-Choose an environmental health topic. In this paper you will develop a research question and explore your selected environmental health topic.
-Here are formatting instructions:
- 1-inch margins all around
- Double-space entire document
- Use 12-point font and left justify all text
- Use sources to make your argument. You can use books, journal articles, news articles, credible websites, and other resources.
- Cite your sources using APA style. All unoriginal thoughts whether quotes or not need to have a citation. Please review this website for guidance on how to cite sources within your paper.
- In-text citations https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html
- Your references should be on a separate page and does not count toward the 4-5 page total. Please review this website for guidance on developing a reference list.
- Reference list https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_basic_rules.html
- Please remember this is research paper, your paper should include citations. Do not submit this paper without sources cited within the document.
- You should use at least five different sources in your paper. You should use at least one article from a peer-reviewed journal as a source for your paper. Please review the Journal Articles folder on Blackboard to find more information on journal articles.
-At a minimum your paper should include:
1. Introduction:
Purpose:
-The purpose, problem, or question to be considered is stated clearly.
2. Body:
Presentation of evidence:
-The points are internally consistent, (i.e. one point follows from another), plausible and well supported.
-References are recent, high quality, and appropriate to the paper topic (research articles and books).
-The paper is easy to follow and well organized.
3. Conclusion:
–The author summarizes the findings adequately and draws appropriate conclusions.
Example Topics (You can select one of these topics or you can pick your own)
- Does recycling really help the environment?
- Green New Deal and climate change
- Environmental Policy
- Environmental Racism/Justice
- Keystone Pipeline
- Coral reef extinction and the impact on the environment
- Are bees going extinct?
- Clean Air Act and its impact on the environment
- COVID-19 and other pandemics