1.This first part of the Individual Research Project is an Outline and Annotated Bibliography. The
Outline should provide a very brief
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tline should provide a very brief overview of what you think you will do in the Policy Brief.
The Annotated Bibliography requires you to summarize at least three peer-reviewed scholarly
sources you will cite in the Policy Brief.
This assignment is designed to get you thinking about your topic in a way that clearly anticipates
the writing you will do for the Policy Brief. We want you to brainstorm and do a bit of research
well in advance of the deadline for the Policy Brief and, most importantly, we want you to put
your ideas down on paper so that we can give you feedback before writing the actual Policy
Brief. In other words, we are asking you to submit an Outline and Annotated Bibliography so
that we can help you write the best Policy Brief possible.
Your Outline should be divided into the following five sections and should be written in
complete sentences:
I. Audience: Identify the audience you are addressing and consider what that audience
is interested in. Who are you talking to in the Policy Brief and what does this suggest
about the approach you should take? (75-100 words).
II. Problem: State how you know the issue exists. What is the proof that students need
to improve this skill? (125-150 words).
III. Importance of Problem: Indicate why this problem matters. What are the
consequences of the problem not being addressed? Why do students need to improve
this skill? (100 words)
IV. Solution: Identify your preferred solution. What solution will work in your context
and why? (75-100 words)
V. Alternative Solution: Identify at least one other possible solution. What other
solutions did you consider? (75-100 words)
The total length of the Outline should be between 450 and 550 words.
When you submit your Outline, you must also include an Annotated Bibliography. An Annotated
Bibliography is an alphabetical list of research sources that provides bibliographical data (the
title, author, date, publisher, etc.) and a short summary or annotation of the source.
Your Annotated Bibliography should contain a minimum of three scholarly or peer-reviewed
sources, each with an accompanying annotation that is between 150 and 250 words long. The
annotations must summarize the research question or thesis, research methodology, results, and
conclusion. Annotations must include summaries and paraphrased information, NOT quotations.
A good annotation will include two separate paragraphs: 1) a paragraph summarizing the
research question or thesis, research methodology, results and conclusion; and 2) a paragraph
commenting on why this source is relevant for your research.
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2.
Research Project & Presentation
Your Task: Create a Google Drive Presentation that demonstrates your knowledge and understanding of significant concepts in
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your knowledge and understanding of significant concepts in Biology and Chemistry. Describe the relationship of some or all of the significant concepts that you identify through the use of a specific example.
General Format of the Presentation:
Twelve Slides (Minimum).
Two Appropriate and Interesting Videos - length of the video must be reasonable and content must be focused.
Three interactive links must be included.
Appropriate and well-placed pictures and illustrations.
1 - 2 uses of audio recordings - i.e. you describing knowledge that contributes to your
Presentation.
Minimal use of text alone.
Multimedia used to convey knowledge and understanding on each slide.
Content:
3 Big Ideas in Biology - *must include the basic unit of life, the Cell, and why it is important to the structure, function, and evolution of life on Earth.
3 Big Ideas in Chemistry - *must include the basic unit of matter, the Atom, and why it is
important to the structure, function, and evolution of life on Earth.
Specific Example: Pick Your Own Example that combines some or all of your big ideas from Biology and Chemistry and describe how those big ideas affect the structure, function, and evolution of your example.
Example 1: The Ocean
Think of the ocean as a biome made up of non-living and living things.
How do your big ideas in biology and chemistry relate to the structure, function, and evolution of the oceans?
Include descriptions (examples) of the relationship between the non-living (chemistry) and living (biology) things in oceans.
Example 2: A Bear
Think of a bear as a living organism that is made up of and relies upon non-living (chemistry) and living (biology) things.
What is the bear made up of? Cells that form ________ that form _________ that form _________ that form the bear.
What does a bear eat? What nutrients does a bear get from the specific foods that it eats?
How do these nutrients (chemical elements of a bear’s diet) contribute to the growth, function, and structure of the bear?
**You may use one of the examples provided or pick your own.
Steps:
Step 1: Identify 3 big ideas in Biology ( 1 idea must be the Cell, basic unit of life)
Step 2: Identify 3 big ideas in Chemistry (1 idea must be the Atom, basic unit of matter)
Step 3: Choose your specific example.
Step 4: Slide 1 - Project Title Slide.
Step 5: Slides 2 - 11 (minimum) - Body of Project.
Step 6: Slide 12 - Conclusion.
Step 7: Turn in your presentation for my revisions.
Step 8: Revise.
Step 9: Turn in your final research project presentation for grading.
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8.1) Which of the following statements about scientific methods / theories is correct?
