Assignment: 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 - submit it in the classroom.
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.
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Time Period
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Impact to Forest
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Groundwater Levels
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Saltwater Intrusion
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Farming
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Industrial development
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Population
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1800s
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Large forests
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Lots of groundwater
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No salt water intrusion
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Small Farms
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No cities
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Limited housing
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1900s
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Decreased by 50%
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Decreased by 50%
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Ocean moved groundwater
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Farms are larger, but fewer
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Exceptional growth of cities and industrial development
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Substantial increase in housing
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2000s
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Decreased by 90%
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Decreased by 90%
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Greater movement of ocean into groundwater
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Same number of farms, but size decreased by 20%
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Industrial development decreased by 10-15%
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Housing development decreased by 10-15%
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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 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.
• Results/Outcome
o 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. Also discuss the results and what you learned from this lab.
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 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.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.