion is either ‘reject the null’ or ‘fail to reject the null.’Is there a significant difference in the percentage of seeds germinated between the two groups? Yes or no. If the conclusion is ‘reject the null’ then there is a significant difference. If the conclusion is ‘fail to reject the null’ then there is no significant difference. End of Lab J

Step 1: Using the following scenario, complete the case study. During Spring Break, Angela, Bridgette, and Laura went to a small Mexican town near the Gulf of Mexico. On Friday night, the girls went to a restaurant. Angela and Bridgette shared a pizza with ground beef, refried beans, cheese, and some vegetable toppings. Laura ate a large portion of chicken fajitas. After dinner, Laura brought her leftover chicken fajitas back to the hotel and stored them in the room’s refrigerator. Saturday morning, the girls ate bagels and fresh fruit. For lunch, the girls stopped at a deli. Angela had a spinach salad with fresh strawberries, blueberries, and poppy seed dressing. Bridgette had a shrimp salad sandwich on a toasted multigrain roll. Laura had a bowl of seafood gumbo soup. The young women were having so much fun that evening, they didn’t have time for a sit-down dinner, so they each ate a hot dog from a street vendor. When they returned to the hotel later that evening, they were a little bit hungry, so they shared Laura’s chicken fajita leftovers after reheating them in a microwave. Between 3:00 and 5:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, Angela and Bridgette each woke up feeling nauseous and bloated. They spent most of Sunday sick with vomiting and diarrhea. Angela also had a very bad headache and chills. Laura felt fine, but she was stuck in the hotel room taking care of her sick friends all day.   Step 2:  In a 1-2 page paper, discuss the following: Determine what food(s) you think could have potentially been the source of Angela and Bridgette’s food-borne illness.  Explain your reasoning. Identify potential sources of food-borne illness for each of the meals the girls ate over the weekend.    Based on their symptoms, a suspected food source(s), and the time of onset, analyze which microorganism(s) were most likely to have been responsible for their illness. Use references to support your claims. Discuss any precautions that Bridgette and Angela could have done differently to prevent developing a food-borne illness. Explain your answer.