Stem concepts and practices

The final assignment requires you to self-assess the knowledge and skills you have acquired throughout this course. You will reflect on fundamental STEM in early childhood education concepts, best practices, tools, resources, class discussions and implemented activities. In writing, you will demonstrate the knowledge and skills you gained through research and applications of the STEM course topics. You will have two weeks (Units 6 and 7) to compile a written report comprised of the following 8 components.
Instructions:
Write a reflective written response for each of the following 8 components. Organize your report using the item numbers with your answers below each.
1. Developmentally Appropriate Topics
In Unit 2, you began working on the topic that you selected to focus STEM inquiries for children. Reflect on how you used the topic to engage children’s interest and curiosity. Provide an example from your work in the Unit 2 “Activity Plan or Picture Books” assignments. Comment on why it is important to select developmentally appropriate topics for early childhood STEM curriculum. (NAEYC 1c)
2. Virtual Field Trip
Unit 3 required you to plan a virtual field trip (VFT) and implement a Math or Science lesson at home. Reflect on how technology is used to support and document child inquiry. Describe how you used technology effectively with children using examples from your work in the Unit 3 “Analog and Digital Technology assignment” and “Virtual Field Trip” discussion. (NAEYC 6c)
3. UsingAssessmentforCurriculumPlanning
The Unit 4 ”Bucket Challenge” discussion activity required you to assess and problem solve to achieve a goal. Reflect on what this experience taught you about: 1) the role of assessment, and 2) use of children’s background and prior

knowledge or experience for planning curriculum. Provide a detailed example from the discussion that illustrates how teachers effectively utilize both in designing challenging STEM experiences and planning teaching strategies for young children. Include a course resource in your example. (NAEYC 3a)
4. Family and Community Involvement
In the Unit 4 ”Makerspace” discussion and the Unit 7 ”Learning Center” discussion, you identified specific ways to involve children’s families and the community. Explain what you learned from the unit readings and discussions about why it is important to plan authentic ways to involve families and community in STEM inquiries. Describe two benefits to children’s development and learning that are gained through family and community involvement. Include specific ways in which families are supported as their children’s first teachers. (NAEYC 2c)
5. Math Talk Outdoors
In Unit 5, you examined authentic play in both indoor and outdoor environments as a critical best practice underlying children’s learning of STEM concepts. Articulate how you used the outdoor playground environment in Unit 5 to promote children’s meaningful “math talk”. Why is this an appropriate and effective strategy for helping young children to learn math concepts? (NAEYC 5a)
6. STEMEnvironments
In the Unit 6 discussion, you provisioned an environment with new and/or repurposed materials to direct child interest, inquiry and problem solving about a topic. Reflect on the connection between the topic, concept or learning fact and the materials that you identified. Why is it important to start with a topic and related concept or learning fact when provisioning the learning environment? What is the role of material selection and placement to get children involved in learning about and problem solving in STEM? (NAEYC 4b)
7. ResourceReflectionTake-aways!
In the Units 3, 4, and 5 STEM Resources & Teaching Reflection assignments you were asked to select from the wide body of professional literature in STEM and early education. Reflect on how the articles helped you integrate different concepts, strategies and techniques. Using two resources, briefly describe how they have helped you to inform your own philosophy for teaching STEM to young children. Give an example of something that you learned that you will use in your current or future teaching practice. Share an example of a change in your
thinking that resulted from this assignment. What did you think before and what do you think now? What were your “Aha’s”? (NAEYC 6d)
8. KWHL
In Unit 7 you explored KWHL charts. Reflect on how KWHL charts are used to involve children in planning STEM inquiries that engage their interests, curiosity and inform the design of learning centers. Discuss why this approach and planning tool are developmentally effective for early education learning environments. (NAEYC 4c)
Requirements:
• Your report should include the numbered items and your reflective written
response underneath each.
• Submit a Word document in APA 7 format with Title Page and Reference Page.
• 4-5 pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference pages.

biology Design an experiment

Design an experiment.
Don’t focus on the technical aspects of how to measure something. For example, say you are
interested in seeing how a molecule affects the brain, with the hypothesis that the molecule reduces
some activity in a region of the brain. In your experiment, you can simply say you introduce a 1x
amount of the molecule, a 2x amount, a 3x or 4x amount, etc…. and you then measure activity in
the brain using imaging equipment. You can also say your molecule has a tracer (like an isotope, e.g.)
so you can follow where it accumulates. Notice you do not have to specify the molecule, the tracer,
or the way you are measuring the effect. You can then give the results (e.g. there was no change in
the region of the brain, but the molecule also failed to accumulate in that region, so it was either not
transported or was metabolized/degraded).
Model systems are a good way to do research. Examples include using cells where you might follow
a response cells have to a new medication. Or using other organisms and non-human animals – for
example, genetic studies often use everything from bacteria and yeast, to worms, fish, mice, etc…
Because this is a thought experiment, and because ethics is less a consideration, these are options to
think about but aren’t things you need to include.

