PROJECTS FOR THE HONORS EARTH/SPACE SCIENCE CLASS
Mr.
Pagani, S.
PROJECT ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
DUE ON 05/02/11
& 05/03/11
Every research paper will include:
- A cover page with the title, date, student's name, student's
number, class, teacher, and period number.
- A page with a table of content. All the subtitles or
sections of the paper must be orderly listed in there with the
corresponding page numbers.
- A small introductory paragraph with a summary of
what the article is about.
- All the different sections of the paper separated by
one space and all will have subtitles. Every section must be as extensive
and detailed as possible, including when possible, pictures, graphs,
diagrams, etc. The following section must be part of the project: a)
History: This section will include information regarding the originator(s)
of the idea, the founders, the countries that started working on the
project, the people and organizations involved, etc. b) Objectives: This
section must specify a list of general immediate objectives and long-term
goals. c) Structure: This section will include a specification of the
actual structure of it, and the future completed one. It must state what
each section or main part of the station is for. d) Research: This section
must state all the scientific research that is going on at this moment,
and which other research is scheduled for the future. e) Results: This
section must state the results obtained until now, and the possible
applications of them. f) Life in The Station: This section must describe
the life of the crew members, how long can they stay in space, how long
must they stay on Earth before going back to the station, their routine
there, etc. g) Disciplines in The Station: This section must list the
different disciplines that the crew members are specialized on (physics,
chemistry, biology, astronomy, etc.), h) Opinion: This is a mandatory
section. It includes your own input. Your opinion, comments at an
evaluation level, interviews (for example, to an expert in the field),
analysis (including comparison/contrast with similar
discoveries/theories/inventions/applications, if it applies), constructive
criticism, evaluations, inferences, predictions, suggested solutions, and
conclusions are as important as the rest of the article which is basically
informational. Express the importance of this type of research. Mention
the benefits and consequences of all the possible applications of the
knowledge obtained in this type of project.
- Pictures and/or graphs (properly labeled) to
illustrate and help explain the content of the article.
- The references cited (bibliography) according to an
established format (visit the website: http://www.citationmachine.net/
and use the APA Style). If you use any search engine like Google and look
for “citation rules” or “citation styles” you will get plenty of websites
with the information you need. Here is another one: http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citapa.htm
- Suggested Internet addresses to visit about the
topic. The name of the site, a summary of the main things that can be
found there, and the web address must be included.
- People or organizations to contact about the topic
including name, address, phone number, fax number, e-mail, and webpages.
- The paper must have a minimum of 5-7 pages letter
size (not including the cover page, the table of content, and the
literature cited), single spaced and a font not bigger than 12. The
margins (top, bottom, right, and left) must be a maximum of 1 inch each.
- Pieces of text that evidently show that they have
been copied and pasted from the Internet will reduce the grade of the
project. Clean the text from all the links, advertising, and unnecessary
data from websites were you collect information from. Every single source
where you took pieces of text, pictures, graphs from must be properly
cited in the literature cited section
- If you would like your paper to be considered for
posting on Mr. Pagani's webpage, please, submit
a Travel Drive,
CD, or DVD with the file for the entire text in either one of these two
formats: Word or rtf (rich text format). For this last one you just have
to click in your computer, under file, SAVE AS and select rich text format
for file type.
- Please, do not send the file of your paper as an
attachment through the school webmail. Teachers do not have so much memory
available for that purpose.
- Please, make sure that while working on this
project, you save it in at least two different places: your hard drive
(drive C) and a USB drive (drive E or F) or CD (drive D or E), or DVD (D
or E). Having an extra copy for safety saves a lot of work and time in
case that an accident happens.
- The student should verify and double check if the
USB drive, CD, or DVD has the requested content in it. The best way to do
it is opening the files in a different computer. The file must have the
right format and must be functional.
- A Jump-drive (USB drive), DVD, or CD-R(or RW) with a Power Point Presentation on the topic,
and a presentation to the entire class will guarantee 4 credits (The paper
and file count for 6 grades). The
Power Point Presentation file should be done following these instructions:
Make an outline of your paper (short phrases and key words). Prepare a
story board indicating which information is going to be shown in which
slide and how (graphs, clip art, small amount of text in big fonts,
pictures, flow charts, etc.). Then, convert that story board in a
wonderful sequence of very well presented and organized slides. You want
to have short amount of text in pretty big fonts and lots of visuals.
Effects and sounds are not mandatory. A series of ten to twelve slides
should be enough for what is needed. Extra work is always welcome and
rewarded.
PROJECT ON ENERGY
DUE ON 11/24/08
RESEARCH PROJECT ON ENERGY
– Mr. Pagani – Due on 11/24/08
Each student will research
only one type of energy assigned by the teacher. Check your grades online for
the type of energy. Every research paper will include:
- A cover page with the title,
date, student name, student ID number, class, teacher, and period number.
- A page with a table of content.
All the subtitles or sections of the paper must be orderly listed in there
with the corresponding page numbers.
- A small introductory paragraph
with a summary of what the article is about.
- All the different sections of the
paper separated by one space (single spacing) and all with subtitles. Every
section must be as extensive and detailed as possible, including when
possible, pictures, graphs, diagrams, etc. Make sure that your subtitles
include: 1) Discovery of this source of energy
(who, when, where, how, etc). 2) Origin (e.g. fossil fuels are the result
of fossilized organic matter). 3) Location (which places in the world have
it? where is this source available?). 4) Extraction (How do we extract it
or obtain it? Show the machinery used for that. Show a diagram where the
parts and functions are indicated. Explain how it works) 5) what process
provides us with the energy (How do we process the raw material or source
to obtain the energy? Show diagrams, parts, functions, and explain how it
works) 6) which major uses and applications does
it have? 7) Which are the advantages of using this source of energy? 8)
Which are the disadvantages of using this source of energy? 9)
What is the economy behind it? 10) Politics (Which role
does politics play in the management of this energy source?, Is this a crucial energy source in a war situation?,
etc.) 11) Opinion. (Which suggestions do you make to preserve this
energy source? Which suggestions do you make about the usage we are making
of this energy source? What would you change? What would you improve? What
is it that you think it is done wrong? Why? How do you see the future of
this source of energy? Why?. The Opinion
of The Researcher section is a mandatory section for all topics. It
includes your own input. Your opinion, comments at an evaluation level,
interviews (for example, to an expert in the field), analysis (made by the
student including comparison/contrast with similar
discoveries/theories/inventions/applications, if it applies), constructive
criticism, evaluations, inferences, predictions, suggested solutions, and
conclusions are as important as the rest of the article which is basically
informational and it is a compendium of different pieces of text coming
from different sources. Express the importance of this type of research.
Mention the benefits and consequences of all the possible applications of
the knowledge obtained by this type of research.
- Pictures and/or graphs (properly
labeled) to illustrate and help explain the content of the article.
- The references cited
(bibliography) according to the established format called APA style (visit
the website: http://www.apastyle.org/)
- Suggested Internet addresses to
visit about the topic. The name of the site, a summary of the main things
that can be found there, and the web address must be included.