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a) A scientific theory must be able to
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a) A scientific theory must be able to be proven.
b) A scientific theory has been derived from known facts and always applies.
c) A scientific method should give different results depending on who performs the method.
d) Knowledge of our surroundings usually emerges through an interplay between theory and experiment.
2) The sides of a straight block are measured to 3,202 cm; 0.0012 cm and 11.2 cm, respectively. Calculate the volume of the straightening block and enter it with the correct number of value digits.
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3) A 9.2 dm long and evenly thick rod rests on a support. 0.55 dm from one end, a dynamometer is hung so that the rod will hang horizontally. Then the dynamometer shows 4.4 N. How much does the bar weigh?
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4) A bar AB that is homogeneous and evenly thick has a length of 2.70 m and is rotatable about an axis at A. The bar weighs 25 kg and is kept in equilibrium by a force F which has its point of attack in B. is 45 degrees. How big is the force F?
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25 * 9.82 = 245.5 N
Number of words: 6
5) A trolley rolls at a constant speed to the right. On the cart is an upward cannon that suddenly shoots a bullet. The carriage continues to the right with the same speed as before. Where does the bullet end up when it falls? For a detailed reasoning.
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6) A river is 200 m wide. The water in the river flows at a speed of 2.5 m / s. A motorboat steers across the river at its maximum speed, which in stagnant water is 5.0 m / s. The boat is constantly heading perpendicular to the banks of the river. Where does the motorboat land on the other shore?
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7) A ball with a mass of 2.0 hg moves at a constant speed in a circular path. The radius of the track is 1.5 m and it takes the ball 3.0 seconds to move one turn. How big is the centripetal force?
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8) A bullet moves at a constant speed. Can we then safely say that the resultant of the forces acting on the bullet is zero? Motivate and discuss your answer.
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9) A conductor is located between the poles of a permanent magnet. The current in the conductor goes in the direction of the plane of the paper (away from the reader). How is the force acting on the leader directed?
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a) To the right of the figure
b) To the left in the figure
c) Downwards in the figure
d) Upwards in the figure
10) Protons enter horizontally from the left between two large metal plates at a speed v = 0.80 Mm / s. The plates are connected to a voltage source with the pole voltage U. Between the plates there is a homogeneous magnetic field with a flux density of 38 mT directed perpendicular to the plane of the paper. The distance between the plates is 1.5 cm. They want the protons to continue with unchanged direction and speed between the plates. Which of the plates should be connected to the positive pole of the voltage source and how large should the voltage U be?
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11) The magnetic flux Φ through a 700-speed coil decreases linearly with time according to the diagram below. Calculate the voltage across the coil at time t = 1.0 ms.
12) The current in a coil with an inductance of 35 mH has a growth rate of 6.2 A / s at a given moment. What is the instantaneous value of the ems induced in the coil?
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12.A sphere of mass M = 20kg and radius R = 10cm has its mass distributed in a way where
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mediately guess it’s moment of inertia. To investigate whether it behaves more like a solid sphere or hollow sphere, you roll it down a rough ramp inclined at an angle of 30° with respect to the horizontal. The sphere rolls without slipping and you measure the velocity of the center of mass to be 3 m/s as it leaves the bottom of the ramp. The ramp’s length is 2 m and you release the sphere from the top of the ramp, a height of 1 m.
a) What is the moment of inertia of the sphere?
b) What is the angular speed of the sphere as it reaches the bottom of the ramp?
c) What is the frictional force on the sphere?
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13.A food company wishes to determine whether a newly designed potato chip bag increases the length of time a bag
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time a bag of chips remains fresh on the grocery shelf. A random sample of potato chips with the old design of the bag was compared to a random sample of potato chips with the new bag. Summary statistics pertaining to the number of days the chips remained fresh are given below. At a 95% level of confidence (α = .05), the company wishes to investigate if the new bag has an increased freshness time over the old bag.
Summary Statistics
New Bag Old Bag
(Sample #1) (Sample #2)
Sample Mean 21.2 days 20.8 days
Sample Standard Deviation 2.5 days 2.8 days
Sample Size 45 50
What is the correct Null and Alternate Hypothesis?
Select one:
a. H_0: \mu_d>0\;\; H_1: \mu_d < 0
b. H_0: \mu_1>\mu_2 \;\;H_1:\mu_1 \leq \mu_2
c. H_0: \mu_d =0\;\; H_1: \mu_d < 0
d. H_0: \mu_1\leq\mu_2 \;\;H_1:\mu_1 > \mu_2
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24.A uniform beam of length L
and mass m shown in Figure
P12.16 is inclined at an angle
u to the horizontal. Its
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izontal. Its upper
end is connected to a wall by
a rope, and its lower end rests
on a rough, horizontal sur-
face. The coefficient of static
friction between the beam
and surface is ms. Assume
the angle u is such that the static friction force is at its
maximum value. (a) Draw a force diagram for the beam.
