Horn Point Laboratory : Analysis & Recommendations

The oxidation number of an atom of any free element is ZERO. Means to say there is only one kind of atom present, no charge.

Station one: Station one shows that when a small piece of magnesium metal is placed over the flame of the Bunsen burner, the magnesium metal ignites, giving off a bright, white light. Once the flame has extinguished itself due to the lack of fuel, the magnesium metal turned from a metallic strip to a crumbled white powder. It can be decided that station one is a combination (redox) reaction, as a new product is synthesised by the combination of two reactants. The reactants, magnesium and oxygen gas in the air bonded together to form the product of magnesium oxide.

In Lab 3.2, we burned for different chemicals and each produced a different color. The colors were different because each element, when exited, gain more energy and when the electron release that energy and jump to a more stable level/orbit, it produces a specific color that corresponds with specific wavelength that matches with each different element. Since chemicals have certain colors and wavelengths, when different kinds of chemicals are burned, you can learn what is in that chemical depending on what is produced. If a certain chemical has several blue wavelengths and only a few red wavelength, the chemical will burn blue because the blue wavelength are stronger than the red. The red wavelength will still be there but can not be seen.

As a relatively new organization, WVMPHP is faced with the challenge of developing their donor base by educating them on their mission and goals. There are several strategies WVMPHP can leverage to develop an informed business donor base. Creating a fundraising committee under the board of directors or hiring a part-time staff member to secure business donations. WVMPHP will need to establish responsible individuals for the purpose of seeking charitable donations. Special events like a gala or dinner can yield high revenue returns and the opportunity to educate the community about WVMPHP. Other fundraising strategies to explore are direct mail or personal

The Coastal Bend Day of Giving’s strengths embody advantages that can boost a compelling social media marketing campaign. The strengths include a strong campaign mission supported by the inspiring missions of all the involved nonprofits, an increasing donor base, matching contributions, numerous options of nonprofit organizations available for donations, and established social media sites. The motivating missions create differentiation so that consumers want to donate to the cause. In fact, the tagline of the Coastal Bend Day of Giving is “Fight Hunger - Support Children - Rescue Animals - Reduce Homelessness - Right Here in the Coastal Bend.” The donor base has increased from 1,423 in 2009 to 6,648 in 2014 while matching contributions have risen from $152,000 in 2009 to $565,000 in 2014. Because there were over 35 organizations to choose from, many donors had no problem finding an organization that meant the most to them. The event has existing social media sites that can be leveraged to increase visibility and encourage

I will use many strategies to meet our goal. I will ask major donors to make gifts to our organization. Friendraising activities are essential to any fundraising effort. As people become more involved, they become more committed and their donations will increase as their sense of belonging grows (Weinstein, 2009).

The Lab One was done on Laboratory Techniques and Measurements. The first experiment with my Lab partner; we got opportunity to experiment how to conduct measurements in length by using metric conversion. We started in cm units and changed into mm by x10, and moving decimal point x1 to right. To find in meter we moved from cm to meter two decimal points to the left or double check our self divided by 100 and all records in data table 1. The second experiment was to measure temperature of how cold and hot tap water can be by using thermometer in Celsius units. From this experiment, gained knowledge that tab water doesn’t boil to 100 Celsius related to containing different

According to the United State Environmental Protection Agency, entitled Addressing Nutrient Pollution in the Chesapeake Bay:

There are several environmental concerns affecting the community of Lusby, Maryland, but of main concern is the cyanobacteria growing in the Chesapeake Bay. Chesapeake Bay and Patuxent River surrounded the peninsula town on Lusby and numerous lakes and creeks are embedded in the town as well, creating breeding ground for the blue-green algae, cyanobacteria and a hazard for the community. According to National Geographic, the Chesapeake Bay was one of the first waterways recognized in the 1970s that had overgrowth of cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria contains both an algae and a bacteria and when growth exceeds space and the algae begins to die, two issues occur: toxins are produced and released which are harmful to both humans and animals and hypoxia follows as oxygen is consumed in excessive creating a dead zone in the water for all other living organisms in the bay (“U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health and Ecological Effects, Nutrient Pollution Policy and Data,” n.d.).

Human service agencies have limited funding and rely greatly on donations. This may make it difficult for human service organizations to obtain necessary technology that will improve service distribution and eliminate the barriers that cause ineffectiveness. TechSoup is a non-profit organization that provides various software applications at a vastly discounted price. “TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. As part of that goal, we provide technology products and information geared specifically to the unique challenges faced by nonprofits and libraries” (TechSoup, 2009). Funding is a barrier most human services organizations face because funding is limited and competition to receive

“We are very community oriented. Each member must actively participate in the yearly fundraiser where all of our proceeds go towards DECA’s state-wide philanthropy, Muscular Dystrophy Associated (MDA). Our local chapter also requires members to work five community service hours per semester.”

Each year, students orchestrate THON, a Penn State student-led philanthropic organization that raises money for Four Diamonds and Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. Throughout the year, students coordinate fundraisers and a 46-hour dance marathon to cover costs that insurance companies will not cover and attain funding for pediatric cancer research. At Penn State, I intend to be a part of this phenomenal organization. Within THON, I plan to continue my leadership through becoming a committee member. Fundraising is an essential component in any kind philanthropic organization; therefore, participating in canning weekends, becoming a committee member, and raising money. All of the money raised through THON benefits Four Diamonds at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital for groundbreaking research in pediatric oncology and medical support for families battling this devastating disease. Over the past 40 years, THON has raised over $127 million dollars to find a cure for pediatric cancer, the leading cause of fatal disease in children, which will impact the lives of those dealing with the effects of cancer and improve the overall quality of life for the

The community can help by providing research and funding on local, state, or federal government levels that support the programs that Continue Mission offers. We will partner with the community to organize and run drives to

The efforts in restoring the Chesapeake Bay also has importance on economic value. The Chesapeake bay is a commercial and recreational resource for more than 15 million people who live in and near its watershed (drainage basin).” (Atkins & Anderson, 2003). According to the Chesapeake Bay foundation, also known as the CBF; in 2004, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science conducted an study estimated that the Chesapeake Bay contributed $1.23 billion in sales, $717 million in income, and nearly more than 13,000 jobs in Virginia from recreational and commercial fishing

Spanning lengths over 300,000 meters, this it is a watershed that extends over six states, the District of Columbia, and meets the needs of over 15 million individuals. With its high rate of productivity, its economic and social importance to the surrounding areas, and its close proximity to the U.S. capital, the Chesapeake has the recipient of significant attention for quite some time(Boesch, Donald). One of the issues that threatens this important estuary is eutrophication. For the majority of the 20th century, research, guidelines, and management activity were focused on other issues like wetland loss, over harvesting of fisheries, infectious wastes, etc (Davidson et al, 1997). It took until the final quarter of the century for widespread realization to hit that eutrophication had deteriorated the Bay, with extreme consequences for the Bay’s resources(Malone et al., 1993). After awareness of the impact of eutrophication on water bodies began to increase, when it came to making policies and managing the Chesapeake Bay, eutrophication reduction took precedence over any other issues. As the Bay remains a very important body of water, the significance of understanding one of the major processes responsible for its degradation remains as well. This paper aims to understand the contributing factors of eutrophication in the Chesapeake Bay, with a special focus on the effects of air and