- People or organizations to
contact about the topic including name, address, phone number, fax number,
e-mail, and web pages.
- The paper must have a minimum of
8 pages letter size (not including the cover page, the table of content,
and the literature cited), single spaced and a font not bigger than 12.
The margins (top, bottom, right, and left) must be a maximum of 1 inch
each.
- Pieces of text that evidently
show that they have been copied and pasted from the Internet will reduce
the grade of the project. Clean the text from all the links, advertising,
and unnecessary data from websites were you collect information from.
Every single source where you took pieces of text, pictures, and graphs
from must be properly cited in the literature cited section.
- You must submit a CD, DVD, or USB
Drive with the file for the entire text in either one of these two
formats: Word or rtf (rich text format). For this last one you just have
to click in your computer, under file, SAVE AS and select rich text format
for file type. Please, when you are working on this project make sure
that, during every working session, you save it in at least two different
places: your hard drive (drive C) and the CD (drive D or E) or jump drive.
Some people use servers that they have for that purpose (backup). Having
an extra copy for safety saves a lot of work and time in case that an
accident happens.
- The student should verify and
double check if the CD, DVD or USB drive has the requested content in it.
The best way to do it is opening the files in a different computer. The
file must have the right format and must be functional.
- A CD, DVD or USB drive with a
Power Point Presentation on the topic. A presentation to the entire class
is mandatory. The Power Point Presentation file should be done following
these instructions: Make an outline of your paper (short phrases and key
words only). Prepare a story board indicating which information is going
to be shown in which slide and how (graphs, clip art, small amount of text
in big fonts, pictures, flow charts, etc.). Then, convert that story board
in a wonderful sequence of very well presented and organized slides. You
want to have short amount of text in pretty big fonts and lots of visual
materials. Effects and sounds are not mandatory. A series of ten to twelve
slides should be enough for what is needed. Extra work is always welcome
and rewarded.
- The paper, CD, DVD, or USB drive
and the presentation are due on 11/24/08.
- Check your grades online. Look for the number
(“grade”) under the assignment entitled “Type of Energy you will do your
research on”. That number corresponds to the type of energy that you will
do your research on from the list below. Here is the list:
Types of Energy
1. Solar Energy
2. Coal
3. Petroleum
4. Natural Gas
5. Hydroelectrical
6. Geothermal
7. Wind Energy
8. Nuclear Energy
9. Biogas
10. Ethanol & Methanol
Honors
Earth/Space Science – Mr. Pagani – 4th Term - Topics for Astronomy
Project
due on 05/19-20/08:
List of Topics in Astronomy.
The number that you will find under an
assignment called “Astronomy Topic you will do Research on” in your grades
online, indicates which number in this list is the one that has the topic that
you will do your research on.
- The Evolution of how we look at
the Universe. The Heliocentric and Geocentric Theories. Galileo. Johannes Kepler.
- Ancient Astronomers. El Caracol of the Mayas. History of Science in Ancient
Greece. Hipparchus. Ptolemy.
- The Big Bang Theory. The origin
of Big Bang. Antigravity. Antimatter. Inflation. Quarks.
- Black Holes. How are they
created? Effects on Time. Spaghettifacation.
Relativity. Thermonuclear reactions. Event Horizon. SuperNova.
White Dwarf. Nuclear Fission. Singularity. Neutron Stars. Binary Stars.
- Comets. Structure of a comet.
Famous comets. Halley’s Comet. The relationship between comets and the
sun. Tails. Solar winds. Orbit. Revolution.
- Constellations. Big Dipper. Great
Bear. Little Dipper. Twins. Virgin Pegasus. Whale. Hare. Scorpius.
- Galaxies. How does a galaxy form?
Types of galaxies. Discoverer of galaxies. The Milky Way.
- Meteors and Asteroids. What are
they? How did they form? Risks of become destroyed by them.
- Moons. Our moon. Phobos. Deimos. Other Solar
system moons.
- Aurora Borealis. Northern lights.
Magnetic field. Photon. Solar flares. Solar winds. Zenith.
- Mars. Surface. Volcanoes.
Channels. Poles. Moons. Atmosphere. The longest Canyon. Results of the
exploration to Mars.
- Space Shuttle. Rockets.
Artificial Satellites. Structure. Functions. History and Evolution of
Space Shuttles. Achievements.
- Stars. Star formation. Neutron
stars. Red Giants. White Dwarfs. Life Cycle of a Star.
- The Sun. Composition. Parts.
Sunlight. Solar and Lunar Eclipses.
- Optical telescopes. Structure.
Most important observatories with this type of telescope. Discoveries.
Accomplishments.
- Radiotelescopes. Structure. Function. Most
important ones. Discoveries. Accomplishments.
- Hubble Space Telescope. Structure.
Function. Discoveries. Achievements.
- Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Other
X-Ray telescopes. Structure. Function. Discoveries. Accomplishments.
- Neutrino
Telescopes. Dark Matter telescopes. Structure.
Function. Discoveries. Achievements.
- Gamma rays telescopes. Structure.
Function. Discoveries. Accomplishments.
- Infrared telescopes. Structure.
Function. Discoveries. Achievements.
- Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope.
Structure. Function. Discoveries. Accomplishments.
- NASA most recent missions, non
including Mars. Purpose. Tools. Schedule. Achievements.
Each student will research only one
topic assigned by the teacher. Every research paper will include:
- A cover page with the title, date, student's name,
student's number, class, teacher, and period number. Your grades online
show an assignment called “Astronomy Topic you will do Research on”. You
will see a number in that column and that number corresponds to the number
in the list of Astronomy topics provided above.
- A page with a table of content. All the subtitles or
sections of the paper must be orderly listed in there with the
corresponding page numbers.
- A small introductory paragraph with a summary of
what the article is about.
- All the different sections of the paper separated by
one space and all will have subtitles. Every section must be as extensive
and detailed as possible, including when possible, pictures, graphs,
diagrams, etc.
- The Opinion of The Researcher section is a mandatory
section for all topics. It includes your own input. Your opinion, comments
at an evaluation level, interviews (for example, to an expert in the
field), analysis (made by the student including comparison/contrast with
similar discoveries/theories/inventions/applications, if it applies),
constructive criticism, evaluations, inferences, predictions, suggested
solutions, and conclusions are as important as the rest of the article
which is basically informational and it is a compendium of different
pieces of text coming from different sources. Express the importance of
this type of research. Mention the benefits and consequences of all the
possible applications of the knowledge obtained by this type of research.
- Pictures and/or graphs (properly labeled) to
illustrate and help explain the content of the article.
- The references cited (bibliography) according to an
established format (visit the website: http://www.citationmachine.net/
and use the APA Style). If you use any search engine like Google and look
for “citation rules” or “citation styles” you will get plenty of websites
with the information you need. Here is another one: http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citapa.htm
- Suggested Internet addresses to visit about the
topic. The name of the site, a summary of the main things that can be
found there, and the web address must be included.
