Description
This week in discussion we will continue to develop our final projects by researching government resources and relevant information found there.
Government documents and government websites are generally considered authoritative, credible sources of information. Many are scholarly, and some are even peer-reviewed! They are a great resource for your Environmental Issue Project and so this week for discussion you will find two government resources that are relevant to your topic, discuss what you learned from those websites and the information you will use for your final presentation. Refer to the Project description provided in week 1 as you consider the types of information you need. Title your post with your issue (what and where) and be sure to include the following:
Name of your source (City, State, and/or Federal Government site) and Link
How it relates to your project topic – causes and consequences of your environmental issue, solutions
What surprised you most about what you learned?
Resources:
To find government information you can do a Google search for your environmental issue and the local area. For example, “water shortages in Atlanta Georgia local government”. Then only choose those sites that are .gov to use.
OR you can go directly to your local government sites and do a search for your issue. Both are great ways to find the information you need.
As part of the Environmental Science Research Guide, the library has a section on government resources – https://www.apus.edu/apus-library/online-research/research/research-guides/school-of-stem/environmental-science.
Replies:
In order to expand learning, you have a very specific goal in your replies. You should either 1) add another resource for your classmate’s project (one you found that has good information for their topic) along with the relevant information you found there or 2) you can visit the link in their discussion post and add something you learned about their issue in addition to what they posted. Your grade will reflect this contribution.
As always, try to bring in any personal experiences you have on the topic. Don’t be afraid to offer different ideas and outside resources. Make links clickable – much more likely they will be viewed. Remember that replies need not be lengthy, but need to be substantive.