Business Continuity Plan (BCP) – Phase 3

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Assessment Description
Throughout this program, you will be creating a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) based upon an industry that is of interest to you. This assignment is a continuation of that project. Using the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) content developed in the previous courses, complete Phase 3. Note: Upon completion and submission, implement any feedback from your instructor. Then, make sure to retain a copy of this assignment for the Business Continuity Plan, which will be finalized and submitted in either CYB-690 or ITT-660, depending on your major.
Special Note: Due to the length of this assignment, it will be started in Topic 4 and completed in Topic 5. Make sure to refer to the appropriate topic Resources as specified.
Prior to beginning this assignment, view “Business Continuity Plan (BCP)” and “Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery” within the “Video Playlist: Policy Management for Security Solutions,” located in the Class Resources.
Part 1: Issue-Specific Security Policies
NIST SP 800-12 Rev 1 recommends three types of information security policies to help organizations create, maintain, and develop an effective Information Security Program, with the objective of reducing risks, complying with laws and regulations, assuring operational continuity, and applying informational confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
One type is Issue-Specific Security Policies (ISSP). For each of the following issues, use “NIST SP 800-12 Rev 1,” located in the topic Resources, to create an ISSP document. Make sure to address the following for each policy: Issue Statement, Statement of the Organization’s Position, Applicability, Roles and Responsibilities, Compliance, Points of Contact, and Supplementary Information.
Use of personal equipment on your company’s network (BYOD)
Internet access
Personal use of company equipment
Removal of organizational equipment from your company’s property
Use of unofficial software
Part 2: Legal Standard Operating Policies and Procedures
A thorough legal standard operating policies and procedures (SOP) document is the foundation of a good business continuity plan. Standard operating procedures and polices provide the roadmap for management and staff to follow. These steps become the backbone of the business continuity plan, and they must govern every aspect of your chosen company.
Using the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) – Phase 1 content developed in CYB-515, design a 4- to 6-page manual presenting the legal standard operating policies and procedures to describe incidents including fire evacuation, ransomware attack, power outage, and pandemic situations.
Each policy or procedure must include information related to:
Industry Compliance
Business Operations
Training and Awareness
Disaster Recovery
Incident Response
Support the BCP with a minimum of three scholarly resources.
Part 3: Incident Response
Once an adverse event that has targeted a business is confirmed, it is labeled as an incident. That is the time to activate the incident response plan. After the plan is activated, procedures are followed for incident reaction. Most of the time, the incident is contained. Then, clean up of all the problems begins and the organization makes a full recovery, with everything back to normal. This is incident recovery.
Use the guidelines provided by “NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 2: The Computer Security Incident Handling Guide,” located in the topic Resources, to design an Incident Response Plan (IRP) for your company. Include actions to be taken if each of the following adverse events occur:
Ransomware attack on one PC/user
Power failure
ISP failure
If a disaster renders the current business location unusable for a long time, and there is no alternate site to reestablish critical business functions, what would you suggest in a situation like this? Hint: Use the 8-step model recommended by NIST to develop and maintain a viable BC program for your company.
Support the BCP with a minimum of three scholarly resources.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

World Health Chart

To complete this assignment you will need to access the Gapminder “Wealth and Health of Nations” interactive chart. Go to Gapminder World Offline and download the new Gapminder Tools Offline app, following the directions for your operating system. Take a quick look at the Gapminder World Guide and explore the data to understand how the graph works before advancing to the assignment questions.
Your assignment is to answer the five (5) questions below using the data found on the Gapminder chart. Your answers should be concise, written in an academically appropriate style with good grammar and spelling.
Describe one interesting observation you made while exploring the data.
Examine the variables “child mortality” and “children per woman.” Describe the relationship between these two variables. Do you notice anything surprising or interesting?
Change the x-axis back to GDP. Turn your attention to the countries from Sub-Saharan Africa (they should be in blue). Do you notice a particular country that has much lower child mortality compared to the others? Select this country andanother that has a similar GDP but much higher child mortality. Looking at othervariables, can you find a possible explanation for such a huge difference despite similar GDPs?
Now use the time function to observe the changes in life expectancy over time for all countries. The life expectancy for many countries takes a dive at what year? Why might this be the case?
What can you discover about the relationship between GDP and health when you change the GDP scale from “log” to “lin.” You will notice that the data points move, but why does this happen