- People or organizations to contact about the topic
including name, address, phone number, fax number, e-mail, and webpages.
- The paper must have a minimum of 6-8 pages
letter size (not including the cover page, the table of content, and the
literature cited), single spaced and a font not bigger than 12. The
margins (top, bottom, right, and left) must be a maximum of 1 inch each.
- Pieces of text that evidently show that they have
been copied and pasted from the Internet will reduce the grade of the
project. Clean the text from all the links, advertising, and unnecessary
data from websites were you collect information from. Every single source
where you took pieces of text, pictures, graphs from must be properly
cited in the literature cited section
- If you would like your paper to be considered for
posting on Mr. Pagani's webpage, please, submit
a floppy disk or CD with the file for the entire text in either one of
these two formats: Word or rtf (rich text format). For this last one you
just have to click in your computer, under file, SAVE AS and select rich
text format for file type.
- Please, make sure that while working on this
project, you save it in at least two different places: your hard drive
(drive C) and a USB drive (drive E or F) or CD (drive D or E), or DVD (D
or E). Having an extra copy for safety saves a lot of work and time in
case that an accident happens.
- The student should verify and double check if the
USB drive, CD, or DVD has the requested content in it. The best way to do
it is opening the files in a different computer. The file must have the
right format and must be functional.
- An Jump-drive (USB drive), DVD, or CD-R(or RW) with a Power Point Presentation on the topic,
and a presentation to the entire class will guarantee extra 5 credits (The
paper and file count for 5 grades). The Power Point Presentation file should be done following these
instructions: Make an outline of your paper (short phrases and key words).
Prepare a story board indicating which information is going to be shown in
which slide and how (graphs, clip art, small amount of text in big fonts,
pictures, flow charts, etc.). Then, convert that story board in a
wonderful sequence of very well presented and organized slides. You want
to have short amount of text in pretty big fonts and lots of visuals.
Effects and sounds are not mandatory. A series of eight to ten slides should
be enough for what is needed. Extra work is always welcome and rewarded.
PROJECT ON
ENERGY
DUE ON 03/20/07
RESEARCH PROJECT ON ENERGY
– Mr. Pagani – Due on 03/20/08
Each student will research only
one type of energy assigned by the teacher. Check your grades online for the
type of energy. Every research paper will include:
- A cover page with the title,
date, student name, student ID number, class, teacher, and period number.
- A page with a table of content.
All the subtitles or sections of the paper must be orderly listed in there
with the corresponding page numbers.
- A small introductory paragraph
with a summary of what the article is about.
- All the different sections of the
paper separated by one space (single spacing) and all with subtitles.
Every section must be as extensive and detailed as possible, including
when possible, pictures, graphs, diagrams, etc. Make sure that your
subtitles include: 1) Discovery of this source
of energy (who, when, where, how, etc). 2) Origin (e.g. fossil fuels are
the result of fossilized organic matter). 3) Location (which places in the
world have it? where is this source available?). 4) Extraction (How do we
extract it or obtain it? Show the machinery used for that. Show a diagram
where the parts and functions are indicated. Explain how it works) 5) What process provides us with the energy (How do we
process the raw material or source to obtain the energy? Show diagrams,
parts, functions, and explain how it works) 6) Which
major uses and applications does it have? 7) Which are the advantages of
using this source of energy? 8) Which are the disadvantages of using
this source of energy? 9) What is the economy behind it?
10) Politics (Which role does politics play in the management of this
energy source?, Is this a crucial energy source
in a war situation?, etc.) 11) Opinion. (Which suggestions do you
make to preserve this energy source? Which suggestions do you make about
the usage we are making of this energy source? What would you change? What
would you improve? What is it that you think it is done wrong? Why? How do
you see the future of this source of energy? Why?.
The Opinion of The Researcher section is a mandatory section for
all topics. It includes your own input. Your opinion, comments at an
evaluation level, interviews (for example, to an expert in the field),
analysis (made by the student including comparison/contrast with similar
discoveries/theories/inventions/applications, if it applies), constructive
criticism, evaluations, inferences, predictions, suggested solutions, and
conclusions are as important as the rest of the article which is basically
informational and it is a compendium of different pieces of text coming
from different sources. Express the importance of this type of research.
Mention the benefits and consequences of all the possible applications of
the knowledge obtained by this type of research.
- Pictures and/or graphs (properly
labeled) to illustrate and help explain the content of the article.
- The references cited
(bibliography) according to an established format (visit the website: http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Memorial/citing.htm#APA
and use the APA Style)
- Suggested Internet addresses to
visit about the topic. The name of the site, a summary of the main things
that can be found there, and the web address must be included.
- People or organizations to
contact about the topic including name, address, phone number, fax number,
e-mail, and web pages.
- The paper must have a minimum of
8 pages letter size (not including the cover page, the table of content,
and the literature cited), single spaced and a font not bigger than 12.
The margins (top, bottom, right, and left) must be a maximum of 1 inch
each.
- Pieces of text that evidently
show that they have been copied and pasted from the Internet will reduce
the grade of the project. Clean the text from all the links, advertising,
and unnecessary data from websites were you collect information from.
Every single source where you took pieces of text, pictures, and graphs
from must be properly cited in the literature cited section.
- You must submit a CD, DVD, or USB
Drive with the file for the entire text in either one of these two
formats: Word or rtf (rich text format). For this last one you just have
to click in your computer, under file, SAVE AS and select rich text format
for file type. Please, when you are working on this project make sure
that, during every working session, you save it in at least two different
places: your hard drive (drive C) and the CD (drive D or E) or jump drive.
Some people use servers that they have for that purpose (backup). Having
an extra copy for safety saves a lot of work and time in case that an
accident happens.
- The student should verify and
double check if the CD, DVD or USB drive has the requested content in it.
The best way to do it is opening the files in a different computer. The
file must have the right format and must be functional.
- A CD, DVD or USB drive with a
Power Point Presentation on the topic, and a presentation to the entire
class is mandatory. The Power Point Presentation file should be done
following these instructions: Make an outline of your paper (short phrases
and key words only). Prepare a story board indicating which information is
going to be shown in which slide and how (graphs, clip art, small amount
of text in big fonts, pictures, flow charts, etc.). Then, convert that
story board in a wonderful sequence of very well presented and organized
slides. You want to have short amount of text in pretty big fonts and lots
of visual materials. Effects and sounds are not mandatory. A series of ten
to twelve slides should be enough for what is needed. Extra work is always
welcome and rewarded.
- The paper, CD, DVD, or USB drive
and the presentation are due on 03/19/08 and 03/20/08, depending on which
day you have class.
- Check your grades online. Look for the number
(“grade”) under the assignment entitled “Type of Energy you will do your
research on”. That number corresponds to the type of energy that you will
do your research on from the list below. Here is the list:
Types of Energy
1. Solar Energy
2. Coal
3. Petroleum
4. Natural Gas
5. Hydroelectrical
6. Geothermal
7. Wind Energy
8. Nuclear Energy
9. Biogas
10. Ethanol & Methanol
Earth/Space Science – Mr.
