General Physics Final ExamGlobal Warming paper

You are to write a paper concerning Global warming. You may take any stance you wish regarding the Global warming issue, but you must be able to back up your claims with scientific data and sources. All thesis statements will be approved by Mrs. Bauer before you begin your paper. You must be able to explain the data presented and relate it to your topic. You paper will have 6 parts; abstract, four scientific data/ supporting data, and a conclusion. Each part is explained below. You will also need to turn in a full bibliography as well as copies of all your sources with your final paper. Please see checklist to verify that you are indeed turning in all the necessary materials for your paper.

Parts of the paper explained:

The abstractThe following exert on how to write an abstract is from the University of Berkley. For more information and links to sample abstracts please see:http://research.berkeley.edu/ucday/abstract.html

HOW TO WRITE AN ABSTRACT:Links and Tips

An abstract is a short summary of your completed research. If done well, it makes the reader want to learn more about your research.

These are the basic components of an abstract in any discipline:

1) Motivation/problem statement: Why do we care about the problem? What practical, scientific, theoretical or artistic gap is your research filling?2) Methods/procedure/approach: What did you actually do to get your results? (e.g. analyzed 3 novels, completed a series of 5 oil paintings, interviewed 17 students)

3) Results/findings/product: As a result of completing the above procedure, what did you learn/invent/create?

4) Conclusion/implications: What are the larger implications of your findings, especially for the problem/gap identified in step 1?

However, it's important to note that the weight accorded to the different components can vary by discipline. For models, try to find abstracts of research that is similar to your research.

Scientific facts/ supporting data:

You need no less than four scientific facts/ supporting data to support your thesis statement. You must present the data as well as give credit to the researchers who gathered and reduced the data. (site your sources.) You must also explain what your data tells us and how it is relevant to your topic. Tables of data and especially charts and graphs are encouraged in this section. Remember to always label your axis and give credit to the researchers who created the original graph. You also must always explain the relevance of any graph, chart, or miscellaneous data that you present. Do not simply place a chart on your paper and not explain the relevance of it.

Scientific data requirement # 1:One of the scientific points must be related to Pressure and/or buoyancy. (Remember that this is a final exam in physics and your topics will have to encompass what you have learned in this class this semester.) You may choose to talk about the ocean currents and how pressure changes in the ocean help keep these currents running the way they do. You might choose to talk about the melting polar ice caps and how the ocean levels will be affected if part of Antarctica melted where the ocean levels will not change if part of the artic would melt. You could also use some arguments on density within this second scientific requirement. As always, remember you MUST back up all claims with published research and always site your sources with in your paper.

Scientific data requirement # 2, 3, and 4:Your choice. This is where the fun and creativity come in. You need at least two more scientific facts or supporting data to back up your thesis. These can be social science data, chemical, or biological data. You do not have to stick to the realm of physics here. You must always site your sources and present clear connections between your data and the theme of your paper.

Conclusion:

In this section you paraphrase what you stated in the paper previously, driving home the most important points to defend your thesis statement. Also in the conclusion section, you must include a personal statement. The statement can answer some of the following questions. Why did you choose your particular thesis statement? What have you learned by doing the research for this paper? Has your view on Global warming or related issues changed or has this process strengthened it? Please elaborate and explain any responses.

Sample paper:There is no minimum or maximum page requirement for your paper. I want clear, concise papers. I do no want you to us a lot of filler language, shortened margins, or a wide awkward font so that your paper will some how be the minimum length required. The main thing is that you must fulfill all the requirements stated above and in the rubric. As long as that is done, you are good. The paper should have the standard margins, in times new roman font and be double spaced.

Also, please make heading for each section of your paper. This is customary for many scientific journals and will allow me to find your information easier.

TitleDate

Student’s Name and period number.

Abstract:Blah blah blah my thesis statement is blah blah blah. You should care about what

I’m writing because blah blah blah, this is my motivation statement. These cool scientific facts and data back my claim up quite well. Read on and you can find our exactly how they do this. This has much bigger implications for the planet since we all have to live and breath. Blah blah finish with strong sentence. …..

Supporting fact number one: The heat capacity if water is much greater than the heat capacity of land.

Paragraph, or paragraphs, here supporting and explaining the above point. Make sure you SITE all your sources. You can, and are highly encouraged to, include data in the form of tables and/or graphs with proper labels and citations.

Supporting fact number two: Floating pieces of ice do not change the water level.Paragraph, or paragraphs, here supporting and explaining the above point. Make

sure you SITE all your sources. You can, and are highly encouraged to, include data in the form of tables and/or graphs with proper labels and citations. Remember to explain the physics of the claim. If this was your claim, equations, and a free body diagram would prove to be very helpful in your explanation.

Supporting fact number three: ???Paragraph, or paragraphs, here supporting and explaining the above point. Make

sure you SITE all your sources. You can, and are highly encouraged to, include data in the form of tables and/or graphs with proper labels and citations.

Supporting fact number four: ???Paragraph, or paragraphs, here supporting and explaining the above point. Make

sure you SITE all your sources. You can, and are highly encouraged to, include data in the form of tables and/or graphs with proper labels and citations.

Conclusion:Here you state your conclusion.

Bibliography:Your bibliography will go here

Due dates:

Period 5: May 29Period 6: May 30Period 7: May 30Period 3: May 31Period 4: May 31

You papers are due will with all the materials needed on the due date listed. IF A PAPER IS NOT IN MY HANDS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS PERIOD ON THE DUE DATE IT IS CONSIDERED LATE, EVEN IF THE STUDENT IS ABSENT. I will mark the paper down 10 points per school day, not per class period, late. This means that if your paper is due Monday and you hand it in on Wednesday, you will be marked down 20 points. All papers must be printed and stapled and ready to hand in when class begins on the due date. NO EXCEPTIONS! This paper is in lieu of a traditional final exam, please take this seriously.

Note on plagiarism:All quoted material must be in quotes and immediately cited. All paraphrased material must be cited immediately as well. The rule to follow: If you did not know something, a fact, a statistic, or anything else, on the day you got the assignment, you must have learned it from someplace or obtained the information from another source other than your own life experiences. You must cite this material. Since this is a scientific paper, you will have a LOT of citations. IF you don’t you are doing something horribly wrong. If a person is caught plagiarizing.. which I hope and expect will not happen, that person will receive a zero for the paper and the final exam grade. I will also have to report that person for plagiarism to the college councilor and to Mr. DesHarnais. Please do no put yourself or me in this position and simply use citations when appropriate, The rule of thumb: when in doubt, cite!

Checklist of materials to be handed in

Paper:o Abstracto Scientific fact #1o Scientific fact #1o Scientific fact #1o Scientific fact #1o Conclusiono Bibliographyo Everything in a folder with your name and period on it.

All papers listed in bibliography stapled in order that they appear. Please have direct quotes in the articles used in your research paper highlighted and the paraphrased parts underlined.