Lab to analyze groundwater sustainability with human population growth.

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Lab to analyze groundwater sustainability with human population growth.
Sun, 7/26/15
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Student Instructions

For each assignment, you will use the M.U.S.E. link to complete the lab. Access the M.U.S.E. by clicking on Learning Materials.

In this lab, you will observe the time progression of industrialization and human development to help you write up a scientific paper that centers on the following:

  • If current human development does not change, will groundwater sustainability be affected? Explain your observations.

Human Impacts on the Sustainability of Groundwater

Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that is needed for survival and well-being depends either directly or indirectly on the natural environment. Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, while also helping to fulfill the social and economic requirements of present and future generations.

Using the M.U.S.E. link, review the background information and gather your data.

Use the Lab 1 worksheet for assignment instructions and data collection.

Please submit your completed assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

 

Reading Assignment

Words of Wisdom, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6

  • Apply environmental sustainability to an identified project.
Instructions:

IP 1 (Hints and Guide): Please number report according to these 7 Subheadings:

1.  Purpose: State the purpose very simply. Example: “The purpose of this experiment is to investigate ground water usage and sustainability over a period of time”.

2.  Introduction: This section should contain background information about ground water (it’s surfaces, its usage in all fields, its contamination, etc).

3.  Hypothesis: This should be a statement predicting the outcome of the experiment. For example “I predict that this experiment will prove that water sustainability is in danger”.

4.   Method: This section should contain a description of how you conducted the virtual experiment in the MUSE to collect data for filling the data table. Describe step by step, what you clicked on (Time progression, etc).

5.  Results/Outcome: In this section, use words to describe your data contained in the table, refer to the numbers in your data table (the %s, impact on forests, saltwater intrusion, etc).

6.  Discussion/Analysis: This section should contain your overall conclusion of your data and a statement that shows your hypothesis is confirmed or rejected by what your data table represented.

This final project paper will utilize many of the sections of material you have studied during the duration of this course. You will make use of your own personal observations and occupational experiences to enhance both quality and quantity of the final paper.

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This final project paper will utilize many of the sections of material you have studied during the duration of this course. You will make use of your own personal observations and occupational experiences to enhance both quality and quantity of the final paper.

 

Whether you are employed in the public sector of safety or the private sector of safety and health management, your expertise and knowledge of dealing with other human beings will provide you with ample value in producing the finished paper.

 

Task Part I

In your Introduction to this essay please discuss what you learned after completing the first seven units to include a description of the relationship between the contents of this course and your present occupational position or your desired future occupational position.

 

Your relationship between concepts and knowledge to your present or desired future occupational position should be limited to a minimum of one page but should not exceed two pages.

 

Task Part II

Discuss how the concepts and knowledge, along with standards and professional qualifications, you have gained in this course relate to the following professional occupational positions:

 fire marshal,

 plan examiner, FIR 3303, Introduction to Fire Prevention

 fire inspector,

 life safety educator, and

 fire investigator.

 

Your explanation of the concepts and knowledge related to the five positions should be limited to a minimum of two full pages but should not exceed three pages.

 

Include specific references to specific topics found in the textbook (e.g., fire prevention and protection methods, fire protection systems, and record keeping and preservation). These are but a few of the possibilities. Do not limit your paper strictly to the example given.

Natural Resources Worksheet

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Natural Resources Worksheet

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University of Phoenix Material

Natural Resources Worksheet

Complete the following table:

 

Fossil FuelAlternative Energy
Identify 3 types of both energy categories and what they are most often used to power.1.

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3.

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Benefits to using these energy types  
Environmental impacts of using these energy types  
Are these energy types renewable? Explain.  

Using the textbooks, the University Library, or other resources answer each of the following questions in 150- to 300-words. Be sure to provide references for the sources you use.

QuestionResponse
Explore water supply and management in your area using the internet. What is the source of your municipality’s drinking water? Describe any concerns related to the quantity and quality of this water source. Explain one thing you can do in your everyday activities to conserve water. 
Visit this Fish and Wildlife Service website ( http://www.fws.gov/endangered/ ) and perform a search of endangered species for your state. Select one species and explain why it is endangered and what is being done to help it recover. 
What reason(s) for conserving life on Earth found in “A Closer Look 13.3”, pages 299-301, do you find convincing? Explain. 
Perform an internet search using the search term “agricultural sustainability article.” Read one of the articles you find and summarize it in 1-2 paragraphs. Based on this article and the readings in the text do you think that current large-scale industrial agricultural practices are sustainable? Why or why not? Give an example of a more sustainable agricultural practice. 