(b) Using the condition of rotational equilibrium,
find an expression for the tension T in the rope in
terms of m, g, and u. (c) Using the condition of trans-
lational equilibrium, find a second expression for T in
terms of ms, m, and g. (d) Using the results from parts
(a) through (c), obtain an expression for ms
L
u
Figure P12.16
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vertical component of this force. Now solve the same
problem from the force diagram from part (a) by com-
puting torques around the junction between the cable
and the beam at the right-hand end of the beam. Find
(e) the vertical component of the force exerted by the
pole on the beam, (f) the tension in the cable, and
(g) the horizontal component of the force exerted
by the pole on the beam. (h) Compare the solution
to parts (b) through (d) with the solution to parts
(e) through (g). Is either solution more accurate?
19. Sir Lost-a-Lot dons his armor and sets out from the
castle on his trusty steed (Fig. P12.19). Usually, the
drawbridge is lowered to a horizontal position so that
the end of the bridge rests on the stone ledge. Unfor-
tunately, Lost-a-Lot’s
squire didn’t lower the draw-
involv-
ing only the angle u. (e) What happens if the ladder
is lifted upward and its base is placed back on the
ground slightly to the left of its position in Figure
P12.16? Explain.
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28.You design a triangular garden for a park. One side of the garden has a length 60 m and another
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has length 80 m. This graph shows how the area of the garden is related to the length of the third side.
a) Describe the relation ship between the length of the third side and the area of the garden
b) How could you use the graph to decide what the length of the third side should be in each situation
bb) you want the area of the garden to be 1500 metersquare
bbb) you want the garden to have the maximum possible area
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30.
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a. (x - 2)2(x - 3)2
b. (x2+ 4)(x2+ 9)
c. (x - 2)(x +
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2)(x - 3)(x + 3)
d. (x2 - 4)(x2+ 9)
Value: 1
The table below shows the cost of purchasing a standard stapler at five office supply stores, A through E. If the median cost of purchasing a standard stapler for these stores was $17.99, which of the following could NOT have been the cost of the stapler for Store A?
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a. $19.95
b. $18.95
c. $16.95
d. $19.25
Value: 1
If equation image indicator then x =
a. 7
b. 1/5
c. 5
d. 1/7
Value: 1
A six−sided die, with sides numbered 1,2, 3,4,5, and 6, is tossed. What is the probability of tossing a number less than three?
a. 1/3
b. 0
c. 1/2
d. 1/4
Value: 1
If 6m + 4 = 8m, then 4m =
a. 6
b. 2
c. 8
d. 4
Value: 1
In the xy-plane, what is the y-intercept of the graph of the equation equation image indicator?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 16
d. There is no y-intercept.
Value: 1
Which of the following equations has both 2 and −4 as solutions?
a. x2 + 6x + 8 = 0
b. x2 - 2x - 8 = 0
c. x2 + 2x - 8 = 0
d. x2 - 2x + 8 = 0
Value: 1
The perimeter of a square is 20 ft. If you increase the length of the square by 2 feet and decrease the width by 1 foot, what is the area, in square feet, of the new figure?
a. 22
b. 28
c. 35
d. 40
Value: 1
(3x-2y4)-3 =
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b. equation image indicator
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Value: 1
A softball is tossed into the air upward from a first floor balcony. The distance of the ball above the ground at any time is given by the function, distance function.png, where h(t) is the height of the softball above the ground (in feet) and t is the time (in seconds). What was the maximum height, in feet, of the softball above the ground after it was thrown?
a. 28
b. 30
c. 32
d. 34
Value: 1
A group of 100 people, some students and some faculty, attended a museum opening. Each student paid $10 per person for entrance to the museum and each of the faculty paid $25 per person for entrance. If the total paid, for all 100 people, was $1300, how many students attended the museum opening?
a. 20
b. 50
c. 70
d. 80
Value: 1
The ratio of Sam's age to Hank's age is 5 to 3. If the sum of their ages is 24, how old is Hank?
a. 21
b. 15
c. 19
d. 9
Value: 1
In the xy−coordinate plane shown below, point P has coordinates (8, −6). Which of the following is an equation of the line that contains points O and P?
O and P graph.jpg
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Value: 1
The variables x and y are inversely proportional, and y = 2 when x = 3. What is the value of y when x = 9?
a. 54
b. 6
c. 2/3
d. 3/2
Value: 1
A farmer has 1235 trees to be planted on a rectangular parcel of land. If there are 24 trees planted in each row and each row must be complete before it is planted, how many trees will be left over after planting?
a. 21
b. 11
c. 0
d. 55
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