INVASIVE SPECIES REPORT (5% of total grade: 5 pts total)
Submit on Canvas under Assignments by Sunday, November 8th at 11pm
Since we are not meeting during Week 11 (November 2-8), in lieu of our usual lecture, you will submit a short report on an invasive species of your choosing.
First, use the following database to browse through invasive species: https://www.invasive.org/species.cfm >Select PLANTS, INSECTS, or WILDLIFE (do not pick a disease for this assignment)
>Under each heading, you will see subdivisions to help you narrow down the list of species.
>Browse the database and click through multiple species. Not all of them will have a lot of information available in the database, so you will need to explore until you find one with sufficient information. In addition, you will likely need to research outside of the database to answer all the questions below.
Once you have settled on a species, write a single-spaced, one page report (min. 400 words) about your invasive species. Answer the following questions for full points:
1. Where is your species native to? (1 pt)
2. Describe the geographical conditions of its native habitat. How has it adapted to it? (1 pt)
It might be useful to consider how it differs from other species of the same type. For example, if you chose a bird, how does yours differ from other types (e.g. wingspan, diet, behavior, tolerance)? What advantages does it have in its natural environment as a result of those differences? How might it be disadvantageous elsewhere?
3. How was it relocated and where was it introduced? (1 pt)
As I will discuss later in the semester, invasive species have different ways of being introduced (e.g. accidental, purposeful, ornamental, as pets) and some species can be brought to new places for more than one reason. Describe the mode of transportation and how exactly it arrived at its new habitat.
4. What problems are associated with your species and what impacts on local flora/fauna has it produced? (1 pt)
Has it caused any local extinctions already? Why is your species so successful in its new habitat? To answer this, you may have to consider what its natural predators were in its native land.
5. What is a possible solution for controlling your species? Are there any existing measures being taken to combat its presence? Have they been successful? (1 pt)
You must cite any sources you use (APA or MLA format both work see citation guidelines here: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html). Failure to cite will result in a 1 pt deduction. Be sure this assignment is written in your own words. Any plagiarism will result in an automatic grade of 0 for this assignment.
Category: Natural science
INVASIVE SPECIES REPORT
November 4th, 2020 
APA (edition "APA 6"), Natural science 
Comments Off on Environmental Issue Letter Environmental Issue Letter
Letter to a New York state representative: Please write an advocacy letter for an environmental issue of your choice to a state representative. Effective letters should be clearly written, provide clear justification for the claims made, link to specific legislation, and be clean writing. Also in a separate paragraph summarize the essay in a few sentences.
November 4th, 2020 APA (edition "APA 6"), Natural science Comments Off on Any topic (writer’s choice) Any topic (writer’s choice)
The term paper is a chance for you to bring the key points you learned in the course all together into one scientific argument.
The Perseverance Rover is hurtling itself towards Mars and is expected to arrive in February 2021.
Write an article (at least 2000 words) that you think could feasibly be published once the early data come in from Perseverance. You can imagine it makes an early discovery of something the scientific team is hoping to find.
Your article should include:
What is the purpose of Perseverance?
What evidence do we have from past missions that show promise for this mission?
What types of instrumentation does Perseverance have to study Mars?
Describe the first locations Perseverance will study.
What is the nature of its early (imagined) discoveries?
What types of (past or present) life form might it find?
How would those lifeforms survive in the conditions on Mars?
What are the implications of this discovery on the search for life in the universe?
Please do your own work. All this information is available on websites such as NASA and many news outlets. You are to write the paper in your own interpretation of that information, not a direct copy. This will be strictly enforced.
All papers MUST follow this format or it risks getting a 0.
Criteria for a successful paper:
A successful paper will be at least 2000 words and will follow the format above. It will include:
A clear, accurate, and coherent scientific argument that uses scientifically valid information (from the Internet or journals) and many of the main concepts used in the course. Your paper should demonstrate your understanding of these concepts, not just the awareness of the terminology.