Pagani – 3rd Term - Topics for Astronomy Project due on 03/12-03/07:
- The Evolution of how we look at the
Universe. The Heliocentric and Geocentric Theories. Galileo. Johannes Kepler.
- Ancient Astronomers. El Caracol of the Mayas. History of Science in Ancient Greece . Hipparchus. Ptolemy.
- The Big Bang Theory. The origin
of Big Bang. Antigravity. Antimatter. Inflation. Quarks.
- Black Holes. How are they created?. Effects on Time. Spaghettifacation.
Relativity. Thermonuclear reactions. Event Horizon. SuperNova.
White Dwarf. Nuclear Fission. Singularity. Neutron Stars. Binary Stars.
- Comets. Structure of a comet.
Famous comets. Halley’s Comet. The relationship between comets and the
sun. Tails. Solar winds. Orbit. Revolution.
- Constellations. Big Dipper. Great
Bear. Little Dipper. Twins. Virgin Pegasus. Whale. Hare. Scorpius.
- Galaxies. How does a galaxy form?
Types of galaxies. Dicoverer of galaxies. The
Milky Way.
- Meteors and Asteroids. What are
they? How did they form? Risks of become destroyed by them.
- Moons. Our moon. Phobos. Deimos. Other Solar
system moons.
- Aurora Borealis. Northern lights.
Magnetic field. Photon. Solar flares. Solar winds. Zenith.
- Planets of our Solar System.
Their Composition, orbits, atmospheres, moons, rotation, translation, and
most important features. Mercury. Mercury’s shrinking. Venus. Why is it
called the evening star? Earth. Mars. Why is it red? Jupiter. What makes
it storms? Saturn. What are its rings made of? Uranus. Why does it spin on
its side? Neptune . How is it different from Uranus? Pluto. Mythology of
planets.
- Mars. Surface. Volcanoes.
Channels. Poles. Moons. Atmosphere. The longest Canyon. Results of the
exploration to Mars.
- Space Shuttle. Rockets.
Artificial Satellites. Structure. Functions. History and Evolution of
Space Shuttles. Achievements.
- Stars. Star formation. Neutron
stars. Red Giants. White Dwarfs. Life Cycle of a Star.
- The Sun. Composition. Parts.
Sunlight. Solar and Lunar Eclipses.
- Optical telescopes. Structure.
Most important observatories with this type of telescope. Discoveries.
Accomplishments.
- Radiotelescopes. Structure. Function. Most
important ones. Discoveries. Accomplishments.
- Hubble Space Telescope.
Structure. Function. Discoveries. Achievements.
- Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Other
X-Ray telescopes. Structure. Function. Discoveries. Accomplishments.
- Neutrino
Telescopes. Dark Matter telescopes. Structure.
Function. Discoveries. Achievements.
- Gamma rays telescopes. Structure.
Function. Discoveries. Accomplishments.
- Infrared telescopes. Structure.
Function. Discoveries. Achievements.
- Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope. Structure.
Function. Discoveries. Accomplishments.
- NASA most recent missions, non
including Mars. Purpose. Tools. Schedule. Achievements.
Each student will research
only one topic assigned by the teacher. Every research paper will include:
- A cover page with the title,
date, student's name, student's number, class, teacher, and period number.
- A page with a table of content.
All the subtitles or sections of the paper must be orderly listed in there
with the corresponding page numbers.
- A small introductory paragraph
with a summary of what the article is about.
- All the different sections of the
paper separated by one space and all will have subtitles. Every section
must be as extensive and detailed as possible, including when possible,
pictures, graphs, diagrams, etc.
- The Opinion of The Researcher
section is a mandatory section for all topics. It includes your own input.
Your opinion, comments at an evaluation level, interviews (for example, to
an expert in the field), analysis (made by the student including
comparison/contrast with similar
discoveries/theories/inventions/applications, if it applies), constructive
criticism, evaluations, inferences, predictions, suggested solutions, and
conclusions are as important as the rest of the article which is basically
informational and it is a compendium of different pieces of text coming
from different sources. Express the importance of this type of research.
Mention the benefits and consequences of all the possible applications of
the knowledge obtained by this type of research.
- Pictures and/or graphs (properly
labeled) to illustrate and help explain the content of the article.
- The references cited
(bibliography) according to an established format (visit the website: http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Memorial/citing.htm#APA
and use the APA Style)
- Suggested Internet addresses to
visit about the topic. The name of the site, a summary of the main things
that can be found there, and the web address must be included.
- People or organizations to
contact about the topic including name, address, phone number, fax number,
e-mail, and webpages.
- The paper must have a minimum of
6-8 pages letter size (not including the cover page, the table of
content, and the literature cited), single spaced and a font not bigger
than 12. The margins (top, bottom, right, and left) must be a maximum of 1
inch each.
- Pieces of text that evidently
show that they have been copied and pasted from the Internet will reduce
the grade of the project. Clean the text from all the links, advertising,
and unnecessary data from websites were you collect information from.
Every single source where you took pieces of text, pictures, graphs from
must be properly cited in the literature cited section
- If you would like your paper to
be considered for posting on Mr. Pagani's
webpage, please, submit a floppy disk or CD with the file for the entire
text in either one of these two formats: Word or rtf (rich text format).
For this last one you just have to click in your computer, under file,
SAVE AS and select rich text format for file type. Please, make sure you
save it in at least two different places: your hard drive (drive C) and
the floppy (drive A) or CD (drive D or E). Having an extra copy for safety
saves a lot of work and time in case that an accident happens.
- The student should verify and
double check if the floppy disk or CD has the requested content in it. The
best way to do it is opening the files in a different computer. The file
must have the right format and must be functional.
- An optional Diskette or CD-R with
a Power Point Presentation on the topic, and a presentation to the entire
class will guarantee extra credits. The Power Point Presentation file
should be done following these instructions: Make an outline of your paper
(short phrases and key words). Prepare a story board indicating which
information is going to be shown in which slide and how (graphs, clip art,
small amount of text in big fonts, pictures, flow charts, etc.). Then,
convert that story board in a wonderful sequence of very well presented
and organized slides. You want to have short amount of text in pretty big
fonts and lots of visuals. Effects and sounds are not mandatory. A series
of eight to ten slides should be enough for what is needed. Extra work is
always welcome and rewarded.
____________________________________________________________________________________
PROJECT ON SEAFLOOR
FEATURES
DUE ON 05/01/06 &
05/02/03
Every project must have:
a) A paper, which will
include:
- A cover page with an attractive
title, date, student's name, student's number, class, teacher, and period
number.
- A page with a table of content.
All the subtitles or sections of the paper must be orderly listed in there
with the corresponding page numbers.
- A small introductory paragraph
with a summary of what the paper is about.
- All the different sections of the
paper separated by one space and all will have subtitles. The Subtitles
are: The Seafloor Features, Tools and Methods of Ocean Research, Mapping
the Ocean Floor, Ocean Floor Topography, World Projects to Study the Ocean
Floor, The Opinion of the Researcher (your opinion).
