Daniel: Classmates, Within my day-to-day work as a supervisor to 16 personnel I've found too often the term "to trust, but verify" is easier said than done. Luckily the scientific method has assisted in many situations to verify something quantitatively in terms of the quality of accomplished maintenance or the qualitatively analyze how often maintenance or tasks take to meet standards. One of my common hypothesis here would be "If a technician is capable of accomplishing maintenance and documenting their accomplishment independently, then they are trustworthy employees that require less supervision and should be rewarded more responsibility because of their current capability." Controls here should include a means by which to evaluate an employees progress, quality of work, and leadership abilities to ensure they have both the potential for growth and are managing their work effectively. Variables in this hypothesis would be the independent variable of the maintenance task and the dependent variable of the result,  where that be the qualitative appearance or quantitative hours until the task is must again be repeated. Austin: An example that I can give of using the scientific method in my daily life is how I cook my eggs in the morning. I prefer my eggs to be prepared a certain way (over-easy), but I find that cooking them at a high heat setting causes them to be harder. Below I’ve outlined the scientific method and how it applies to my morning routine of preparing breakfast. Observation: Cooking eggs over-easy at higher heats causes them to taste harder. Hypothesis: Cooking eggs over-easy at a lower temperature will create a softer texture. Test the hypothesis: The experiment will occur every morning while I’m preparing my breakfast. Constants in the experiment include the pan that I’m preparing the eggs in, the brand of eggs, the stove that I’m preparing the eggs on, and the olive oil that I use to coat the pan. The independent variables of my experiment are the specific heat that I use to prepare the eggs and time that the eggs are cooked. A higher heat requires a shorter amount of time to cook, while a lower heat requires a longer time. In order to ensure that I cook the eggs to the same consistency, I generally use the yoke as my indicator. I don’t flip the eggs and consider them to be done by the indication of small amounts of white appearing on the top of the uncooked yoke. Another way that I could ensure this to be more accurate is use an IR thermometer to test the temperature on the top layer of the uncooked yoke. Each day, I use a different temperature to cook the eggs and log how the eggs tasted with different temperature settings. My control group would represent the original setting that I was using prior to the experiment (higher heat). Analyze data: Unfortunately, this experiment is relatively subjective in nature as it’s judged by my interpretation of how soft the eggs taste to me. Without having quantitative measurement.

1. Daniel:
Classmates,
Within my day-to-day work as a supervisor to 16 personnel I've
found too often the term "to trust, but verify" is easier said than
done. Luckily the scientific method has assisted in many
situations to verify something quantitatively in terms of the
quality of accomplished maintenance or the qualitatively
analyze how often maintenance or tasks take to meet standards.
One of my common hypothesis here would be "If a technician is
capable of accomplishing maintenance and documenting their
accomplishment independently, then they are trustworthy
employees that require less supervision and should be rewarded
more responsibility because of their current capability."
Controls here should include a means by which to evaluate an
employees progress, quality of work, and leadership abilities to
ensure they have both the potential for growth and are managing
their work effectively. Variables in this hypothesis would be the
independent variable of the maintenance task and the dependent
variable of the result, where that be the qualitative appearance
or quantitative hours until the task is must again be repeated.
Austin:
An example that I can give of using the scientific method in my
daily life is how I cook my eggs in the morning. I prefer my
eggs to be prepared a certain way (over-easy), but I find that
cooking them at a high heat setting causes them to be harder.
Below I’ve outlined the scientific method and how it applies to
my morning routine of preparing breakfast.
Observation:
Cooking eggs over-easy at higher heats causes them to taste

2. harder.
Hypothesis:
Cooking eggs over-easy at a lower temperature will create a
softer texture.
Test the hypothesis:
The experiment will occur every morning while I’m preparing
my breakfast. Constants in the experiment include the pan that
I’m preparing the eggs in, the brand of eggs, the stove that I’m
preparing the eggs on, and the olive oil that I use to coat the
pan. The independent variables of my experiment are the
specific heat that I use to prepare the eggs and time that the
eggs are cooked. A higher heat requires a shorter amount of
time to cook, while a lower heat requires a longer time. In order
to ensure that I cook the eggs to the same consistency, I
generally use the yoke as my indicator. I don’t flip the eggs and
consider them to be done by the indication of small amounts of
white appearing on the top of the uncooked yoke. Another way
that I could ensure this to be more accurate is use an IR
thermometer to test the temperature on the top layer of the
uncooked yoke. Each day, I use a different temperature to cook
the eggs and log how the eggs tasted with different temperature
settings. My control group would represent the original setting
that I was using prior to the experiment (higher heat).
Analyze data:
Unfortunately, this experiment is relatively subjective in nature
as it’s judged by my interpretation of how soft the eggs taste to
me. Without having quantitative measurements, I’ll instead have
to rely on my opinion of how they taste on different heat
settings as a qualitative measurement of the experiment to
develop my dependent variable.
State conclusions:
After conducting my experiment and analyzing my data, my
conclusion might sound like something similar to this: Eggs
cooked over-easy in olive oil at temperature setting 4 for a time
of 5 minutes are softer than any other temperature settings.

