why-did-you-select-this-news-story-for-scientific-and-personal-study-in-other-words-what-was-it-about-the-news-story-that-interested-you-or-made-you-curious

PART A Explain the article in your own words, providing a brief summary.

Why did you select this news story for scientific and personal study? In other words, what was it about the news story that interested you or made you curious?

PART B-What question related to the topic in the news story you chose would you, assuming the role of a natural scientist, like to study? Use your response to this question and the list of questions that you posed in Project 1: Topic Exploration Graphic Organizer (submitted at the end of Theme: Understanding the Scientific Process) to select one question that interests you and that you would like to focus on as you continue your project work in the course.

PART C-Review the news story you chose to complete Project 1: Topic Exploration Graphic Organizer (submitted at the end of Theme: Understanding the Scientific Process) and respond to the following:

What prior knowledge and assumptions about the science topic in your article did you have before viewing this news story? In other words, describe what you already knew about the topic.

As you complete this assignment, keep in mind that your answer to this question or a closely related question will be part of Project 2: Question Development Worksheet. It is recommended that, in addition to entering the answer to the question, you save your answers in a Word document that you can refer to later when completing Project 2.

part c goes with the organizer template doc