Appropriate Observation Paper

Naturalistic observation is a research technique involving the observation of people or objects in their natural environments to gather data. When performing a naturalistic observation, it is key for the researcher to remain unavowed to the subject, or the result of the data could be skewed. When conducting a naturalistic observation to study the exercise times of young adult males versus older adult males, a good place to make observations would be at a gym, a popular hiking trail, or in a populated city (ex: downtown Washington, D.C.) where there are large sidewalks and plenty of room for foot traffic. Next, determine the variables. The measurable variables would be determined by witnessing a subject perform some sort of exercise, or any act that raises the heart rate above its natural rhythm on purpose at different times of day (ex: bike riding, running or jogging, roller blading, weight lifting, swimming, etc.). A record is kept regarding the execution of the variables, and after spending a viable amount of time collecting data from the subjects, the results of the study can be concluded. A possible result of the study could be that it is more common for older adult males to exercise early in the morning, while it is more common for younger adult males to exercise late in the evening.

Without updated information on the suitability of various nesting and foraging habitats for A. h. fannini on Haida Gwaii, no certain conclusions can be drawn as to how existing habitat protection strategies affect the species. However, based on the current information available on A. h. fannini on Haida Gwaii the following assumptions can be deduced.

On Wednesday 06/21/17 at 1437 hours I heard Auburn Animal Control G. Winner state via the radio he located a vehicle with a stolen license plate on it at White River Estates located at 4248 A ST SE in the City of Auburn, King Co, WA. Officer Winner provided a license plate WA/AIB4783 and dispatch advised it returned stolen out of Issaquah Police Department.

Sharon A. Poessel, Eric M. Gese, Julie K. Young, (2014). Influence of habitat structure and food

When it came to the nondomimant condition, the experimenter asked subjects to hold the pen with the hand that they would not normally use for writing. The experiment consisted of four different parts that were printed on separate sheets of paper and presented to subjects in a single booklet. The first task was a practice task and involved drawing a straight line between two points. The second task involved drawing a line between 10 ordered digits printed randomly around the page. Subjects were then told to indicate on this scale how difficult it was for them to perform the digit connection task. The participants were asked to mark the scale holding the pen as they had while performing the task. The difficulty rating was included because it

A case study is a research method concentrating on a sole individual, primarily used for studying people’s “rare conditions,” such as those with Capgras syndrome and Cotards syndrome (Kalat, 2015, p. 36-42). Naturalistic observation is covertly observing a person’s (or animal’s) behavior “under natural conditions” to gain new insights into their behavior (Kalat, 2015, p. 36-42). A correlational research method is a study that researchers use to measure the relationship between the variables without manipulating them (Kalat, 2015, p. 39). First, a zero correlation means “that as one variable” increases, the other reciprocates inconsistently (Kalat, 2015, p. 39). Second, a positive correlation merely means that the variables move in the same

We all have things we do to help us relax at the end of the day. Some people have an alcoholic drink, while others smoke a cigar or a cigarette, or relax and watch television. Now people these days go to a place called Coffee Rush every day after work to get away from their hectic life. When arriving at Coffee Rush, the aroma of freshly ground up coffee beans is in the air along with the bustle of everyone in the shop, and the baristas making the drinks. Everyone in the shop is in a good relaxing mood drinking coffee. As you sit down on the cold metal chairs, you are in a different world, a world away from reality with no cliques or stress and acceptance between all.

Officer BOWMAN and myself observed a male with an unsteady gait while he walked. The male was observed in the area of the LYRIC. We attempted to relocate the male with difficulty doing so. We eventually found him stumbling while he walked northbound on the unit block of North Chestnut Street.

On Sunday, November 19, 2017, I visited First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City for their 11:00 a.m. worship service. The outside of the church is pretty. It looked like how you would expect a relatively modern church to look like. It had a bell as well. The main doors of the church were open, and there was a man standing there greeting people as they walked in. I assume this is to make the church seem welcoming. Upon entering the church, I noticed people were standing around and talking. Some people were going into what I assumed was the room where the actual service was going to be taking place. There were more men at this door as well. They were passing out little booklets for the service. I decided to also go into this room. It was quite large. The first thing I noticed was two large circular stain-glass windows. They were very

The first place I contacted was St. John’s Lutheran Church in East Moline, Il. I called and talked to Cora Whipple who is the secretary. She informed me that they have food pantry that they do every Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The duties Cora explained were packing up boxes and helping the recipients if necessary get the food to their vehicle.

There are various ecological concepts that are to be taught within the scope of the Advanced Placement (AP) Biology course according to the curriculum framework developed by College Board. Students investigate concepts pertaining to the hierarchy of ecology, animal behaviors and interactions, population distributions along with associated hypotheses concerning those distributions, and the cycling of matter and the flow of energy within the environment. The AP Biology course requires students to not only be able to describe these basic ecological concepts but also be able to improve their own skills of critically analyzing these accepted trends or explanations. One of the concepts that students tend to simply accept and apply is the trend associated with predator-prey relationships. Students learn that there an increase in a the number of individuals within a predator-species increases as a result of an increase in the number of individuals within a prey-species

Veterans Elementary School in Hannibal, MO held a Dr. Seuss Breakfast for kindergarten through second grade families. This breakfast started at 7:15 in the morning and then went till school started in the library. I observed this breakfast for thirty minutes, from 7:15 to 7:45. At this event, there was a total of two teachers, two librarians, and the principal was there. There was a total of 45 families there when I was there and out of that number I counted 22 of them were parents.

Most dams and reservoirs are built in order supply water, generate electricity, and to control flood plains. It is known that the damming of a river can negatively affect abundance nutrient, habitat, sediment, and flow regimes (Ligon 1995). Studies have also shown that dams immensely influence fish assemblages. Once a reservoir is built it immediately impacts a fish community by changing habitat quality and the flow regime. The main impact that dams have on aquatic ecosystems is the change of flow regime from lotic to lentic (Agostinho 2008). Lotic systems are typically categorized as free-flowing systems examples of these are rivers and streams. Lentic systems can be classified as sedentary systems because they do not actively flow. Some examples of these Lentic systems are pools and backwaters. Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) are known to spawn in flowing systems such as streams and some Lepisosteus will also migrate to streams in order to spawn. Dams, channel straightening, road construction, flow alteration and pollution have caused a decrease in habitat (Gonzalez 2008). The construction of dams can create a barrier that can make migrating and accessing spawning sites more difficult. Studies have shown that male Lepisosteus that are found downstream from a dam will have significant reduction in size, condition, growth, and relative gonad size (Johnson 2011).

My practicum took place on September 7,2016 from nine thirty to ten thirty. The practicum took place at Impact Early College High School in Baytown. The class I observed was Ms. Nguyen’s class of juniors and seniors that contained twenty students, seven boys and thirteen girls. The class appeared to be alert and ready to learn. Since this was their second period class they already had enough time to shake off their fatigue. The subject was Pre-Calculous and the topic was operations of functions. Students entered the classroom in a calm manner and socialized until it was time to start class. The teacher instructed the students to take their seats and take five minutes to write their assignments into their academic calendar. The teacher went

Figure 1. The species richness of aquatic macro-invertebrates among three stream types. The same number of species was found in the forest and urban streams. There was an insignificantly higher number of species found in the agriculture stream.