Current Events



Current Events(Environmental Issues, Buzzwords, & the News)An environmental issue is referenced up to 20 times in every edition of every newspaper everyday in the United States. Consider that these stats are similar on the international scale, and environmental issues are wrapped and tied into the news media like a political battle, social crisis, or worldwide epidemic. These articles may be about obvious environmental issues such as water quality or the ozone hole or ecological issues such as plate tectonics and volcanic eruptions or changing weather patterns. Yet, the scope of environmental science is even larger than these fundamental parts—it is social, political, and technological. Thus, articles about environmental action groups or new global technologies can also be considered comments on environmental science.It is ABSOLUTELY impossible to write or compose an article that does not possess bias. Bias is implied just by the shear selection of a topic upon which to discourse. Though terms such as “like” and “dislike” may not be present in the article, as a surveyor of environmental publications and information, it is ones job to read for terms and ideas that may be controversial or express a simple opinion, be it ever so subtle.What to do…Based on the career path you have chosen. You will find articles about environmental science from your point of view. Career Paths: Doctor, Chemist, Engineer, Science Teacher, Environmental Consultant, Lawyer, PoliticianFor example, if we were looking at the environmental effects and humans I may use the article from Scientific American on cancer. Please see link. And write out summary based on your point of view from your career path you have chosen. If I was an engineer on the same topic, I would need to find an article related to environmental effects and humans but from the point of an engineer so I would use this article from MIT. Please see further requirements below.Article Requirements:Your article should be related to environmental science and be from a reputable source.The article must be sufficient in length to provide you with enough information for a discussion section (see more specific requirements below.)Your article may not be more than 2 years old and may not have been written up by any other students. The first person to submit an article will be given credit. It pays to submit early!Choose from one of these sources. Newspapers: Virginian Pilot, Washington Post, New York Times, etc.News Magazines: Newsweek, Time, US News and World Report periodically have science or technology features.Science Magazines: Discover, Popular Science, Science News, E: The Environmental Magazine, Natural History, Virginia Wildlife and others can all be found in our school library.Internet: You can find science articles from the sources above online.For each article, answer the following questions. Please number your answers.1) Summarize the article in your own words.2) What is the problem? When did it begin?3) Who are the responsible parties, if they are known?4) How severe is the environmental impact?5) What are your thoughts on the issue?Scoring Criteria: 10 PointsProvided copy of news story 2 points?Completeness and quality of discussion of event 3 points?Grammar and writing of discussion 1 points?Response: Thorough, thoughtful, presents new insights into the issue 4 points ................
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