Category: Biology

The required template is in the uploads. To prepare for this assignment, I stro

The required template is in the uploads.
To prepare for this assignment, I strongly recommend that you:
Read these directions carefully.
Choose sources that are RELEVANT to the course project’s assigned topics for your selected species: Physical Descriiption, Life Cycle/Reproduction, Structure/Function, Energy Ecology, and Habitat. (For more details on these topics and their subtopics, I strongly advise you to review the Outline assignment instructions.)
Review the sample Annotated Bibliography provided to you: Sample_Annotated_Bibliography_Assignment1.pdf.
Read the BIOL180 Annotated Bibliography Grading Criteria.pdf. The grading criteria is a detailed evaluation that I will use to assess your performance. It also will help you understand what is expected of you as you prepare your assignment.
Use your own words (paraphrase). For help with paraphrasing, please review the ‘Quoting and Paraphrasing’ help in the Trefry Library Writing@APUS Center.
Note that your Turnitin report similarity score should be under 20% (not including references) and free of paraphrasing issues. Review the color-flagged text on your report, fix any issues, and resubmit again before the deadline (this assignment is set to unlimited submissions until the deadline).
Note that less than 10% of your work should contain direct quotes.
Email me with any questions!
[Recall that Wikipedia is not considered a credible source for our purposes and should not be used in class.]
Assignment Instructions: Your Annotated Bibliography will include an APA-formatted reference, summary, and evaluation of TWO of the credible source articles you will use for your Outline and Final Presentation. However, you must use FIVE or more credible articles in your Outline and Final Presentation.
APA Reference Formatting of Source Article sections:
Written in APA reference list format (6th or 7th edition). For more help with formatting, see the APA handout.
Important Note: APUS discourages the use of auto-citation tools (e.g., citation generators) by students enrolled in 100- and 200-level courses because the University believes students need to learn and understand the reasons for citing sources used in their work, as well as how to cite sources correctly.
Summary sections:
What is the purpose of the source article, and how is it relevant to your Course Project’s required topics and subtopics (see Outline assignment instructions)? Briefly address the following points in 4-6 sentences:
Begin with a “topic sentence” that states the source’s main point. (e.g., This article discusses the ecology of the white-tailed deer in Delaware.).
Summarize the main findings and conclusions of the peer-reviewed journal paper, book, website article, etc.
State how the information is relevant to your project’s assigned topics and subtopics and be specific.
Evaluation sections:
After summarizing the source article, it is necessary to evaluate it and state where you found it (journal, website, book, etc.). Briefly answer the following questions in 4-6 sentences:
What is the format/type of source article (e.g., peer-reviewed journal paper, book, website article)?
Is the author an authority/expert on the topic? Explain how the author is qualified (see below).
For subject-matter experts, provide their credentials (e.g. degrees earned, professional or academic affiliations, published works)
For freelance/professional writers (non-experts), state if all reference sources are academically and scientifically credible and provide an example.
For undergraduate-student writers (non-experts), include the subject-matter expert that may have edited or reviewed their work.
If no author is listed, move on to discuss the publishing source.
How is the publishing source (e.g., the website’s sponsoring organization, journal, book publisher) credible? (e.g., The Journal of Mammalian Research is the peer-reviewed journal of the Society of Mammalian Researchers which is comprised of subject-matter expert members and published quarterly by the University of Linux.)
For more help, see this handout on evaluating resources.
*Writing Expectations: Apply scientific concepts and use scientific terminology correctly. Utilize proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation
Evaluation: Please review the BIOL180 Annotated Bibliography Grading Criteria.pdf that describe how your annotated bibliography will be graded.