References

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According to the California supreme court in Foley v. Interactive Data, employer handbooks:

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According to the California supreme court in Foley v. Interactive Data, employer handbooks:

Select one:

a. Never create contractual limits to employment-at-will

b. May provide grounds for a breach of employment contract

c. Are valid only if negotiated beforehand with employees

d. Are invalid due to the management power to write them

 

Adam enters into an oral agreement with Tushar that Tushar will sell Adam’s house for him. A week later, the house burns down. Adam and Tushar’s agency is now:

Select one:

a. Terminated by operation of law

b. Still in place

c. Illegal in some states

d. Fraudulent in all states

 

An agency may be established by:

Select one:

a. Operation of the law

b. Means of the doctrine of estoppel

c. Ratification

d. All of the above

 

Barbara, a purchasing agent for UTA, was fired for good reason. Being angry about her dismissal, she calls one of UTA’s suppliers and orders 1,000 purple widgets UTA does not need. If UTA, the principal, is held liable for this transaction, it is because Barbara had:

Select one:

a. Express authority

b. Implied authority

c. Apparent authority

d. Actual authority

 

 

Employees among the 10 percent highest paid, whose leave would cause “substantial and grievous economic injury to the operations of the employer”:

Select one:

a. May not receive FMLA coverage

b. May not be denied FMLA coverage

c. Should receive twice as much FMLA leave as other employees

d. Are entitled to extra benefits under the FMLA

 

 

Employers may use the E-Verify program to check employee eligibility status.

Select one:

a. True

b. False

 

 

For a union representation election to be called, 50 percent of the workers at a workplace must sign authorization cards requesting the election.

Select one:

a. True

b. False

 

If at least 30 percent of workers vote to get rid of a union, the union is decertified.

Select one:

a. True

b. False

 

In Bearden v. Wardley Corp., where Bearden sued Wardley because one of its agents, Gritton, bought a house from her and then cheated her on the transaction, the court held that:

Select one:

a. Both Wardley and Gritton owed Bearden fiduciary duties and so both were liable

b. Neither Wardley nor Gritton owed Bearden fiduciary duties and so neither was liable

c. Only Wardley owed Bearden fiduciary duties and so only Warden was liable

d. Only Gritton owed Bearden fiduciary duties and so only Gritton was liable

Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health

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Public Health 8920 – Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health

Paper #1: Article Critique:

 

To “gain experience in locating and critically evaluating social and behavioral science research in order to better assess the empirical support for intervention programs of different types” this assignment requires that you locate, summarize, and critically evaluate 1 article that meet the following criteria:

 

Your choosen article must:

(1) be from a peer-reviewed journal

(2) report on an intervention that

(3) addresses a public health issue

(4) and is based on one of the theories or models discussed in class.

 

The issue can be any aspect of public health, for example: infant nutrition, environmental lead, smoking cessation, AIDS prevention, vaccinations, highway safety, tuberculosis control, physical activity, etc.

 

By intervention I mean some program or campaign or educational activity designed to change

(a) a determinant of health

(b) a health outcome, or

(c) a particular health behavior.

 

Thus, the article must go beyond a research study examining aspects of these theories and models. It must report on a theoretically-based intervention. An intervention could be a program to improve sidewalks or parks in a city to increase outdoor physical activity. An intervention could be a policy to provide nutritional supplements to pregnant women to improve newborn health outcomes. An intervention could be an education and peer-support program to encourage smoking cessation, or an advertising campaign to encourage physical activity among adolescent girls.

 

Your critique should include:

• A brief introduction to the article: which theory or model did the authors employ? What was the public health issue that was addressed?

• A brief summary of the theory (in your own words). This should be roughly one paragraph, and should demonstrate that you understand the basics of that theory or model.

• A summary of the intervention program, including target population, goals of the intervention, methods used to make the desired change, and the results of the intervention.

• The two most important pieces of this critique will be:

1) Your evaluation of the adequacy with which the theory or model was employed. For example, did the researchers/practitioners use all components of the theory? Did they operationalize (measure or create) theoretical constructs in a way that was true to the theory?

 

 

 

2) Your evaluation of the success of the intervention. Did it accomplish the intended goals? Could it have been improved in any way? What were the particular strengths of this intervention, or of this theoretical approach to the problem? What drawbacks do you see?

 

 

Your article critique paper is worth 25 points. Follow all APA guidelines (e.g., cover page, in-text citations, reference list). The following website is a great resource to help you follow APA guidelines: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Make sure to provide citations for any statement you make that warrants a citation—when in doubt, cite! The reference for the journal article used should be provided using the following APA format:

Fredriksen-Goldsen, K. I. Kim, H., Barkan, S. E., Muraco, A., & Hoy-Ellis, C. P. (2013). Health disparities among lesbian, gay, and bisexual older adults: Results from a population-based study. American Journal of Public Health, 103(10), 1802-1809.

