SCI 200 Project Part One: First Draft Guidelines and Rubric Overview: You have identified an issue in the natural sciences and developed an initial research question. In Theme 2, you will practice evaluating scientific sources and then identify and describe sources related to your topic. As you investigate your topic through these sources, you will revisit your research question and make adjustments. Prompt: In this first draft, you will identify appropriate resources related to your issue and begin to analyze them and compile your reference list. You will complete the first two critical elements (introduction and body) of Project Part One, and you will complete a draft of the conclusion in the next theme. You will also begin building critical element IV, the reference list, in this draft. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Introduction: In this section, you will discuss your natural science issue and select resources that you can use to research the issue. This will lead you to the development of a research question related to your issue. Specifically, you should: a. Describe the issue in the natural sciences that you have selected to investigate. Why is this issue significant? (You identified this issue in Theme 1, but how would you revise this piece now that you have received instructor feedback and investigated your sources?) b. Describe at least three science resources that you could use to investigate the issue you selected. Your sources must be relevant to your issue and must be of an academic nature appropriate for the issue. In your description, consider questions such as: What are the similarities and differences in the content of your sources? What makes them appropriate and relevant for investigating your issue? What was your thought process when you were searching for sources? How did you make choices? c. Based on your review of science resources, develop a specific question related to the issue you selected. In other words, what would you like to know more about? II. Body: In this section, you will use the natural science resources that you selected to investigate your question, focusing on an appropriate audience and the scientific principles related to the issue. Make sure to cite your sources. Based on your research: a. Identify an audience that would be interested in your issue and the question you developed. For example, who would benefit most from hearing your message, or who could best help in addressing the issue? b. Describe how and why you can tailor your message to your audience, providing specific examples. For example, will your audience understand scientific terminology and principles, or will you need to explain them? How will you communicate effectively with your audience? c. Identify the natural science principle(s) that apply to your question and issue. For example, if your issue is global climate change, the principle you might i.

1. SCI 200 Project Part One: First Draft Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: You have identified an issue in the natural sciences
and developed an initial research question. In Theme 2, you will
practice evaluating scientific
sources and then identify and describe sources related to your
topic. As you investigate your topic through these sources, you
will revisit your research question
and make adjustments.
Prompt: In this first draft, you will identify appropriate
resources related to your issue and begin to analyze them and
compile your reference list. You will
complete the first two critical elements (introduction and body)
of Project Part One, and you will complete a draft of the
conclusion in the next theme. You will
also begin building critical element IV, the reference list, in this
draft.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Introduction: In this section, you will discuss your natural
science issue and select resources that you can use to research
the issue. This will lead you to
the development of a research question related to your issue.
Specifically, you should:
a. Describe the issue in the natural sciences that you have
selected to investigate. Why is this issue significant? (You
identified this issue in Theme

2. 1, but how would you revise this piece now that you have
received instructor feedback and investigated your sources?)
b. Describe at least three science resources that you could use to
investigate the issue you selected. Your sources must be
relevant to your issue
and must be of an academic nature appropriate for the issue. In
your description, consider questions such as: What are the
similarities and
differences in the content of your sources? What makes them
appropriate and relevant for investigating your issue? What was
your thought
process when you were searching for sources? How did you
make choices?
c. Based on your review of science resources, develop a specific
question related to the issue you selected. In other words, what
would you like to
know more about?
II. Body: In this section, you will use the natural science
resources that you selected to investigate your question,
focusing on an appropriate audience and
the scientific principles related to the issue. Make sure to cite
your sources. Based on your research:
a. Identify an audience that would be interested in your issue
and the question you developed. For example, who would
benefit most from hearing
your message, or who could best help in addressing the issue?
b. Describe how and why you can tailor your message to your
audience, providing specific examples. For example, will your
audience understand

3. scientific terminology and principles, or will you need to
explain them? How will you communicate effectively with your
audience?
c. Identify the natural science principle(s) that apply to your
question and issue. For example, if your issue is global climate
change, the principle
you might identify is that the sun is the primary source of
energy for Earth’s climate system.
d. Explain how the principle(s) you identified apply to your
issue and question. In other words, how are the natural science
principle(s) you
identified relevant to your question and issue?
IV. Provide a reference list that includes all of the science
resources you used to investigate your issue and question so far.
Ensure that your list is formatted
according to current APA guidelines (or another format, with
instructor permission).
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: The first draft of your planning
document 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 your citations and
reference list.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%)

4. Not Evident (0%) Value
Introduction: Issue Describes selected issue in natural
sciences and its significance
Describes selected issue in natural
sciences and its significance but with
gaps in detail or clarity
Does not describe selected issue in natural
sciences and its significance
5
Introduction: Science
Resources
Describes at least three relevant and
appropriate science resources that could
be used to investigate selected issue
Describes at least three science
resources that could be used to
investigate selected issue but with gaps
in appropriateness, relevance, or detail
or is missing one or more sources
Does not describe science resources that
could be used to investigate selected issue
15
Introduction: Specific
Question
Develops specific question related to

5. selected issue based on review of
science resources
Develops specific question related to
selected issue, but question is not based
on review of science resources
Does not develop specific question related
to selected issue
5
Body: Audience Identifies an audience that would be
interested in issue and question, citing
source(s)
Identifies an audience, but audience is
not appropriate for issue and question,
or there are gaps in citation
Does not identify an audience 15
Body: Message Describes how and why message can be
tailored to audience, providing specific
examples and citing source(s)
Describes how and why message can be
tailored to audience but with gaps in
examples or citation
Does not describe how and why message
can be tailored to audience
15
Body: Identify Principle(s) Identifies natural science

