Human Impacts on the Sustainability of Groundwater

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Assignment: SCIE211 Phase 1 Lab Report
Title: Human Impacts on the Sustainability of Groundwater
Instructions: You will need to write a 1-page lab report using the scientific method to answer
the following question:

If current human development does not change, will groundwater sustainability be
affected?
When your lab report is complete, post it in Submitted Assignment files.
Part I: Using the time progression of industrialization and human development, fill in the data
table below to help you write up your lab report.
Time Period Impact to
Forest

Groundwater
Levels

Saltwater
Intrusion

Farming

Industrial
development

Population

1800s
1900s
2000s

Part II: Write a 1-page lab report using the following scientific method sections:
Purpose
o State the purpose of the lab.


Introduction
o



This is an investigation of what is currently known about the question being
asked. Use background information from credible references to write a short
summary about concepts in the lab. List and cite references in APA style.

Hypothesis/Predicted Outcome
o

A hypothesis is an educated guess. Based on what you have learned and written
about in the Introduction, state what you expect to be the results of the lab
procedures.



Methods
o



Results/Outcome
o



Summarize the procedures that you used in the lab. The Methods section should
also state clearly how data (numbers) were collected during the lab; this will be
reported in the Results/Outcome section.

Provide here any results or data that were generated while doing the lab
procedure.

Discussion/Analysis
o

In this section, state clearly whether you obtained the expected results, and if the
outcome was as expected.

o

Note: You can use the lab data to help you discuss the results and what you
learned.

Provide references in APA format. This includes a reference list and in-text citations for
references used in the Introduction section.
Give your paper a title and number, and identify each section as specified above. Although
the hypothesis will be a 1-sentence answer, the other sections will need to be paragraphs to
adequately explain your experiment.
When your lab report is complete, post it in Submitted Assignment files.