- The Seafloor Features section
must include the description and characteristics of the most important
ocean floor features: abyssal plains, ridges, seamounts, guyots, reefs, atolls, plate boundaries, and trenches.
- The Tools and Methods of Ocean
Research section must describe and specify the use of oceanic research
vessels, the method of coring, the sonar, the submersibles, the
satellites, and others. Show they works and
include pictures, diagrams, and graphs, if available.
- The Mapping of the Ocean Floor
section must include all the methodology used to generate maps of the
ocean floor, the usage given to this maps, and
the importance of them.
- The Ocean Floor Topography
section will include an overview of the distribution of the most important
structures on the floor of the ocean all over the world.
- World Project to study the Ocean
floor will include an overview of all the most important projects, and
organizations that have done and/or are currently doing research on the
ocean floors worldwide.
- The Opinion of The Researcher
section includes your own input. Your opinion, comments at an evaluation
level, interviews (for example, to an expert in the field), analysis ( made by the student including comparison/contrast
with similar discoveries/inventions/applications, if it applies),
constructive criticism, evaluations, inferences, predictions, suggested
solutions, and conclusions are as important as the rest of the article
which is basically informational and it is a compendium of different
pieces of text coming from different sources. Express the importance of
this type of research. Mention the benefits and consequences of all the
possible applications of the knowledge obtained by this type of research.
- Pictures and/or graphs (properly
labeled) to illustrate and help explain the content of the article.
- The references cited
(bibliography) according to an established format (visit the website: http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Memorial/citing.htm#APA
and use the APA Style)
- Suggested Internet addresses to
visit about the topic.
- People or organizations to
contact about the topic including name, address, phone number, fax number,
e-mail, and webpages
- The paper must have a minimum of
6-8 pages letter size (not including the cover page, the table of
content, and the literature cited), single spaced and a font not bigger
than 12. The margins (top, bottom, right, and left) must be a maximum of 1
inch each.
- Pieces of text that evidently
show that they have been copied and pasted from the Internet will reduce
the grade of the project. Clean the text from all the links, advertising,
and unnecessary data from websites were you collect information from.
- If you would like your paper to
be considered for posting on Mr. Pagani's
webpage, please, submit a floppy disk or CD with the file for the entire
text in either one of these two formats: Word or rtf (rich text format).
For this last one you just have to click in your computer, under file,
SAVE AS and select rich text format for file type. Please, make sure you
save it in at least two different places: your hard drive (drive C) and
the floppy (drive A) or CD (drive D or E). Having an extra copy for safety
saves a lot of work and time in case that an accident happens.
- The student should verify
and double check if the floppy disk or CD has the requested content in it.
The best way to do it is opening the files in a different computer. The
file must have the right format and must be functional.
b)
A box with the model of the specific seafloor feature assigned inside. The box
should not exceed the following dimensions: 4 inches in height, 7 inches of
length, 4 inches of width. The model inside must be
made of a material hard enough as to not allow the stick that will play the
role of the "depth measuring device" (sonar-like device) to penetrate
it. The top cover should have pasted on it a graph paper with squares of half a
centimeter of side length. Little holes must be opened in every point of
intersection. The ones on the exterior line near the border and along the
longest side of the box must be numbered. The ones near the border on the
shortest side of the box must be identified with letters in alphabetical order.
A 5 inches long stick that passes through the holes must be provided. The
suggested materials are: cardboard for the box, Plaster of Paris for the model,
a wood stick (like for shish-kebab or a straight piece of wire from a hanger
may work fine), and a piece of graph paper with bold gridlines (drawn with a
ruler and a pen). Any substitute material that "works" is welcome.
Take advantage of any material available at home that does not cost any money.
Please ensure that the model of plaster (or its substitute) is attached to the
bottom of the box and it does not slip.
Codes for the features:
1 Plate Boundary with a
Trench and Abyssal Plain
2 Two mid-ocean Ridges
3 Two Seamounts
4 One Guyot
5 One Atoll
6 A Rift Valley in the middle
of 4 Ridges
7 Underwater Volcano
The Miami
Dade County Public Schools Division of Math & Sciences has posted the
instructions for a similar model. Check it out here: http://mathscience.dadeschools.net/scope_n_sequence/EarthSpace_Packet.pdf
It is the last activity of the package (pages 54 and
55) and it is titled OCEAN FLOOR MODEL PROJECT.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
RESEARCH
PROJECT ON ENERGY – Mr. Pagani – Due on 2/27-28/06
Each group
will research only one type of energy assigned by the teacher. Every research
paper will include:
- A cover page
with the title, date, students’ names, students’ ID numbers, class, teacher,
and period number.
- A page with a
table of content. All the subtitles or sections of the paper must be
orderly listed in there with the corresponding page numbers.
- A small
introductory paragraph with a summary of what the article is about.
- All the
different sections of the paper separated by one space (single spacing)
and all will have subtitles. Every section must be as extensive and
detailed as possible, including when possible, pictures, graphs, diagrams,
etc. Make sure that your subtitles include:
1) Discovery of this source of energy (who,
when, where, how, etc). 2) Origin (e.g. fossil fuels are the result
fossilized organic matter). 3) Location (which places in the world have
it? where is this source available?). 4) Extraction (How do we extract it
or obtain it? Show the machinery used. Show a diagram where the parts and
functions are indicated. Explain how it works) 5) What
process provides us with the energy (How do we process it to obtain the
energy? Show diagrams, parts, functions, and explain how it works) 6) Which major uses and applications does it have? 7)
Which are the advantages of using this source of energy? 8) Which are
the disadvantages of using this source of energy? 9) What is
the economy behind it? 10) Politics (Which role does politics
play in the management of this energy source?, Is
this a crucial energy source in a war situation?, etc.) 11) Opinion.
(Which suggestions do you make to preserve this energy source? Which
suggestions do you make about the usage we are making of this energy
source? What would you change? What would you improve? What is it that you
think it is done wrong? Why? How do you see the future of this source of
energy? Why?. The Opinion of The
Researcher section is a mandatory section for all topics. It includes your
own input. Your opinion, comments at an evaluation level, interviews (for
example, to an expert in the field), analysis (made by the student
including comparison/contrast with similar
discoveries/theories/inventions/applications, if it applies), constructive
criticism, evaluations, inferences, predictions, suggested solutions, and
conclusions are as important as the rest of the article which is basically
informational and it is a compendium of different pieces of text coming from
different sources. Express the importance of this type of research.
Mention the benefits and consequences of all the possible applications of
the knowledge obtained by this type of research.
- Pictures and/or
graphs (properly labeled) to illustrate and help explain the content of
the article.
- The references
cited (bibliography) according to an established format (visit the
website: http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Memorial/citing.htm#APA
and use the APA Style)
- Suggested
Internet addresses to visit about the topic. The name of the site, a
summary of the main things that can be found there, and the web address
must be included.