6. principle(s)
that apply to issue and question, citing
source(s)
Identifies natural science principle(s)
that apply to issue and question but with
gaps in accuracy or citation
Does not identify natural science
principle(s) that apply to issue and question
15
Body: Explain Principle(s) Explains how identified principle(s)
apply
to issue and question, citing source(s)
Explains how identified principle(s) apply
to issue and question but with gaps in
detail, clarity, or citation
Does not explain how identified principle(s)
apply to issue and question
15
Reference List Provides reference list that includes all
science resources used to investigate
issue and question, and list is formatted
according to current APA guidelines
Provides reference list that includes all
science resources used to investigate
issue and question, but list has gaps in
adherence to current APA formatting
guidelines

7. Does not provide reference list that
includes all science resources used to
investigate issue and question
10
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
Submission has critical errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that prevent understanding of
ideas
5
Total 100%
China Brown
SCI-200
Planning Document Question Check-In
January 19, 2020
My issue:
I have chosen to research electric cars and to let you know why
they are not good for the environment and what can be done to

8. make them better. People think that having an electric car is
safer to the environment then regular cars, but they are not
aware of the consequences that come with the electric car.
When people go green, they think about the electric car, but in
reality, the car is causing more harm than you think.
My question:
What are the specific impacts of electric car technology with
regards to the transport industry?
Feedback for 2-5-2 Project Part One: Formulate Research
Question
Submission Feedback
This needs a little work, China. Although you submitted a
research question, I found that your question needs revision. We
must make sure that your research question is testable,
measurable, and clearly within the field of natural science. If
the research can't be quantified in a reliable, measurable, way
then larger issues will arise later on. I need you to read the
feedback that I have given you and correct your question. This
step is imperative to your future success of your research paper.
Having a clear and focused research question provides you with
a foundation to write your research paper. Please take the time
to review my feedback, carefully, to ensure that your next
submission has the necessary components for proficiency. Also,
I have also included a step by step guide in your feedback to
help you revise your question if you need it. If you would like
for me to review your revised research question, please feel free
to email it to me and I'll be happy to assist you. I want you to
be right on track as you move forward to the writing phase of
your research project. Thanks for your hard work.
Rubric Name: SCI 200 Project Part One Research Question
Rubric
This table lists criteria and criteria group name in the first
column. The first row lists level names and includes scores if
the rubric uses a numeric scoring method.

9. Criteria
Proficient
Needs Improvement
Not Evident
Research Question
80 points
Develops specific research question related to chosen issue
60 points
Develops specific research question related to chosen issue, but
lacks specificity or not clearly related to chosen issue
0 points
Does not develop specific research question related to chosen
issue
60 / 80
Criterion Feedback
Thank you for your submission, China. Although you have
developed a research question on your topic, but I found that
your question is lacking in specificity. This is a common new
scientist mistake. You need to streamline the focus of your
question. I recommend adding:
1. a specific industry that will be studied
2. a specific time frame for your experiment
3. a specific geographic location
A well-crafted question is focused on one problem and one
measurable outcome. Here's a question format that may work for
your research question: What is the effect of _______________
on _________ over _____________? Here's what it looks like in
an example: What is the effect of organic toxicants on
Bottlenose dolphins' swim patterns in the Gulf of Mexico over
12 months? Does this question format make sense to you?
Another way to know if you have a testable and measurable
question is to attempt to create an experiment from the question.
If you are unable to create an experiment, your research

10. question is probably not testable. Please revise your question
and streamline it in this fashion to ensure proficiency. Revision
is a normal step in the scientific process, so please don't get
discouraged. I hope that my explanation was clear to you. If
not, please let me know and I can help you further. Keep on
working and you will be back on track soon. Thanks for your
effort.
Articulation of Response
20 points
Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
15 points
Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact
readability and articulation of main ideas
0 points
Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of
ideas
20 / 20
Criterion Feedback
Thanks for your submission, China! There are no major errors
related to citation, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization.
Writing this way will ensure that your readers are thoroughly
informed about your topic. As you continue to work on your
future documents, I would like for you to make some additions
to your overall paper to make it more accurate. You must
include in-text citations in your issue section and a reference
page (with hanging indents) at the end of your paper. When you
write in science, you must use references. Scientists are
skeptical about everything and require proof, or evidence. If
you don't have any resources, it's almost like you haven't said
anything, to a scientist. The preferred resource is a scientific
article. So, moving forward, whenever you write in science,
make sure to provide an accurate list of the scientific articles

11. that you used. This should be in the form of in-text citations (in
your issue section) and a reference page on a page by itself on
the end of your paper. You can use the citation guide that I
posted in the General Discussion board to ensure you have the
correct format. If you need more assistance, please contact the
SNHU Writing Center for assistance. This will help you achieve
proficiency on your future submissions. Keep on working hard!
Rubric Total Score
Total
80 / 100
Overall Score
Overall Score
Proficient
Instructors should not modify this row (it will automate from
the scores above). This score represents the average evaluation
across all rubric criteria.
Needs Improvement
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the scores above). This score represents the average evaluation
across all rubric criteria.
Not Evident
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the scores above). This score represents the average evaluation
across all rubric criteria.
Score
40 / 50 - B-
Feedback Date
Jan 26, 2020 9:03 PM
Assignment
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