-So we had come up with the hypothesis about the planarian and create our experi

-So we had come up with the hypothesis about the planarian and create our experiment to test the hypothesis and collect data. It is now time for us to write the lab report about this.
-Requirement for lab report:
1. Introduction:
Background Information: Include information about the species being studied (in this case, planarians), focusing on their natural history, where they live, and what they eat.
Hypothesis: Clearly state what you expect to find from your experiment. It doesn’t matter if the hypothesis is right, wrong, or in-between—what’s important is how you interpret the results.
Rationale: Explain why you chose your hypothesis. This explanation should be based on previous research or observations. This is the “defense” of your hypothesis and should be well-thought-out rather than random guesses.
2. Methods:
How was the study done? Write this section in the past tense since you will have already conducted the experiment.
Level of Detail: Provide enough detail for someone to be able to replicate your experiment exactly.
Analysis Done: Include what kind of statistical methods or analysis were performed (e.g., identifying averages, standard deviation, etc.). Remember not to write the methods as a list of instructions.
3. Results:
Present Analyzed Data: Provide your analyzed data (but no raw data). Include graphs, tables, and figures to help illustrate your findings.
No Interpretation Yet: This section is strictly for presenting the results. Do not interpret the results or explain what they mean in relation to the hypothesis.
4. Discussion:
Interpretation of Data: Here is where you interpret your results and explain whether they support or refute your hypothesis. It’s also important to discuss the larger implications of your findings and how they contribute to broader biological understanding.
Explain Potential Errors: Address any errors or unexpected results that occurred during the experiment and how they might have impacted the data.
Next Steps: Discuss what could be done next in future experiments, including how to build upon your findings or modify the experiment for further investigation.
No Proving Hypotheses: Remember, in science, you do not prove anything; rather, you support or do not support your hypothesis.
5. Figures and Citations:
Figures and Tables: All graphs, tables, and figures should have appropriate captions explaining what they show.
Consistent Citation Format: You need in-text citations and a works cited page at the end. Ensure consistency in citation style throughout the report.
Length: The paper should be around 4–6 pages long, concise, and to the point, without unnecessary details.
-The “planarian lab report” attachment below is our lab report pdf that we havent finished. You can read the method section to understand that we did in our experiment and continue working on the lab report, we already have some basic method and data label and stuff, however it need more refinement, and more details as in the requirement, like the method section might need more talk about analysis done like what serve as independent variable, dependent variable, control variable, or how temperature might affect our result, and the result section might need more analysis calculation like standard deviation and mean (which then help in later discussion section for interpreting data). THE DISCUSSION PART IS MOST IMPORTANT, AS IT DOESNT MATTER WHETHER THE HYPOTHESIS WAS TOTALLY WRONG OR THE EXPERIMENT IS FAILED, BUT WHAT IMPORTANT IS HOW WE UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET THE DATA CORRECTLY AND UNDERSTAND WHAT LED TO ERROR AND STUFF (MORE ON REQUIREMENT ABOVE).
-The 2nd attachment is Expectations & Grading Criteria for a Scientific Pape. Please read this carefully. However, it doesnt matter what format the lab report is as long as it is uniform throughout the entire paper, as well as the citation, need to be label throughout and at the reference section
-The 3rd attachment is our raw data that we collected
-The 4th attachment labelled “diet of dugesia” is the lab report sample, you can read it to get the idea
The 5th attachement labelled “lab 9” is what prepare us before conducting our experiment as it let us know what helpful info we should know for our upcoming lab report such as types of sensory receptors
♦ importance of bilateral symmetry in determining location of stimuli
♦ anatomy of planarian eyespots
♦ variation and variability
♦ experimental error
♦ independent variables and dependent variable
♦ controlled variables – what are they and why are they important?
♦ negative controls – what are they and why are they important?
♦ qualities of good data tables and graphs
♦ graphing techniques for continuous, discontinuous, qualitative and
quantitative data
-The 6th attachment “lab 8” is about variation and experimental design, things that you should know like error, variable, graphs, etc that help doing the lab report
-The 7th attachment is the pic I drew for you to visualize the experiment we conducted
-The last attachment is Grade descriiptions for Planarian Behavior paper!
ASK ME IF YOU HAVE ANY CONFUSION. IF YOU DO WELL, I’LL PAY MORE;))