- People or organizations
to contact about the topic including name, address, phone number, fax
number, e-mail, and web pages.
- The paper must
have a minimum of 8 pages letter size (not including the cover page, the
table of content, and the literature cited), single spaced and a font not
bigger than 12. The margins (top, bottom, right, and left) must be a
maximum of 1 inch each.
- Pieces of text
that evidently show that they have been copied and pasted from the
Internet will reduce the grade of the project. Clean the text from all the
links, advertising, and unnecessary data from websites were you collect
information from. Every single source where you took pieces of text,
pictures, and graphs from must be properly cited in the literature cited
section.
- You must submit
a floppy disk or CD with the file for the entire text in either one of
these two formats: Word or rtf (rich text format). For this last one you
just have to click in your computer, under file, SAVE AS and select rich
text format for file type. Please, when you are working on this project
make sure that, during every session, you save it in at least two
different places: your hard drive (drive C) and the floppy (drive A) or CD
(drive D or E) or jump drive. Some people use servers that they have for
that purpose (backup). Having an extra copy for safety saves a lot of work
and time in case that an accident happens.
- The student
should verify and double check if the floppy disk or CD or jump-drive has
the requested content in it. The best way to do it is opening the files in
a different computer. The file must have the right format and must be
functional.
- A Diskette or
CD-R with a Power Point Presentation on the topic, and a presentation to
the entire class is mandatory. The Power Point Presentation file should be
done following these instructions: Make an outline of your paper (short
phrases and key words only). Prepare a story board indicating which
information is going to be shown in which slide and how (graphs, clip art,
small amount of text in big fonts, pictures, flow charts, etc.). Then,
convert that story board in a wonderful sequence of very well presented
and organized slides. You want to have short amount of text in pretty big
fonts and lots of visual materials. Effects and sounds are not mandatory.
A series of ten to twelve slides should be enough for what is needed.
Extra work is always welcome and rewarded.
- The paper, CD,
and presentation are due on 02/27/06 and 02/28/06, depending on which day
you have class.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
DUE ON 12/07-09/05
EXTRA
CREDIT – RESEARCH PROJECT PRESENTATION - EARTH/SPACE SCIENCE – 2005-06
Mr.
PAGANI
Each student
will research only one topic assigned by the teacher. Every research paper will
include:
- A cover page
with the title, date, student's name, student's number, class, teacher,
and period number.
- A page with a
table of content. All the subtitles or sections of the paper must be
orderly listed in there with the corresponding page numbers.
- A small
introductory paragraph with a summary of what the article is about.
- All the
different sections of the paper separated by one space and all will have
subtitles. Every section must be as extensive and detailed as possible,
including when possible, pictures, graphs, diagrams, etc. Make sure that
your subtitles include: Who discovered or invented it and a little
background of this scientist, how was it discovered or invented, what is
the name of the discovery or invention and why was it called like that,
what is that discovery or invention useful for, how can it be used, which
advantages and disadvantages does it have, how it compares to similar
previous discoveries or inventions, what is the importance of it, which
are the consequences of using it, etc.
- The Opinion of
The Researcher section is a mandatory section for all topics. It includes
your own input. Your opinion, comments at an evaluation level, interviews
(for example, to an expert in the field), analysis (made by the student
including comparison/contrast with similar
discoveries/theories/inventions/applications, if it applies), constructive
criticism, evaluations, inferences, predictions, suggested solutions, and
conclusions are as important as the rest of the article which is basically
informational and it is a compendium of different pieces of text coming
from different sources. Express the importance of this type of research.
Mention the benefits and consequences of all the possible applications of
the knowledge obtained by this type of research.
- Pictures and/or
graphs (properly labeled) to illustrate and help explain the content of
the article.
- The references
cited (bibliography) according to an established format (visit the
website: http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Memorial/citing.htm#APA
and use the APA Style)
- Suggested
Internet addresses to visit about the topic. The name of the site, a
summary of the main things that can be found there, and the web address
must be included.
- People or
organizations to contact about the topic including name, address, phone
number, fax number, e-mail, and web pages.
- The paper must
have a minimum of 6 pages letter size (not including the cover page, the table
of content, and the literature cited), single spaced and a font not bigger
than 12. The margins (top, bottom, right, and left) must be a maximum of 1
inch each.
- Pieces of text
that evidently show that they have been copied and pasted from the Internet
will reduce the grade of the project. Clean the text from all the links,
advertising, and unnecessary data from websites were you collect
information from. Every single source where you took pieces of text,
pictures, and graphs from must be properly cited in the literature cited
section.
- If you would
like your paper to be considered for posting on Mr. Pagani's
webpage, please, submit a floppy disk or CD with the file for the entire
text in either one of these two formats: Word or rtf (rich text format). For
this last one you just have to click in your computer, under file, SAVE AS
and select rich text format for file type. Please, when you are working on
this project make sure that, during every session, you save it in at least
two different places: your hard drive (drive C) and the floppy (drive A)
or CD (drive D or E). Some people use servers that they have for that
purpose (backup). Having an extra copy for safety saves a lot of work and
time in case that an accident happens.
- The student
should verify and double check if the floppy disk or CD or jump-drive has
the requested content in it. The best way to do it is opening the files in
a different computer. The file must have the right format and must be
functional.
- A Diskette or
CD-R with a Power Point Presentation on the topic, and a presentation to
the entire class will guarantee the extra credits. The Power Point
Presentation file should be done following these instructions: Make an
outline of your paper (short phrases and key words only). Prepare a story
board indicating which information is going to be shown in which slide and
how (graphs, clip art, small amount of text in big fonts, pictures, flow
charts, etc.). Then, convert that story board in a wonderful sequence of
very well presented and organized slides. You want to have short amount of
text in pretty big fonts and lots of visual materials. Effects and sounds
are not mandatory. A series of eight to ten slides should be enough for
what is needed. Extra work is always welcome and rewarded.
- The first
letter of your last name will determine which topic you will work on:
- Letters A-B-C
will work on topic 1
- Letters D-E-F
will work on topic 2
- Letters G-H-I
will work on topic 3
- Letters J-K-L-M
will work on topic 4
- Letters N-O-P
will work on topic 5
- Letters Q-R-S
will work on topic 6
- Letters T-U-V
will work on topic 7
- Letters W-X-Y-Z
will work on topic 8
Topics:
1) A recent discovery or an invention
useful in Geology
2) A recent discovery or an invention
useful in Meteorology
3) A recent discovery or an invention
useful in Mineralogy
4) A recent discovery or an invention
useful in Astronomy
5) A recent discovery or an invention
useful in Geography
6) A recent discovery or an invention
useful in Oceanography
7) A recent discovery or an invention
useful in Environmental studies of Florida
8) A recent discovery or an invention
useful in Environmental studies worldwide (not Florida)
- DUE
DATES: Period 1 – Wednesday the 7th of December
Periods 4 & 6 – Thursday the 8th
of December
Periods 3 & 5 - Friday the 9th
of December
Note: Earlier submission and
presentation is welcome. Later work is not acceptable.
