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Lab: Scientific method

Lab: Scientific method

Q Biodiversity and the Scientific Method Laboratory [WLO: 1] [CLOs: 1, 3, 5] This first laboratory exercise is a virtual one in which you will explore human impacts on the diversity of species present in a longleaf pine forest of the Southeastern Coastal Plain of the US. Along the way, you will also apply the steps of the scientific method in completing the activities. Before you begin, please review SCI207 - The Scientific Method (Links to an external site.) presentation video. When you have finished, please access the Biodiversity & The Scientific Method Laboratory here. The Process Complete the virtual lab activities as indicated. Along the way, be sure to print/save all graphs that you generate. When you have completed the lab, print/save your Lab Notebook. Use this Lab Notebook as a resource to complete the Lab Report Template. Transfer any answers and visual elements from your Lab Notebook into the Lab Report Template. For one section of the template, on Sources of Error in the lab activity, you will can simply copy that paragraph directly from your Lab Notebook. You will submit the Lab Report Template only through Waypoint in the classroom. The Assignment Make sure to complete all of the following items before submission: • Before you begin the assignment review SCI207 - The Scientific Method (Links to an external site.) presentation video. • Complete all activities in the virtual lab. Print/save all graphs to paste into your lab report. Print/save a copy of your completed Lab Notebook. • Use your Lab Notebook as a resource to complete the Lab Report Template Download Lab Report Template. • You must use at least two credible sources outside of the textbook and lab manual to write your report (as indicated on the Template). • Submit your completed “Lab Report” via Waypoint. Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

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A scientific model is only as reliable as the data used to construct it. In this case, the simulations carried out here are based upon a basic ecological understanding of the longleaf pine ecosystem include a review of basic books on the topic supplemented by a few past field visits. None of the results in this lab has been reproduced in the field. All outcomes from these scenarios are therefore highly speculative. Further, for each particular case, there are intervening variables, such as local hydrology, bedrock geology, and local soils, as well as ecological health of surrounding areas that could affect the results obtained.