2. Write a summary of the Cartoons on Climate Change including the identification of any issues, humor, or symbols that are used to convey the opinion of the artist and/or author. What current issue are these cartoons targeting in their message? What global effect does this issue present? Do you agree or disagree with the message?

Below are the instructions for each section of the project. For this assignment you will follow the steps of the scientific method and develop your own experiment.

Topic: Start by deciding what you would like to investigate. Your topic may be related to biology, the environment around you, or some other topic you are interested in.

 

Observations: Make a number of observations related to your topic. If the topic you chose isn't something you can observe around you then you may conduct research about your topic and record any noteworthy information. Include a paragraph describing your observations in your final submission.

 

Questions: Using your observations or research, think about your topic and ask some questions. Think about how it works or why it may behave a certain way. Come up with two or three questions about your topic.

 

Hypothesis: Use the questions you came up with to develop your hypothesis. This is a prediction of what you think will happen and should be able to be tested. A hypothesis is written in an "if, then" format. If this happens, then this will happen.

 

Experiment: Once you develop a hypothesis, think of how it could be tested in an experiment. What would you be testing? What would you measure? Remember that you need a control group. The purpose of this group is to serve as a reference that can be used to compare your experimental results to. This gives you something to compare with all the experimental groups and monitor any change. Record all of the following information about your experiment.

Independent Variable: This is what you are changing in the experiment.

Dependent Variable: This is what you are measuring.

Control Group: This is the group unaffected by the independent variable.

Experimental Groups: These are the groups affected by the independent variable and there should be multiple replications for each group.

Be creative with how you present your information. This can be done in a list, in a chart, in paragraph form, or another way. Be sure to include your topic, observations, questions, hypothesis, and the details of your experiment. Be descriptive with your language in each section and use correct grammar.

 

Below are the instructions for each section of the project. For this assignment you will follow the steps of the scientific method and develop your own experiment.

Topic: Start by deciding what you would like to investigate. Your topic may be related to biology, the environment around you, or some other topic you are interested in.

 

Observations: Make a number of observations related to your topic. If the topic you chose isn't something you can observe around you then you may conduct research about your topic and record any noteworthy information. Include a paragraph describing your observations in your final submission.

 

Questions: Using your observations or research, think about your topic and ask some questions. Think about how it works or why it may behave a certain way. Come up with two or three questions about your topic.

 

Hypothesis: Use the questions you came up with to develop your hypothesis. This is a prediction of what you think will happen and should be able to be tested. A hypothesis is written in an "if, then" format. If this happens, then this will happen.

 

Experiment: Once you develop a hypothesis, think of how it could be tested in an experiment. What would you be testing? What would you measure? Remember that you need a control group. The purpose of this group is to serve as a reference that can be used to compare your experimental results to. This gives you something to compare with all the experimental groups and monitor any change. Record all of the following information about your experiment.

Independent Variable: This is what you are changing in the experiment.

Dependent Variable: This is what you are measuring.

Control Group: This is the group unaffected by the independent variable.

Experimental Groups: These are the groups affected by the independent variable and there should be multiple replications for each group.

Be creative with how you present your information. This can be done in a list, in a chart, in paragraph form, or another way. Be sure to include your topic, observations, questions, hypothesis, and the details of your experiment. Be descriptive with your language in each section and use correct grammar.