__________________________________________________________________________________
DUE ON 05/24/04 &
05/25/04
Earth/Space Science – Mr.
Pagani – 4th Term - Topics for Astronomy Project due on 05/24-25/04:
- The Evolution of how we look at
the Universe. The Heliocentric and Geocentric Theories. Galileo. Johannes Kepler.
- Ancient Astronomers. El Caracol of the Mayas. History of Science in Ancient Greece . Hipparchus. Ptolemy.
- The Big Bang Theory. The origin
of Big Bang. Antigravity. Antimatter. Inflation. Quarks.
- Black Holes. How are they created?. Effects on Time. Spaghettifacation.
Relativity. Thermonuclear reactions. Event Horizon. SuperNova.
White Dwarf. Nuclear Fission. Singularity. Neutron Stars. Binary Stars.
- Comets. Structure of a comet.
Famous comets. Halley’s Comet. The relationship between comets and the
sun. Tails. Solar winds. Orbit. Revolution.
- Constellations. Big Dipper. Great
Bear. Little Dipper. Twins. Virgin Pegasus. Whale. Hare. Scorpius.
- Galaxies. How does a galaxy form?
Types of galaxies. Dicoverer of galaxies. The
Milky Way.
- Meteors and Asteroids. What are
they? How did they form? Risks of become destroyed by them.
- Moons. Our moon. Phobos. Deimos. Other Solar
system moons.
- Aurora Borealis. Northern lights.
Magnetic field. Photon. Solar flares. Solar winds. Zenith.
- Planets of our Solar System.
Their Composition, orbits, atmospheres, moons, rotation, translation, and
most important features. Mercury. Mercury’s shrinking. Venus. Why is it
called the evening star? Earth. Mars. Why is it red? Jupiter. What makes
it storms? Saturn. What are its rings made of? Uranus. Why does it spin on
its side? Neptune . How is it different from Uranus? Pluto. Mythology of
planets.
- Mars. Surface. Volcanoes.
Channels. Poles. Moons. Atmosphere. The longest Canyon. Results of the
exploration to Mars.
- Space Shuttle. Rockets.
Artificial Satellites. Structure. Functions. History and Evolution of
Space Shuttles. Achievements.
- Stars. Star formation. Neutron
stars. Red Giants. White Dwarfs. Life Cycle of a Star.
- The Sun. Composition. Parts.
Sunlight. Solar and Lunar Eclipses.
- Optical telescopes. Structure.
Most important observatories with this type of telescope. Discoveries.
Accomplishments.
- Radiotelescopes. Structure. Function. Most
important ones. Discoveries. Accomplishments.
- Hubble Space Telescope.
Structure. Function. Discoveries. Achievements.
- Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Other
X-Ray telescopes. Structure. Function. Discoveries. Accomplishments.
- Neutrino
Telescopes. Dark Matter telescopes. Structure.
Function. Discoveries. Achievements.
- Gamma rays telescopes. Structure.
Function. Discoveries. Accomplishments.
- Infrared telescopes. Structure.
Function. Discoveries. Achievements.
- Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope.
Structure. Function. Discoveries. Accomplishments.
- NASA most recent missions, non
including Mars. Purpose. Tools. Schedule. Achievements.
Each student will research
only one topic assigned by the teacher. Every research paper will include:
- A cover page with the title,
date, student's name, student's number, class, teacher, and period number.
- A page with a table of content.
All the subtitles or sections of the paper must be orderly listed in there
with the corresponding page numbers.
- A small introductory paragraph
with a summary of what the article is about.
- All the different sections of the
paper separated by one space and all will have subtitles. Every section
must be as extensive and detailed as possible, including when possible,
pictures, graphs, diagrams, etc.
- The Opinion of The Researcher
section is a mandatory section for all topics. It includes your own input.
Your opinion, comments at an evaluation level, interviews (for example, to
an expert in the field), analysis (made by the student including
comparison/contrast with similar
discoveries/theories/inventions/applications, if it applies), constructive
criticism, evaluations, inferences, predictions, suggested solutions, and
conclusions are as important as the rest of the article which is basically
informational and it is a compendium of different pieces of text coming
from different sources. Express the importance of this type of research.
Mention the benefits and consequences of all the possible applications of
the knowledge obtained by this type of research.
- Pictures and/or graphs (properly
labeled) to illustrate and help explain the content of the article.
- The references cited
(bibliography) according to an established format (visit the website: http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Memorial/citing.htm#APA
and use the APA Style)
- Suggested Internet addresses to
visit about the topic. The name of the site, a summary of the main things
that can be found there, and the web address must be included.
- People or organizations to
contact about the topic including name, address, phone number, fax number,
e-mail, and webpages.
- The paper must have a minimum of
6-8 pages letter size (not including the cover page, the table of
content, and the literature cited), single spaced and a font not bigger
than 12. The margins (top, bottom, right, and left) must be a maximum of 1
inch each.
- Pieces of text that evidently
show that they have been copied and pasted from the Internet will reduce
the grade of the project. Clean the text from all the links, advertising,
and unnecessary data from websites were you collect information from.
Every single source where you took pieces of text, pictures, graphs from
must be properly cited in the literature cited section
- If you would like your paper to
be considered for posting on Mr. Pagani's
webpage, please, submit a floppy disk or CD with the file for the entire
text in either one of these two formats: Word or rtf (rich text format).
For this last one you just have to click in your computer, under file,
SAVE AS and select rich text format for file type. Please, make sure you
save it in at least two different places: your hard drive (drive C) and
the floppy (drive A) or CD (drive D or E). Having an extra copy for safety
saves a lot of work and time in case that an accident happens.
- The student should verify and
double check if the floppy disk or CD has the requested content in it. The
best way to do it is opening the files in a different computer. The file
must have the right format and must be functional.
- An optional Diskette or CD-R with
a Power Point Presentation on the topic, and a presentation to the entire
class will guarantee extra credits. The Power Point Presentation file
should be done following these instructions: Make an outline of your paper
(short phrases and key words). Prepare a story board indicating which
information is going to be shown in which slide and how (graphs, clip art,
small amount of text in big fonts, pictures, flow charts, etc.). Then,
convert that story board in a wonderful sequence of very well presented
and organized slides. You want to have short amount of text in pretty big
fonts and lots of visuals. Effects and sounds are not mandatory. A series
of eight to ten slides should be enough for what is needed. Extra work is
always welcome and rewarded.
____________________________________________________________________________________
DUE ON 03/15/04 &
03/16/04
Every project will consist of
a paper, which will include:
- A cover page with the title (name
of the weather phenomenon assigned to you by the instructor), date, student's
name, student's number (ID), class, teacher, and period number.
- A page with a table of content.
All the subtitles or sections of the paper must be orderly listed in there
with the corresponding page numbers.
- A small introductory paragraph
with a summary of what the article is about.
