1. Environmental Science
Mrs. Pearson
Semester One
*For those watching by recording, watch for questions on the slides throughout the presentation. me the answers to the questions within two days of the lesson being presented in order to receive credit for watching the recording.

2. Environmental Science Unit One

3. Objectives
Research Paper Requirements

4. Topic
The Coral Reef

5. Value Worth 20% of your grade in the course!
Great environmental topic with far reaching repercussions
Many different angles to consider

6. Questions you CAN include (from the assignment description)
Explain what a coral reef is and how it is created.
Discuss the locations where coral reefs are commonly found and why this environment is important to its growth and development.
List the different types of coral reefs and discuss what the different types of coral are.
Describe some of the types of plants and animals that live in coral reefs.
Explain five ways that coral reefs benefit human beings.
Discuss three major threats to coral reefs.
Discuss the issue of protecting and restoring these unique and valuable ecosystems. What are governments doing to protect coral reefs? What can you do to protect coral reefs? List any possible alternatives to create new coral reefs.

7. Questions you CAN include
You must include AT LEAST three of these questions OR
Send me an requesting approval for the questions you would like to address

8. Length
This is a semester long project that you should be working on and adding to throughout the semester.
Your paper must be at least five pages in length (double-spaced) in 12 point Times New Roman font. This does not include the bibliography which should be on a separate page.
You paper should be no longer than seven pages – again, double-spaced and in 12 point Times New Roman font with a separate bibliography page.

9. Organization
Your paper should have a title page that includes your name, course name, date, and the title of your paper.
This is a separate page and does not count as one of your required 5 pages
Your paper should have clearly labeled introduction, body, and conclusion.
You can use additional headings if you desire
Your bibliography MUST be in MLA format – use to organize your bibliography

10. Sources You must use at least four resources
One must be a book or magazine IN PRINT – not from the internet and not your textbook
“Be critical of your source - Not everything you find will be a good source. It is especially important to be sure Internet sources are reliable. If you are not sure about a source, ask your teacher.”