{"id":430679,"date":"2018-10-01T13:37:15","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T13:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essaypaper.org\/weigh-evidence-and-make-decisions-based-on-strengths-and-limitations-of-scientific-knowledge-and-the-scientific-method\/"},"modified":"2018-10-24T08:58:35","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T08:58:35","slug":"weigh-evidence-and-make-decisions-based-on-strengths-and-limitations-of-scientific-knowledge-and-the-scientific-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/weigh-evidence-and-make-decisions-based-on-strengths-and-limitations-of-scientific-knowledge-and-the-scientific-method\/","title":{"rendered":"weigh evidence and make decisions based on strengths and limitations of scientific knowledge and the scientific method"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-55075\"><span class=\"arrow\"><i class=\"icon-left-open-big\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><h6>fespan Developmental Psychology<\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"date\"><i class=\"icon-clock\"\/>October 1, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-wrapper-content\">\n<div class=\"section the_content has_content\">\n<div class=\"section_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"the_content_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"question-body\">\n<div>\n<p><u><strong>Written Assignment 2: Biology and Technology in the Real World<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Addresses course outcomes 1, 3, 4:<\/p>\n<p>-recognize and explain how the scientific method is used to solve problems<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 weigh evidence and make decisions based on strengths and limitations of scientific knowledge and the scientific method<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 use knowledge of biological principles and the scientific method to ask relevant questions, develop hypotheses, design and conduct experiments, interpret results, and draw conclusions<\/p>\n<p>This assignment will give you the opportunity to participate in ongoing scientific research.\u00a0\u00a0For the past several years, I have been involved in ecological research in old-growth forests in Wisconsin.\u00a0\u00a0A major problem in many woods is that the forest floor is dominated by a grasslike species, Pennsylvania sedge (likely due to the effects of high deer populations).\u00a0\u00a0Another problem in many areas is that dominant trees, such as white pine and sugar maple, do not show successful reproduction to replace old\u00a0pines and maples\u00a0that die.<\/p>\n<p>With support from a UMUC Faculty Research Grant to create this assignment, I collected data this summer to address the question, \u201cDoes Pennsylvania sedge inhibit regeneration of trees?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Your assignment will be to follow the steps of the scientific method to analyze the field data to test the hypothesis that sedge inhibits tree reproduction.\u00a0\u00a0We will also examine a second hypothesis that the sedge cover lowers biodiversity.\u00a0\u00a0You will also be asked to generate new hypotheses from the data. 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