NSCI 120 natural science

In the second stage of the project, you will collect and analyze your data. You may need to collect supplies and measurement tools or travel to particular locations. You might need to spend a few minutes on several different days collecting and analyzing data, or you might be able to do this in one day. Be sure to allow adequate time for the observations.

To make your observations repeatable, you will need to describe exactly what you did.Describe any relevant aspects of what you did or the environment. Pictures can be very helpful in this process, so feel free to include lots of them, including a photo of you collecting your data. You will also need to do the following:

Create a table listing your data.

Create a chart or graph that shows your data and highlights what you think are important features of the data.

Stage 2 Report

Add the Stage 2 items to your Stage 1 report. Make any edits you would like. In addition to all the Stage 1 items, your Stage 2 report should include:

a detailed description of your data collection methods: This description should be sufficiently detailed so that someone else can read it, repeat exactly what you did, and get the same or very similar results. Your description must include at least one photo of you making observations.

a table listing all your data: The table must have a title, column headings, and measurement units (as appropriate). Photos of your data notebook are not sufficient. If it makes sense to do basic calculations with your data, such as calculating an average or a rate, include that also.

a chart or graph of your data: The type of chart or graph must be suitable for your data. It must include a title, axis labels, and measurement units (as appropriate). The chart or graph should illustrate what you think is the most important aspect of your data and, ideally, make obvious whether your data support your hypothesis or cause you to reject your hypothesis.

The Stage 2 report will typically be four to six pages (this includes all the Stage 1 items and all the Stage 2 items). It may be longer if you include a lot of photos and graphics.

Trends in Average forest
cover 2000-2020
Year
World Average
2000
33.33101
2001
33.29002
2002
33.25204
2003
33.20934
2004
33.15578
2005
33.11409
2006
33.0742
2007
33.03514
2008
32.99484
2009
32.9535
2010
32.91167
2011
32.86861
2012
32.81563
2013
32.76986
2014
32.72726
2015
32.68612
2016
32.6171
2017
32.57953
2018
32.52668
2019
32.47259
2020
32.41982
33.4
33.2
33
32.8
32.6
32.4
32.2
32
31.8
World World
Average
Average
Forest Cover