A clear organization and correct grammar to provide a readable and intelligent paper. It should be easy and pleasurable to read. This must include an introduction, conclusion, and the mandatory headers to help make clarify your argument.
Within this format, your paper should demonstrate individuality and creativity to show how you have digested and interpreted the information, and to show me it is your OWN work. Papers that read like a bunch of cut and paste text without any personality will be poorly graded.
A complete and consistent set of citations and references in APA, IEEE, or similar academic format. I don’t care which format you use, but be consistent and thorough.
Pride in your work. If you don’t love it, I won’t love it.
All papers must be received by midnight on the last night of the course.
November 4th, 2020 APA (edition "APA 6"), Natural science Comments Off on Any topic (writer’s choice) Any topic (writer’s choice)
The term paper is a chance for you to bring the key points you learned in the course all together into one scientific argument.
The Perseverance Rover is hurtling itself towards Mars and is expected to arrive in February 2021.
Write an article (at least 2000 words) that you think could feasibly be published once the early data come in from Perseverance. You can imagine it makes an early discovery of something the scientific team is hoping to find.
Your article should include:
What is the purpose of Perseverance?
What evidence do we have from past missions that show promise for this mission?
What types of instrumentation does Perseverance have to study Mars?
Describe the first locations Perseverance will study.
What is the nature of its early (imagined) discoveries?
What types of (past or present) life form might it find?
How would those lifeforms survive in the conditions on Mars?
What are the implications of this discovery on the search for life in the universe?
Please do your own work. All this information is available on websites such as NASA and many news outlets. You are to write the paper in your own interpretation of that information, not a direct copy. This will be strictly enforced.
All papers MUST follow this format or it risks getting a 0.
Criteria for a successful paper:
A successful paper will be at least 2000 words and will follow the format above. It will include:
A clear, accurate, and coherent scientific argument that uses scientifically valid information (from the Internet or journals) and many of the main concepts used in the course. Your paper should demonstrate your understanding of these concepts, not just the awareness of the terminology.
A clear organization and correct grammar to provide a readable and intelligent paper. It should be easy and pleasurable to read. This must include an introduction, conclusion, and the mandatory headers to help make clarify your argument.
Within this format, your paper should demonstrate individuality and creativity to show how you have digested and interpreted the information, and to show me it is your OWN work. Papers that read like a bunch of cut and paste text without any personality will be poorly graded.
A complete and consistent set of citations and references in APA, IEEE, or similar academic format. I don’t care which format you use, but be consistent and thorough.
Pride in your work. If you don’t love it, I won’t love it.
All papers must be received by midnight on the last night of the course.
November 4th, 2020 APA (edition "APA 6"), Natural science Comments Off on Any topic (writer’s choice) Any topic (writer’s choice)
The term paper is a chance for you to bring the key points you learned in the course all together into one scientific argument.
The Perseverance Rover is hurtling itself towards Mars and is expected to arrive in February 2021.
Write an article (at least 2000 words) that you think could feasibly be published once the early data come in from Perseverance. You can imagine it makes an early discovery of something the scientific team is hoping to find.
Your article should include:
What is the purpose of Perseverance?
What evidence do we have from past missions that show promise for this mission?
What types of instrumentation does Perseverance have to study Mars?
Describe the first locations Perseverance will study.
What is the nature of its early (imagined) discoveries?
What types of (past or present) life form might it find?
How would those lifeforms survive in the conditions on Mars?
What are the implications of this discovery on the search for life in the universe?
Please do your own work. All this information is available on websites such as NASA and many news outlets. You are to write the paper in your own interpretation of that information, not a direct copy. This will be strictly enforced.
All papers MUST follow this format or it risks getting a 0.
Criteria for a successful paper:
A successful paper will be at least 2000 words and will follow the format above. It will include:
A clear, accurate, and coherent scientific argument that uses scientifically valid information (from the Internet or journals) and many of the main concepts used in the course. Your paper should demonstrate your understanding of these concepts, not just the awareness of the terminology.
