Question

Science in the News

Assignment: Your assignment is to find an article about either human impact - either positive or negative. (Examples: Pollution, recycling, climate change, fossil fuels, conservation, reef destruction, etc.)

Guidelines:
Copy and paste a link to your article in the box provided.

Type two paragraphs about your article (must be typed using 12 point font). Each paragraph should be roughly 6-8 sentences long. This assignment is worth 16 points.

The first paragraph should be a summary about the article. These are some things you should think about including: (8 points)
Who? Group/person/organization involved
What? Events/conflicts/circumstances/cause-effect is discussed
When? Time/date/duration/sequence of event described
Where? Place/region/hemisphere/country/state/city/continent

The second paragraph should be a reflection on the article you chose. These are some things you should reflect on: ( 6 points)
Why? Importance of event/reason for selection/relevance to other events/personal connection
How? Impact on you, your family, our country, the world community

Cite your source (2 points). At the end of your two paragraphs type the source citation in APA format of your article. Use “citation machine” on google to help you with this.

Answer 1

Hm, well to begin, you need to choose a topic. Have you done so yet? Once you do that, you need to find an article. I can help you with that if you need it.

Answer 2

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Hm, well to begin, you need to choose a topic. Have you done so yet? Once you do that, you need to find an article. I can help you with that if you need it.
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topic:recycling website: you choose

Answer 3

sorry i'm late. let me find a few articles and you can choose the one you wish to use. please hold for a few minutes (:

Answer 4

okay so there are 3 that i have right now. the first two show negative impacts and the last is the positive impacts recycling has on the environment.

`source 1:` https://homeguides.sfgate.com/effects-recycling-humans-79735.html
`source 2:` https://www.earthday.org/how-our-trash-impacts-the-environment/
`source 3:` https://biofriendlyplanet.com/nature/environment/the-positive-effect-of-recycling-on-the-environment/

you can choose one of these if you want. once you choose one, please read through it and tell me the summary you got from it.

Answer 5

ok, the first one

Answer 6

Alright, now read the entire thing and tell me a summary of it. I can help you expand your summary to meet the requirements but i'm not allowed to write it for you.

Answer 7

so it basically was about how when humans rycle its good for the economy and iit states specific examples in it on why.

Answer 8

Hm, moreso the environment than the economy, but the economy was one of the examples. You could actually give one sentence from each little section and then throw in some explanation sentences as well. So, i'd maybe say something like: The article shows the negative impacts not recycling can have on the environment by showing what would improve if we did recycle. For example, recycling will conserve natural resources. The article says, "Materials derived from the natural environment -- such as living organisms, mineral ores and water -– aren’t in endless supply, so sustainably managing them today ensures future generations will be able to utilize them." By recycling, we limit the amount of natural resources we need to make these products, which will then save the resources for many generations to come...."
Now, can you add to that with a few more examples from the reading? Like, one or two? I think that should work because after that ^ you need like 4 more sentences.
Now for paragraph two, you should reflect on this for you personally. Use the guide questions like how does this impact you and your family? Think about what the article says about preserving natural resources, and reducing energy consumption, etc.

Answer 9

im so confused still

Answer 10

LOL, ok so you see the summary i started up there ^ ?
you need to build on tht. So from the article, go to the part that says `Recycling boosts the economy` and give a 1 sentence summary of it. Then you could go to `Recycling Reduces Energy Consumption` and give a 1-2 sentence summary of that section. Add those summaries to this:
The article shows the negative impacts not recycling can have on the environment by showing what would improve if we did recycle. For example, recycling will conserve natural resources. The article says, "Materials derived from the natural environment -- such as living organisms, mineral ores and water -– aren’t in endless supply, so sustainably managing them today ensures future generations will be able to utilize them." By recycling, we limit the amount of natural resources we need to make these products, which will then save the resources for many generations to come.

Answer 11

ok

Answer 12

thus is alot of reading

Answer 13

ok, so second paragraph, how do i start?

Answer 14

Alright, so it's asking what is the importance of this. In your case, why is it important that you recycle? So, based on what we've done so far, I'd say to go ahead and write about what not recycling does to the environment. For example, you could say something about how not recycling fills up our landfills and we must use lots of energy to burn some of the trash. It also asks how this is impacting your own life, or the world. You could mention the pollution issues, you could mention climate change if you wish. Here you kind of just need to restate the big issues we discussed earlier and say how it affects you. Kinda a personal question.

Answer 15

but i still dont understand what to write. im confuesd

Answer 16

Okay so you know how we said in the summary that recycling saves natural resources, reduce energy consumption, and boosts the economy? Ok, well recycling impacts the world because by recycling, we save natural resources, which will allow future generations to use them.
That is one sentence you can use. You need tot ake the main points we have from the summary you made, and say why they are important. Why is it important to conserve energy? Start there.