Running Head: NATURAL SCIENCE ISSUES 1 NATURAL SCIENCE ISSUES 2 Natural Science Issues China Brown Southern New Hampshire University Natural Science Issues Introduction Natural science involves the study of the physical world, such as biology, chemistry, and physics. It deals with how matter interacts and helps individuals to understand the role of biodiversity, environment, and evolution. However, several issues occur within natural science, which requires attention from scientists. One of such issues is electric cars. The electric vehicles have several challenges, such as limited driving range, a charging system that is spotty, battery issues, and high costs. The number of people who are buying these cars is rising at a high rate. In the past year, the number of sales for electric vehicles has increased above 75% (Helmers & Weiss, 2017). However, due to these issues, there have been a lot of doubts among the customers. Human rights have been abused during the production of electric cars. There is an abuse of child labor in mineral extraction, such as cobalt, which is used in the production of car batteries. The discussion of the electric car issues is essential as it will reduce the dangers posed by these vehicles to passengers, drivers, and even the manufacturers. The science sources that will be used in this paper include technical reports on electric vehicles, previous studies, and existing criticism and interpretation. This paper will try to find the reasons why electric cars have a spotty charging system and a limited driving range. Electric Cars In recent years, scientists have identified different challenges that are affecting electric cars. The vehicles have issues with their batteries, spotty charging system, and a limited driving range. The total production costs of an electric vehicle are very high as compared to other cars that run both on gasoline and battery. Individuals who would be interested in the results of this study include passengers and drivers who need to be concerned with their safety while on the road. The government plays a significant role in addressing this issue (Helmers & Weiss, 2017). For example, the government of China has implemented policies that guide the use of electric cars in the country. China is one of the fastest-growing markets in the world, and therefore, many industries, including automotive industries, are expanding their operations into the country. This has prompted the government to design policies revolving around the use of technology and how to protect the environment and its people. According to Helmers and Weiss, There are rapid technological developments in the electric car battery and charging. These developments are causing significant uncertainties among car users. It is a problem for car owners ...

1. Running Head: NATURAL SCIENCE ISSUES
1
NATURAL SCIENCE ISSUES
2
Natural Science Issues
China Brown
Southern New Hampshire University
Natural Science Issues
Introduction
Natural science involves the study of the physical world, such
as biology, chemistry, and physics. It deals with how matter
interacts and helps individuals to understand the role of
biodiversity, environment, and evolution. However, several
issues occur within natural science, which requires attention
from scientists. One of such issues is electric cars. The electric
vehicles have several challenges, such as limited driving range,
a charging system that is spotty, battery issues, and high costs.
The number of people who are buying these cars is rising at a
high rate. In the past year, the number of sales for electric
vehicles has increased above 75% (Helmers & Weiss, 2017).
However, due to these issues, there have been a lot of doubts
among the customers. Human rights have been abused during

2. the production of electric cars. There is an abuse of child labor
in mineral extraction, such as cobalt, which is used in the
production of car batteries. The discussion of the electric car
issues is essential as it will reduce the dangers posed by these
vehicles to passengers, drivers, and even the manufacturers. The
science sources that will be used in this paper include technical
reports on electric vehicles, previous studies, and existing
criticism and interpretation. This paper will try to find the
reasons why electric cars have a spotty charging system and a
limited driving range.
Electric Cars
In recent years, scientists have identified different challenges
that are affecting electric cars. The vehicles have issues with
their batteries, spotty charging system, and a limited driving
range. The total production costs of an electric vehicle are very
high as compared to other cars that run both on gasoline and
battery. Individuals who would be interested in the results of
this study include passengers and drivers who need to be
concerned with their safety while on the road. The government
plays a significant role in addressing this issue (Helmers &
Weiss, 2017). For example, the government of China has
implemented policies that guide the use of electric cars in the
country. China is one of the fastest-growing markets in the
world, and therefore, many industries, including automotive
industries, are expanding their operations into the country. This
has prompted the government to design policies revolving
around the use of technology and how to protect the
environment and its people. According to Helmers and Weiss,
There are rapid technological developments in the electric car
battery and charging. These developments are causing
significant uncertainties among car users. It is a problem for car
owners who do not have parking spaces within their apartments.
This makes it difficult to charge the vehicles at home. The most
significant inconvenience is to leave their cars at street stations
for them to load. In the UK, the government is planning to solve
this problem by installing induction pads along all major roads

