This lab will give you an insight into how the first basic measurements of the positions of stars were made, in the days before telescopes. You'll want to go outside, again - but this time during the daytime!You'll be doing some arts and crafts, for this lab, and constructing your own astrolabe. You'll need some scissors, glue, cardboard, string, a paperclip (or any weight), tape, and a drinking straw. The template and the instructions on the use of an astrolabe can be found attached as "Construction and Use of a Simple Astrolabe"For this lab, you'll need to print out the "Astrolabes, Altitudes, and Azimuth Angles" worksheet attached. To submit your lab, simply type in your answers to the Word document.

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING WORD LIMIT REQUIREMENTS:Please note that each and every assignment has its own word limit. Weekly postings are described as “brief” assignments. They should be between 150 and 200 words. (The List of References should not be included in the word count.) If you exceed the word limit on an assignment or if you do not meet the lower limit, your assignment will likely be returned to you for revision. There will be a 10% loss of your score for an assignment that had to be revised because the original version exceeded or failed to meet the word limit. Reforms in Emergency Management PolicyFor the past 30 years emergency management policy has been the subject of major reforms. In 2002, the Homeland Security Act passed on the heels of the events of 9/11. The failures surrounding Hurricane Katrina in 2005 led to the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (Title VI of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007). The reforms in the Post-Katrina Act reformed some of the policies initiated after 9/11 and enhanced FEMA's authority. Each of these legislative acts served to widen the scope of emergency management policy.For this Discussion, select an emergency management policy reform that occurred after a disaster or emergency incident. Think about how the disaster or incident prompted the policy reform. Then consider why reforms in emergency management tend to happen after an incident rather than before and any challenges to making reforms in emergency management policy before an incident occurs.Note: Please DO NOT select the policy reforms related to Hurricane Katrina as an example.With these thoughts in mind:Post by Day 1 a brief description of the emergency management policy reform you selected. Then describe the incident that occurred that prompted the reform and explain how it did so. Explain why emergency management policy reforms tend to happen after an incident rather than before. Finally, explain why it might be challenging to make major reforms in emergency management policy before an incident occurs.Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources. Discussion should be 150 to 200 words with at least three references.... MULTIPLE USE OF INTEXT CITATION It is important that you cover all the topics identified in the assignment. Covering the topic does not mean mentioning the topic BUT presenting an explanation from the context of ethics and the readings for this class To get maximum points you need to follow the requirements listed for this assignments 1) look at the page limits 2) review and follow APA rules 3) create subheadings to identify the key sections you are presenting and 4) Free from typographical and sentence construction errors. REMEMBER IN APA FORMAT JOURNAL TITLES AND VOLUME NUMBERS ARE ITALICIZED. Readings Sylves, R. (2015). Disaster policy and politics: Emergency management and homeland security (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: CQ Press. Chapter 4, “Understanding Disaster Policy Through Presidential Disaster Declarations” Burton, L. (2008). The constitutional roots of all-hazards policy, management, and law. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 5(1), 1–28. Media U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Producer). (2011, March 30). Leveraging federal resources for public health & medical disaster preparedness and response [Video file]. Retrieved from Leveraging Federal Resources for Public Health & Medical Disaster Preparedness and Response. [Video]. 2011. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Optional Resources FEMA. (2012). 2012 Federal disaster declarations by state/year. Retrieved from http://www.fema.gov/disasters