SCI 207 Week 2 - Laboratory | Ashford University

SCI 207 Week 2 - Laboratory | Ashford University

Water Quality and Contamination

Before you begin this assignment, watch The Scientific Method Presentation (Links to an external site.) video. Then, read “Lab 2: Water Quality and ContaminationPreview the document.” This lab will allow you to perform tests on your own tap water to compare differences in contaminants found in bottled versus tap water. Then, you will utilize this information and your eScience lab kit to complete Experiment 1 on the Week Two Lab Reporting FormPreview the document. Make sure to complete all of the following items before submission:

 

1.    Read through the introductory material and watch The Scientific Method Presentation (Links to an external site.) video.

2.    Complete Experiment 1: Drinking Water Quality using your eScience lab manual and kit.

3.    Complete Tables 1 through 5 and answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 5 in complete sentences on the Week Two Lab Reporting Form.

4.    Go to “Lab 3: BiodiversityPreview the document,” and complete Experiment 1: Effects of Groundwater Contamination on Plant Diversity steps 1 through 32, using your eScience lab manual and kit. Complete Table 1 and answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 5 in complete sentences on the Week Three Lab Reporting FormPreview the documentSteps 1 through 32 need to be completed in order to be prepared for Week Three; however, final results for this experiment will not be determined until next week. Thus, nothing is to be handed in for this experiment until the end of Week Three.

Submit the Lab Two Reporting Form via Waypoint. The document does not need to include a title page or other APA formatting; however, any outside resources utilized in your answers must be referenced in proper APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

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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