3. so that the electric cars can charge as they drive over these
roads. This uncertainty in the electric car industry is slowing
down the sector, making it difficult for customers to purchase
these cars.
There are a few steps that will be followed to ensure that the
message in this paper reaches the audience in the purest form. It
will begin by identifying who the audiences are. In this case,
the audience includes passengers and drivers who use electric
cars for transportation. To ease their understanding, the
scientific terminologies and principles used here will be
thoroughly explained. Face-to-face will be the best mode of
communicating with the audience so that the terminologies that
are not easily understood can be explained. To increase the
effectiveness of communication, the message will be as concise
as possible. The paper will also be direct and honest regarding
the problem under study.
Natural Science Principles
Two principles of natural science will be applied to the electric
car issue. They include the principle of ruling out rival
hypotheses and the principle of extraordinary claims. The policy
of ruling out rival theories states that whenever there exists a
problem, it is vital for one to find out whether the problem has
other solutions that have been excluded or whether the problem
can be explained from another perspective. The principle will
help to determine existing solutions regarding electric cars'
issues and whether they have been accepted or not (Randall,
2016). Understanding a problem from a different perspective
helps in developing a variety of possible solutions. While trying
to explain the issues associated with electric cars, it is
important to acknowledge other possible evaluations. Different
researches have gathering information regarding electric
vehicles and, therefore, it is essential to refer to this
information as individuals try to come up with quality solutions.
The second principle that will be used is the principle of
extraordinary claims. According to this principle, when there

4. are extraordinary claims about anything, then there is a need for
extraordinary evidence to support them. The beliefs of an
individual have to be filtered through several explanations,
checks, and questions to ensure that they are correct. In the case
of electric cars, many scholars have identified different
problems that are affecting the vehicles. These challenges are
big claims are need to be backed up with extraordinary
evidence. This principle will be crucial in identifying the
critical problems that are facing electric cars and the different
solutions that have been suggested. For electric car automotive
companies to be able to deal with these issues, they need to
develop cognitive and behavioral abilities (Wilberforce et al.,
2017). People will judge the capability of the company with
how positive they are and how quickly they can fix the issues
identified. Gathering extraordinary evidence helps in predicting
quality measures that can be adopted to reduce the problems in
electric cars. This principle raises the level of intellectual
knowledge among researchers.
Conclusion
Electric cars have a spotty charging system and limited driving
range, which need to be addressed with immediate effect to
avoid risking the lives of its users. The car has gained
popularity across the world, and hence the issues need
maximum attention from the manufacturers. The cost of
producing this vehicle is very high as compared to other regular
cars. Manufacturers have to campaign for the inclusion of
induction pads along all major roads so that the electric cars can
charge as they drive over these roads. Some car users have no
enough space at their homes where they can park the vehicles,
which means they have o charge the cars at petrol stations hence
incurring extra costs. Therefore, manufacturers have to come up
with innovative solutions for the charging woes that electric car
users go through. To identify quality solutions, scientists are
still designing the appropriate techniques through which the car
batteries can be conveniently charged.

5. References
Helmers, E., & Weiss, M. (2017). Advances and critical aspects
of the life-cycle assessment of battery-electric cars. Energy and
Emission Control Technologies, 5, 1-18.
Randall, T. (2016). Here's how electric cars will cause the next
oil crisis. Bloomberg, New York, accessed Mar 25, 2016.
Wilberforce, T., El-Hassan, Z., Khatib, F. N., Al Makky, A.,
Baroutaji, A., Carton, J. G., & Olabi, A. G. (2017).
Developments of electric cars and fuel cell hydrogen electric
cars. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42(40), 25695-
25734.
SCI 200 Project Part Two: Speaking Notes Draft Guidelines and
Rubric
Overview: An effective presentation includes a summary of the
main points in the slides, but the presenter should add
additional content in the speaker notes to
help explain each point. Some presenters have the the ability to
memorize the details through cues in the outline of the
presentation, and some can even speak
off the cuff. However, for this project, you will create speaker
notes while developing your presentation slides in Module
Eight. This will help you consider the
outline of your presentation and the content you want to include
on each slide.