A clear organization and correct grammar to provide a readable and intelligent paper. It should be easy and pleasurable to read. This must include an introduction, conclusion, and the mandatory headers to help make clarify your argument.
Within this format, your paper should demonstrate individuality and creativity to show how you have digested and interpreted the information, and to show me it is your OWN work. Papers that read like a bunch of cut and paste text without any personality will be poorly graded.
A complete and consistent set of citations and references in APA, IEEE, or similar academic format. I don’t care which format you use, but be consistent and thorough.
Pride in your work. If you don’t love it, I won’t love it.
All papers must be received by midnight on the last night of the course.
geograpghy
Its hard to discuss this region of the world without talking about oil. Pick a country in this region with significant oil reserves and exports. Provide a brief description of the amount of oil this country exports and has in reserves. What difficulties does this country face in extracting and exporting its oil? Also, how has the revenue generated by this oil have been used (or misused) by the country you chose? Do you think the oil revenue is being used in a way that will best benefit the country in the future?
November 3rd, 2020 APA (edition "APA 6"), Natural science Comments Off on Any topic (writer’s choice) Any topic (writer’s choice)
Option 1: Computational Physics
The estimated time to complete each of these is about 2 hours.
Kinematics and Gravitation (pick one):
2 Body Gravitation (Python or Matlab)
Falling Sphere
Projectile Motion
V2 Rocket (Excel)
Oscillators (pick one):
Rigid Pendulum
Falling Through the Earth
Boat Anharmonic Oscillator
Option 2: Physics Teaching
This is more open-ended, but you should demonstrate that you put 2 hours of work in; I strongly suggest you run your idea by me. If one of these isnt big enough, you are free to combine several mini-projects.
November 3rd, 2020 APA (edition "APA 6"), Natural science Comments Off on Any topic (writer’s choice) Any topic (writer’s choice)
Option 1: Computational Physics
The estimated time to complete each of these is about 2 hours.
Kinematics and Gravitation (pick one):
2 Body Gravitation (Python or Matlab)
Falling Sphere
Projectile Motion
V2 Rocket (Excel)
Oscillators (pick one):
Rigid Pendulum
Falling Through the Earth
Boat Anharmonic Oscillator
Option 2: Physics Teaching
This is more open-ended, but you should demonstrate that you put 2 hours of work in; I strongly suggest you run your idea by me. If one of these isnt big enough, you are free to combine several mini-projects.
November 3rd, 2020 APA (edition "APA 6"), Natural science Comments Off on Any topic (writer’s choice) Any topic (writer’s choice)
Option 1: Computational Physics
The estimated time to complete each of these is about 2 hours.
Kinematics and Gravitation (pick one):
2 Body Gravitation (Python or Matlab)
Falling Sphere
Projectile Motion
V2 Rocket (Excel)
Oscillators (pick one):
Rigid Pendulum
Falling Through the Earth
Boat Anharmonic Oscillator
Option 2: Physics Teaching
This is more open-ended, but you should demonstrate that you put 2 hours of work in; I strongly suggest you run your idea by me. If one of these isnt big enough, you are free to combine several mini-projects.
November 3rd, 2020 MLA, Natural science Comments Off on Imagine that you are a CRM practitioner who has been contracted to assist a developer in complying with South African legislation for the protection of cultural heritage in an affected area. The developer wants to build a road that is 300m long. Discuss t Imagine that you are a CRM practitioner who has been contracted to assist a developer in complying with South African legislation for the protection of cultural heritage in an affected area. The developer wants to build a road that is 300m long. Discuss t
Imagine that you are a CRM practitioner who has been contracted to assist a developer in complying
with South African legislation for the protection of cultural heritage in an affected area. The developer
wants to build a road that is 300m long. Discuss the heritage management process that should be
undertaken in terms of the National Heritage Resources Act, Act No. 25 of 1999 (NHRA).