 

NOTE: Please keep your paper less than 3 pages and as double-spaced with 1 inch margins via Word document. (APA, formatting, citations is worth 10 points). When you have completed your paper, please upload it to the appropriate assignment folder on Blackboard via Turnitin.

Turnitin will provide you with feedback on % of paper ‘plagiarized’, however, you are allowed to revised and resubmit if prior to the due date. Less than 15% is required. I advise you to submit your paper 24 hours before the due date so you have time to revise and resubmit if need be. Below are links to tutorials on using Tunitin:

Submitting a paper: http://turnitin.com/en_us/training/student-training/submitting-a-paper

About originality check: http://turnitin.com/en_us/training/student-training/about-originalitycheck

Viewing originality reports: http://turnitin.com/en_us/training/student-training/viewing-originality-reports

In preparation for the Project that you have chosen to complete, submit an outline for your paper that identifies the following:

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Outline

In preparation for the Project that you have chosen to complete, submit an outline for your paper that identifies the following:

· Introduction: Identify hazard and community for evaluation

· Phase 1: Organize community support

· Phase 2: Assess risks

· Phase 3: Develop a mitigation plan

· Phase 4: Implement the plan and monitor progress

· Conclusion: Discuss the benefits of the mitigation plan.

Your final Project paper should be 3-4 pages in length and conform to APA guidelines

Review the components of the Disaster Mitigation Act (2000) outline in Chapter 9 of the textbook

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Review the components of the Disaster Mitigation Act (2000) outline in Chapter 9 of the textbook. Then, respond to the following in your paper:

· Assume a risk assessment has been conducted in your community and identifies a natural hazard that requires mitigation efforts to eliminate or minimize the threat.

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· Discuss how you would incorporate mitigation strategies into a hazard mitigation plan for the hazard using the steps outlined in the textbook Chapter 9, Section: Incorporating Mitigation Strategies into Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Major challenges, harvesting and importance of corn?

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Major challenges, harvesting and importance of corn?

Major insects, disease and weeds – what are the most common insects and how they can be controlled with growing corn?

other challenges for growing corn in the US?

Harvest – when and how is corn harvested in the US?

Yield – what is the yield of corn in the US?

What are the uses of corn? what kind of products can be made from corn?

Economic value- what is the total area, production and the overall economic importance of corn in the US?

Describe the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere and how they interact.

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Assignment Content

  1. Competency
    Describe the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere and how they interact.

    Student Success Criteria
    View the grading rubric for this deliverable by selecting the “This item is graded with a rubric” link, which is located in the Details & Information pane.

    Scenario
    Each of us has directly or indirectly been impacted by a natural disaster or severe weather event. For this assignment you will be required to recall a personal, real-world experience about the power of one of the Earth’s four spheres that you have experienced in your lifetime, creating a mixed media PowerPoint presentation that brings this event to life. The goal is to illustrate the interconnectedness of the Earth’s four spheres to human health and safety, to the current state of our climate, and to the mitigation of such disasters in the future as the consequences of climate change continue to worsen.

    Instructions
    In a well-organized presentation using PowerPoint, you will construct a visual presentation that illustrates the power of a natural disaster/geologic event in history from the standpoint of a personal experience. Consider a time in your life when you have been impacted, either directly or indirectly, by a natural disaster or severe weather event.

    Your presentation should include the following elements as well as a robust discussion of each in the slides’ speaker notes section:

    • Discuss background, history, and location of your chosen event/disaster. (Where did this event occur? How many people were impacted by this event?)
    • Specify measures taken to mitigate the event/disaster. (What was the response of the community/state/country to this event?)
    • Discuss how we might mitigate a similar event/disaster in the future. (How can we mitigate disasters to more fully protect human health and safety?)
    • Be sure to include images/maps/statistical information from your chosen event/disaster.
  • Resources
    Please click here for information on Academic Search Complete.

    Please click here for information about using speaker notes in PowerPoint.

    Please click here for information on the Science Reference Center.

    Please click here for information on how to use the Online Library.

    Please click here for information about using speaker notes in PowerPoint.

Organize community support

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Outline

In preparation for the Project that you have chosen to complete, submit an outline for your paper that identifies the following:

· Introduction: Identify hazard and community for evaluation

· Phase 1: Organize community support

· Phase 2: Assess risks

· Phase 3: Develop a mitigation plan

· Phase 4: Implement the plan and monitor progress

· Conclusion: Discuss the benefits of the mitigation plan.

Your final Project paper should be 3-4 pages in length and conform to APA guidelines