6. Prompt: Your presentation will be 5–7 slides, with
accompanying speaker notes to fill in the details you would not
necessarily include in the slides. For this
assignment, you will be drafting the speaker notes that will
accompany your slide presentation. The speaker notes can be
bullet points related to each step of
the presentation or more developed paragraphs that would help
you deliver the presentation. This choice is up to you, but either
way, the speaker notes should
contain substantial details that address each of the required
parts of your presentation.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Provide a brief overview of the scientific background of your
issue and question. How does the issue relate to the natural
sciences?
II. Explain how the issue impacts the audience. In other words,
how is the issue relevant to members of the audience? Why
should the audience care about
the response to your question or the outcome of your
hypothesis? Support your response with specific examples from
your research investigation.
III. Describe the empirical evidence you have to support your
conclusions about the impact of the issue on you personally and
on your audience. Support
your response with specific examples from your research
investigation.
IV. Explain why this issue is important to you personally. In
other words, why did you select this issue to investigate?
V. Illustrate how your investigation of the issue impacted the
way you thought about the issue. In other words, how did
thinking like a scientist to research,

7. develop a question, and formulate a hypothesis affect what you
thought about the issue you selected? How did scientific
thinking change the lens
through which you viewed the issue? Support your response
with specific examples from your research investigation.
VI. Communicate your message in a way that is tailored to your
specific audience. For instance, you could consider your
vocabulary, your audience’s
potential knowledge of current natural science (or lack thereof),
and what is specifically important to the audience. This element
will not necessarily be a
separate slide or step in the process. In your notes that address
the previous six prompts, note word choices or pieces that are
specifically tailored for
your audience.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: The draft of your speaker notes can
be bullet points or paragraphs related to each step in the
presentation. Submissions should be
2–4 pages, double spaced, with 12-point Times New Roman font
and one-inch margins. You should use current APA guidelines
(or another format approved by
your instructor) for any references. For your final project,
please keep in mind that these speaker notes will accompany 5-7
slides.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%)
Not Evident (0%) Value

8. Scientific Background Provides brief overview of
scientific background of issue
and question, and explains how
issue relates to natural sciences
Provides brief overview of
scientific background of issue
and question, and explains how
issue relates to natural sciences,
but with gaps in detail or clarity
Does not provide brief overview of
scientific background of issue and
question, and does not explain how
issue relates to natural sciences
15.8
Audience Explains how issue impacts
audience, supporting response
with examples from research
investigation
Explains how issue impacts
audience but with gaps in clarity,
detail, or support
Does not explain how issue impacts
audience
15.8
Empirical Evidence Describes empirical evidence
that supports conclusions about
impact of issues on self and
audience, supporting response

9. with examples from research
investigation
Describes empirical evidence
that supports conclusions about
impact of issues on self and
audience, but with gaps in
clarity, detail, or support
Does not describe empirical
evidence that supports conclusions
about impact of issues on self and
audience
15.8
Personally Explains why issue is important
personally
Explains why issue is important
personally but with gaps in
clarity or detail
Does not explain why issue is
important personally
15.8
Investigation Illustrates how investigation of
issue impacted thinking on the
issue, supporting response with
examples from research
investigation
Illustrates how investigation of
issue impacted thinking on the

10. issue but with gaps in clarity,
detail, or support
Does not illustrate how
investigation of issue impacted
thinking on the issue
15.8
Message Communicates message
effectively in a way that is
tailored to specific audience
Communicates message to
audience, but communication is
not effective or is not tailored to
specific audience
Does not communicate message to
audience
15.8
Articulation of
Response
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact
readability and articulation of
main ideas

11. Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization that
prevent understanding of ideas
5.2
Total 100%