3. Aaron:
Hello All,
After watching the George Méliès' film A Trip to the Moon
(1902) think about the differences and similarities between how
you believed someone would had processed that movie then
emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually (among numerous
ways) and how you processed the last “big event” or
blockbuster movie you saw. Tell us what you think are different
and similar.
A: I think imagination has a lot to do with how we wish to
be entertained, along with technological advancements. If I
were to insert myself in 1902, I believe I would have been very
impressed with the production of A Trip to the Moon; especially
since I actually enjoyed the film in 2017.
Intellectually: Obviously we are not able to use gravity to fall
off the moon to return to earth, and we know that crazy looking
moon creatures do not actually exist. However, there is serious
debate on the possibility of human like life forms that might
exist somewhere else in the known universe. It does not seem
too farfetched to imagine that past generations of people often
looked to the heavens and pondered as to what may be out
there. I will admit that while I appreciated the intense action
sequences, I did not realize moon creatures would be so
susceptible to the vicious overhead umbrella attack!!
Special Effects: The last action movie that I watched, for the
second time, was Superman Returns (2006). The special effects
used were amazing as I witnessed Superman lift a kryptonite
infested land mass out of the Atlantic Ocean and hurl it into
outer space. Using modern cinematic standards while
criticizing Melies’ hand colored film is simply not fair. I have
no doubt that the viewers of his film in 1902 were as impressed
with his use of effects as I was the first, second, third, fourth,
and fifth time I watched Terminator 2. The use of applying

4. historical context will prove to be important during the duration
of this course.
Going beyond the entertainment value of a non-documentary
movie, what other value do you get out of seeing a movie?
A: The other value that I try to derive from a non-
documentary film is the value of values. Personal values can
range from honor and integrity to possessing traits such as
strength and wisdom. Celebrating a hero for demonstrating
good qualities is a must in my mind. For instance, Captain
America fought against some of his own people in the most
recent movie titled Captain America: Civil War (2016). It may
be wrong to seek a fight, but I find someone that is willing to
fight for what they believe in as someone who has integrity.
TTYS,
Mundras, Aaron A.
References
IMDB. (n.d.). Superman Returns. Retrieved on January 11, 2017
from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348150/?ref_=nv_sr_3
IMDB. (n.d.). Civil War: Captain America. Retrieved on
January 11, 2017 from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3498820/
Andrew:
After watching the George Méliès' film A Trip to the
Moon (1902) think about the differences and similarities
between how you believed someone would had processed that
movie then emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually (among
numerous ways) and how you processed the last “big event” or
blockbuster movie you saw. Tell us what you think are different

5. and similar.
I can only imagine how someone felt watching this over a
century ago. I am sure that this was intriguing to them, space
travel was only something that crazy people and dreamers spoke
of. That is what i think the beginning of the movie was, they
were all dressed up like clowns and the man was teaching about
space travel.
In all honesty though besides the whole gravity piece that Aaron
mentioned in his post their theory of how it would work was
kind of spot on.
Going beyond the entertainment value of a non-documentary
movie, what other value do you get out of seeing movie?
Honestly I watch movies A LOT because I cannot stand to sit
down and spend days of my life reading a book. I have people
tell me " You miss out on so much when you don't read the
book". I love the whole entire cinema experience, the popcorn,
candy and $40 soda is second to nothing. My wife says that i am
weird because I will go and watch a movie by myself.
Andrew
Perform a quick Internet search, using Google or another major
search engine. Select a search term related to nutrition science
(for example, diet, organic, sodium) and see what kind of
results you receive. When considering a term to select, think
about single words rather than phrases. In some cases your
search term may contain two words (for example, unsaturated
fat). Avoid phrases like “which diet will help me lose weight
the fastest” or “top 10 foods to make me healthy.”
Write a short essay (at least 250 words), using complete
paragraphs and appropriate organization. Avoid incomplete
sentences or bulleted lists (except for your search term and how
many results were obtained). Check your spelling and grammar
before submitting. References are required in APA format.
Please provide the following information (listed in bulleted
form):

6. · your search term
· how many results you obtained
Then review some of these sources, going no further than three
pages into the search result. Critically evaluate the websites you
have selected. Find one website that you consider a
reliable/credible source and one that you consider false,
misleading, or non-factual. Keep in mind that when searching
for credible sources you should also determine if your source
would be appropriate to use as a scholarly reference (to support
your discussions and homework assignments). Please provide
the following for BOTH the credible and non-credible choices:
· the name of the website and the link
· the author or group providing this information
· Is this a reliable/credible source? If so, how do you know? OR
Is this a non-credible source? If so, how do you know?
· What was the hardest part about sifting through nutrition
information?
Before responding to this discussion, please read the Scientific
Method Tutorial and if needed review optional readings.
Describe an example of how you use the scientific method in
your daily life. Which observation(s) lead you to use the
scientific method? State a good hypothesis, how you are testing
the hypothesis (the experiment), results and conclusion. What
are the control and treatment groups in your experiment? What
is the dependent and independent variables in your experiment?
Name at least one controlled variable.
Your main response should be a minimum of 150 words (more is
OK). You must also post a minimum of one significant reply to
classmate's post that contribute to their learning. The reply
should be a minimum of 100 words.
In your replies please provide suggestions for how the other
students' scientific method examples can be
improved. Examples: How can the hypothesis be edited to make
it more specific (better)? Is a proper control group included?

7. Are the independent, dependent and controlled variables
correctly identified? How can the experimental design be
improved? Also consider sharing any useful videos, tutorials or
web-sites that helped you better understand the scientific
method.
After watching the George Méliès' film A Trip to the Moon
(1902) think about the differences and similarities between how
you believed someone would had processed that movie then
emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually (among numerous
ways) and how you processed the last “big event” or
blockbuster movie you saw. Tell us what you think are different
and similar.
Going beyond the entertainment value of a non-documentary
movie, what other value do you get out of seeing movie?
Respond to at least two of your classmates.