Laboratory Report Pre-Draft
[WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read/watch the following resources.
Doctors for Climate Health (Links to an external site.)
Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage in Global Climate Policy: Examining the Issues (Links to an external site.)
Climate Change: How Do We Know? (Links to an external site.)
Climate Change Impacts (Links to an external site.)
U.S. Energy Facts Explained (Links to an external site.)
In addition, be sure that you review your feedback from the Week 1 and 2 learning activities and lab questions assignments.
The final assignment for this course is a scientific laboratory report on both of the Labster virtual labs that you have completed for this course so far. This assignment will get you started on the process of writing that Laboratory Report. Follow the steps bulleted below to begin the Final Laboratory Report Rough Draft assignment.
Note: The final assignment will entail additional components that are not included in this pre-draft assignment. Ensure you review all requirements and grading criteria carefully for the final assignment to ensure completeness.
Use Lab Activities 1 and 2 as the basis for the Laboratory Report Pre-Draft.
Complete and submit the Laboratory Report Pre-Draft Template Download Laboratory Report Pre-Draft Template(download the Laboratory Report Pre-Draft Template, and utilize this document to ensure proper formatting and inclusion of all required material).
Before beginning this assignment, view the Sample Final Laboratory Report Download Sample Final Laboratory Report(due in week 5), located in your online classroom, and use it as a writing guide.
Cite at least two government sources (webpages or reports), two credible sources (news articles), and one scholarly source (academic journal article) for a minimum of five outside sources. In addition, you are encouraged to cite the textbook and any other assigned materials from this class.
The pre-draft must be four to six pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. You will receive feedback from your instructor on this pre-draft that you will use to write the Final Laboratory Report, which is due in Week 5. The Final Laboratory Report has a page requirement of seven to nine pages. Your ideas for each section of this pre-draft do not need to be fully fleshed out, but do your best to set yourself up well for the Final Laboratory Report.
For an Introduction to APA (Links to an external site.), visit the Writing Center and UAGC Library tab, located on the left navigation toolbar, in your online course.
In your paper, include the following sections:
Introduction: For the pre-draft, this section should be about a half to one page in length.
Identify the background information on the environmental and sustainability topics presented in the labs and an overview of why the labs were conducted.
Include your topic sentence for this paragraph.
List the main points and sources you will use to support those points.
Identify information from other experiments previously conducted that looks at resource challenges similar to the two labs.
List the cited sources you will use from governmental and credible non-governmental sources that conduct similar scientific studies and experiments.
Identify the hypotheses from the lab simulations and the reasoning for those predictions.
The hypothesis should not be adjusted to reflect the “right” answer. You do not lose points for an inaccurate hypothesis. Scientists often revise their hypotheses based on scientific evidence following the experiments.
Materials and Methods: Summary of all of the materials including scientific equipment used in the two lab activities and the methods used to conduct the experiments. For the pre-draft, this section should be about one page in length.
Describe the experiments in outline format with enough detail so that another scientist reading the report could replicate the experiment.
You can assume that a scientist would know how to use the lab equipment from the experiments and conduct basic lab procedures. See the Writing Center’s resource on Outlining (Links to an external site.) for assistance with this step.
Summarize the methods in your own words.
Do not simply copy and paste from the lab instructions.
Results: This section should include any data and observations from the experiments. This section should not include personal opinions or discussion – just a description of the results. For the pre-draft, this section should be about a half to one page in length.
Include all data and pertinent figures for the experiments in the labs.
Describe all data and figures in a written paragraph.
List and summarize the key points in outline format.
Include any data that reveals a pattern that relates to the hypotheses. Again, see the Writing Center’s resource on Outlining (Links to an external site.) for assistance with this step.
Discussion: This section should interpret your data and arrive at the key findings or conclusions. It should be one page in length. You can outline each of the bullet points below. See the Writing Center’s resource on Outlining (Links to an external site.) for assistance.
Explain your initial hypothesis (for each lab) and whether it is accepted or rejected based on specific results from the experiments conducted in the labs.
Discuss the real-world implications and applications of the results from multiple perspectives including environmental, business/economic, political, and social.
If you outline this section, provide a list of at least one point for each of these topics and which cited sources support the points.
Analyze how the results of the experiments and topics of each lab relate to the environmental challenges of resource sustainability.
Identify the natural resources that are present and how they are threatened.
Evaluate at least two examples of businesses, organizations, cities, states, or countries implementing innovative technology solutions and policies to promote sustainability related to the lab topics.
List the supporting examples and the sources.
Develop at least one policy or technology solution for the specific situation presented in each lab, taking into account the environmental, business/economic, political, and social impacts.
For the outline, describe the nature of the solution for each lab and mention how it will benefit at least one of the factors listed above.
Conclusion: For the pre-draft, this section should be about a half to one page in length.
Summarize the purpose, methods, results, and key findings of the Laboratory Report.
You may create a full conclusion or just create an outline of the topic sentence and list a few key points you will cover in the conclusion section for the Final Laboratory Report assignment.
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