- All the different sections of the
paper separated by one space and all will have subtitles. The Subtitles
are: 1) Introduction, 2) Name of the phenomenon, 3) Formation of the
phenomenon, 4) Causes, 5) Consequences, 6) Forecast, 7) Immediate
precautions, 8) Renown cases in the world, 9) Famous cases in the U.S.,
10) Human beings and this phenomenon, 11) Long-term prevention, 12)
Opinion, 13) Information Sites, 14) Bibliography.
- On section 1) the researcher
should provide a one-paragraph (minimum) introduction to the study of the
phenomenon assigned. A summary of the entire project could be part of this
introduction. Section 2) should answer the question: What is this? A
definition of the phenomenon being studied must be written here. The
characteristics must be specified. Section 3) should answer the question:
How does it form? The different factors that participate in the formation
of this phenomenon must be listed and their interrelationship
specified. On section 4) the answer to the question: What causes it?
must be found. All the previous factors or
conditions that had to occur in order to cause this phenomenon must be
specified. On section 5), all the consequences (on agriculture, society,
industry, housing, etc) of this type of phenomena must be individualized.
Section 6) should cover all the ways to predict this type of phenomena.
This section will also include a forecast that anticipates the new
manifestations of this phenomenon. Section 7) should list all the immediate
precautions that must be taken to reduce the consequences when there is a
public warning anticipating this phenomenon. Section 8) should enumerate
the most renown cases of this phenomenon in the
world and the consequences. Section 9) will do the same as section 8 but
in the U.S. Section 10 will explain how human beings are contributing to
the formation of this phenomenon. Section 11 will list all the long-term
changes that must be done in our society in order to reduce the formation
of these phenomena and/or to reduce the consequences of them? Section 12)
will express the researcher’s opinion about what the human beings have
done to predict, combat, and control the phenomenon studied in this
report. It should also include a comment about all the consequences that
human beings experimented for neglecting certain weather forecasts. The
opinion should include a comparison with consequences of other similar
phenomena and a comparison of the ways in which other nations and the U.S.
confront this phenomenon.
In the Opinion section, the researcher expresses the importance of this
type of research, mentions the benefits and consequences of all the
possible applications of the knowledge obtained by this type of research.
The opinion should include
predictions about what will be accomplished in the future about this
matter. On section 13) the researcher will specify where and how can
anybody get up-to-date information about this type of phenomena in the
world at all times? (web sites, phone numbers, TV
channels, radio stations, organizations, people, and others). Section 14)
must indicate all the sources from where the information of the project
was obtained. It must follow the APA style format. (visit the website: http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Memorial/citing.htm#APA
)
- Pictures and/or graphs (properly
labeled) to illustrate and help explain the content of the article.
- The paper must have a minimum of
6-8 pages letter size (not including the cover page, the table of
content, and the literature cited), single spaced and a font not bigger
than 12. The margins (top, bottom, right, and left) must be a maximum of 1
inch each.
- Pieces of text that evidently
show that have been copied exactly as they appear on the internet and
pasted will reduce the grade of the project. Clean the text from all the
links, advertising, and unnecessary data from websites were you collect
information from.
- If you would like your paper to
be considered for posting on Mr. Pagani's
webpage, please, submit a floppy disk or CD with the file for the entire
text in either one of these two formats: Word or rtf (rich text format).
For this last one you just have to click in your computer, under file,
SAVE AS and select rich text format for file type. Please, make sure you
save it in at least two different places: your hard drive (drive C) and
the floppy (drive A) or CD (drive D or E). Having an extra copy for safety
saves a lot of work and time in case that an accident happens.
- The student should verify
and double check if the floppy disk or CD has the requested content in it.
The best way to do it is opening the files in a different computer. The
file must have the right format and must be functional.
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DUE ON 01/05/04
Every project will consist of
a paper, which will include:
- A cover page with the title:
MINERALS, date, student's name, student's number, class, teacher, and
period number.
- A page with a table of content.
All the subtitles or sections of the paper must be orderly listed in there
with the corresponding page numbers.
- A small introductory paragraph
with a summary of what the article is about.
- All the different sections of the
paper separated by one space and all will have subtitles. The Subtitles
are: Mineral Formation and Structure, Mineral Identification, Uses of
Minerals, and The Opinion of the Researcher.
- The Mineral Formation and Structure
section will define what a mineral is, explain how minerals are formed,
describe the chemical composition of mineral groups, distinguish between
minerals and non-minerals, and illustrate the tri-dimensional structure of
mineral crystal systems.
- The Mineral Identification
section will list and explain the six properties of all minerals, identify
special properties of minerals like magnetism and fluorescence, compare
and contrast mineral cleavage and fracture, and indicate how the hardness
of minerals is measured.
- The Uses of Minerals section will
describe the use of ores, list some common uses of minerals, distinguish
between precious and semiprecious gems, list all the known applications of
gems, and infer why metals are usually not found in their pure form in the
earth's crust.
- The Opinion of The Researcher
section includes your own input. Your opinion, comments at an evaluation
level (i.e. what about exhausting the sources of minerals available?) ,
interviews (for example, to an expert in the field), analysis (made by the
student including comparison/contrast with similar very useful products of
nature like crude oil), constructive criticism (i.e. about the abusive use
of certain minerals), evaluations (i.e. workers of gold mines get sick
after using so much mercury in the process), inferences (i.e. what is
going to happen with the use of metals once the sources will be reduced to
the minimum?), predictions (i.e. what rules will be implemented to control
the use of certain minerals?), suggested solutions, and conclusions are as
important as the rest of the article which is basically informational and
it is a compendium of different pieces of text coming from different
sources. Express the importance of this type of research. Mention the
benefits and consequences of all the possible applications of the
knowledge obtained by this type of research.
- Pictures and/or graphs (properly
labeled) to illustrate and help explain the content of the article.
- The references cited
(bibliography) according to an established format (visit the website: http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Memorial/citing.htm#APA
and use the APA Style)
- Suggested Internet addresses to
visit about the topic.
- People or organizations to
contact about the topic including name, address, phone number, fax number,
e-mail, and webpages.
- The paper must have a minimum of
6-8 pages letter size (not including the cover page, the table of
content, and the literature cited), single spaced and a font not bigger
than 12. The margins (top, bottom, right, and left) must be a maximum of 1
inch each.
- Pieces of text that evidently
show that they have been copied and pasted from the Internet will reduce
the grade of the project. Clean the text from all the links, advertising,
and unnecessary data from websites were you collect information from.
- If you would like your paper to
be considered for posting on Mr. Pagani's
webpage, please, submit a floppy disk or CD with the file for the entire
text in either one of these two formats: Word or rtf (rich text format).
For this last one you just have to click in your computer, under file,
SAVE AS and select rich text format for file type. Please, make sure you
save it in at least two different places: your hard drive (drive C) and
the floppy (drive A) or CD (drive D or E). Having an extra copy for safety
saves a lot of work and time in case that an accident happens.
- The student should verify
and double check if the floppy disk or CD has the requested content in it.
The best way to do it is opening the files in a different computer. The
file must have the right format and must be functional.
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