OPTIONAL BONUS OPPORTUNITY:
This
assignment is optional and is due no
later than Tuesday, March 3 at 8AM (but early submissions will be gladly
accepted). It is worth up to 10 points. Read and follow these printed
directions. Failure to follow directions will result in earning significantly less
than the 10 points possible.
Obtain a 2015 issue of the magazine Popular Science. If you don't subscribe to the magazine, I am sure you can
peruse an issue at Barnes & Noble (or another bookstore). Also, I have a few
copies that you may use during tutorials or that you may borrow overnight (pick
up at 4PM, return by 8AM the next morning). There are other science magazines
worth reading, but for this opportunity, only Popular Science will be accepted. Be sure you’re reading an article
in a 2015 issue! Online articles are not acceptable for this assignment.
Read an
article that interests you from that Popular Science magazine
issue. Your chosen article must be at least a full page in length. A paragraph (or
half-page) explanation about a diagram is NOT considered an article for this
assignment. If you're not sure if something is an article, ask before you
continue with the assignment.
Write a
three paragraph recap (no more than one page in length) of the article you've
read, formatted as follows:
Title of article -
Issue date: page numbers of article
by your first &
last name, hour
Paragraph 1
- Write 4-6 sentences about the article, clearly explaining/summarizing the
article. I would expect you to highlight details and specifics, but this should
be written at your level of understanding. Do not plagiarize. Your summary
should demonstrate that you read the entire article. (If you don’t understand
your article, choose a different one!)
Paragraph 2
– Write 4-6 sentences to demonstrate how this article relates to science. Some
things to think about: To what field of science does it relate? How is it
related to that science discipline? Is there a technology advancement that is
relevant and/or discussed in the article? Is research being done at a
university or a private corporation? Why is this article relevant and included
in Popular Science magazine? (You
don’t need to answer each of these questions. These are just to get you
thinking about how an article would “relate” to science.)
Paragraph 3
– Write 4-6 sentences clearly showing how the experimenters in your article
utilized the scientific method. Specifically document what the scientist(s) did
to achieve each step of the scientific method. Did they successfully use the
scientific method? Why or why not?
This
summary should be no more than a page in length. Make your words count; don’t
babble! Other typing requirements
are: 1” margins all around, Times New Roman font, size 12, black ink and double
spaced. You must print the summary; you may not submit electronically. If you
do not follow typing requirements, you will earn less than the 10 points
possible.
** A
magazine issue may be borrowed from me, but only overnight. If you turn in
the magazine late, you will earn less than the 10 points possible. (Pick up
after tutorials, bring back before first hour the next day.)
