{"id":32906,"date":"2023-09-02T21:59:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T21:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/hurricanes-visit-the-science-daily-website-to-choose-a-natural-science-related-news-story-published-within-the-past-six-months-on-a-topic-of-interest-to-you\/"},"modified":"2023-09-02T21:59:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T21:59:44","slug":"hurricanes-visit-the-science-daily-website-to-choose-a-natural-science-related-news-story-published-within-the-past-six-months-on-a-topic-of-interest-to-you","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/hurricanes-visit-the-science-daily-website-to-choose-a-natural-science-related-news-story-published-within-the-past-six-months-on-a-topic-of-interest-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"(Hurricanes) Visit the Science Daily website to choose a natural science\u2013related news story published within the past six months on a topic of interest to you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Throughout this course, you will use a natural science\u2013themed news story to examine a scientific topic that interests you. In this activity,&nbsp; you will choose your news story. <b>Hurricanes<\/b><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 30px; font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.8rem; cursor: auto;\">Prompt<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b>Visit the website<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Science Daily<\/em><\/b><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/em>and choose a natural science\u2013related news story published within the past six months. You will use this&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;news story throughout this course to complete activities and project work. You can find a news story by browsing the articles on the homepage, or you can enter a keyword (such as \u201cearthquakes,\u201d \u201ccancer,\u201d or \u201cblack holes\u201d) into the search bar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">To ensure your article is appropriately focused on the natural&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;sciences and suited for this project, review the questions below.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Please note that these questions are not the graded portion of the&nbsp; &nbsp; assignment.&nbsp; &nbsp;They are simply to help you choose an appropriate news story.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Was your news story published within the last six months?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Is your news story related to living organisms or systems of the&nbsp; &nbsp;natural world? This may include the following topics:\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">zoology (the study of animals)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">botany (the study of plants)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">cellular biology (the study of the cell)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">anatomy (the study of body structures)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">geology (the study of the earth)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">meteorology (the study of the atmosphere, weather, and&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;climate)oceanography<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">oceanography (the study of oceans)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">astronomy (the study of the universe)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">geophysics (the physics of the earth)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">astrophysics (the physics of the universe)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">atmospheric (a branch of meteorology)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">biochemistry (the chemistry of life)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">geochemistry (the chemistry of geological systems)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Does your news story report on the process of conducting.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; scientific research, mentioning elements of the scientific method such as hypotheses, observation, field research, experiments, lab research, computer modeling, or data collection?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">After you find a story that interests you and meets the criteria above, answer the questions in the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">Module One Activity Template Word Document<\/a><\/span>. Before proceeding further with the project, your instructor must approve the news story you identify on the activity template.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b>Provide the title and link to your chosen news story so your instructor may&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;locate it<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Summarize<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>the main idea in your selected news story.\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What is the primary focus or thesis of the article? Briefly summarize the major points presented in the article.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Explain<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>any prior knowledge and what you&#8217;d like to learn more about regarding your selected news story.\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What, if anything, do you already know about the subject of your chosen news story? What would you like to research to learn more?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Discuss<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>the value of the scientific research presented in your selected news story for contemporary society.\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Why do you think this research might matter to society? How might it benefit individuals, communities, and\/or the world?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout this course, you will use a natural science\u2013themed news story to examine a scientific topic that interests you. In this activity,&nbsp; you will choose your news story. Hurricanes Prompt Visit the website&nbsp;Science Daily&nbsp;and choose a natural science\u2013related news story published within the past six months. 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