Before writing any papers, go through the plagiarism lesson
put together by Ted Frick at Indiana University at Bloomington.
When you are ready, take his quiz. When you pass, print out the certificate and show it to me.
Contemporary Issues and Resources
- evolution vs. creation science debate (dating and species to species evolution)
- cloning
- use of pesticides, chemicals or plastics
- alternate fuels (nuclear, fusion, etc.)
- fields associated with high power transmission lines or cell phones
- use of microwaves (for communication and cooking)
- public monetary support of science (or specific science activities, like the SSC, space missions,
etc.)
- global warming
- ozone depletion
- recycling
- uses of animals in research
- whether cars are relatively safe during a tornado
- whether oil is produced from organic matter (fossil fuels) or inorganic matter (abiogenic processes)
- irradiation of food
- whether oil is produced from organic matter (fossil fuels) or inorganic matter (abiogenic processes)
- Geocentrism
- Comments on many of these issues can be found at SoundScience.info
Writing Hints
Recent Developments
Experiments
- The
Effect of Material of Wire on the Speed Passing Through a Block of Ice (by Mikko Valjus, Kuopion Lyseon Lukio, Finland)
- Power of a Light
bulb
- Measuring the size of the Earth
- Dennis Rawlins, "Doubling Your Sunsets or How Anyone Can Measure the Earth's Size with Wristwatch and Meterstick,"
American Journal of Physics, 47, No. 2, p. 126 (Feb 1979).
- Zachary H. Levine , "How to Measure the Radius of the Earth on Your Beach Vacation," Phys. Teach. 31, No. 7, P. 440
(Oct. 1993).
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