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Study the Unit’s content and then using your own words, give a comprehensive explanation of what you learnt from each section of Chapters 2: Chemistry and 3: Cells: Post a question and ask for clarification for an aspect of the topic (s) you didn’t understand Make your posts by hitting the reply button, below.

Study the Unit’s content and then using your own words, give a comprehensive explanation of what you learnt from each section of Chapters 2: Chemistry and 3: Cells:
Post a question and ask for clarification for an aspect of the topic (s) you didn’t understand
Make your posts by hitting the reply button, below.

Evolution of the Human Brain

BIOLOGY- Evolutionary Perspectives on Cognition and Behaviour

Evolution of the Human Brain

ORAL PRESENTATION:

Pick an article pertaining to your topic and present the article to a lay audience
Recording Presentation 1. Microsoft PowerPoint 2. “Slide Show” Record Slide Show Pointer: Control + Left Click on mouse

The Article: Primary article, any year, any journal, etc. -Timing: 10 – 15 min (+ time for questions

THERE IS IS AN ATTACHED FILE ” ORAL PRESENTATION RUBRIC”

PLEASE ADD SPEAKER NOTES FOR 10-11 MINS SO EACH SLIDE 1 MIN OR SO

Interesting Information from the Four Gospels

What information in your study of the life and times of Jesus Christ from the viewpoint of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John interested you most? Why? What was the most interesting thing you learned in the translation of the Bible, especially in regard to the original languages such as Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek? What do you think about the value of the oral tradition and written tradition in the beginning translation of the New Testament? Do you think the teachings of Jesus in the 1st Century can be applied in the 21st Century? Why or why not?

You must display good content, grammar, spelling, and punctuation in the entire discussion. Since this is for a quiz grade, the discussion must contain at least 300 words

Importance of Feedback

For this assignment, develop ways to receive and incorporate feedback, whether it is from an instructor, dissertation chair, committee member, or other reviewer.
Discuss the importance of receiving and responding to feedback on your scholarly writing.
Indicate what you have learned about the scholarly writing process up to this point in your academic career.
Determine how feedback and peer-review will help you to write a critical review of the research literature.
Support your assertions with five references.
Length: 3-5 pages
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

IT SYSTEMS THEORIES – DRAFT DBA PROJECT

You will need to outline the DSP topic “Current CYber Threats to Information Technology Security in a Bisness Enviroment”. You need the basic problem statement and research questions you intent to explore within your selected researched field-based organization. Keep in mind the following overall parameters of the DSP:
The DSP is intended to:
Enhance your understanding of your field of study;
Provide experience conducting research in your field of study;
Develop your ability to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate data and conclusions in your field of study;
Make a significant contribution to your field of study;
Include a thorough review of associated professional literature;
Demonstrate your ability to design and carry out an individual research project;
Demonstrate a clear understanding of basic research principles, techniques, and ethics;
Demonstrate evidence of your ability to analyze and synthesize data, as well as draw and evaluate conclusions;
Develop skills in project planning, time management, organization, and implementation; and
Show evidence of a high level of professional competence
It is important to keep in mind that the DSP is not simply another graduate school assignment. The DSP is intended to help the student develop both personally and professionally. It must be scholarly, succinct, and of sufficiently high quality to be published, in part, in a peer-reviewed journal. DSP research may be cataloged and available to other researchers—seasoned professionals and academics, as well as future students—all over the world.
Submit at least a five page assignment that contains the following information as you articulate your research topic within the proposed DSP topic:
Develop a draft of the research problem / topic within the first two paragraphs of the assignment
Develop a draft set of research questions related to the selected research problem
What is the targeted selected organization that you plan to evaluate and apply your research / operational problem to?
Articulate and elaborate the characteristics and dynamics of the selected organization and how it aligns with the proposed research problem and research questions.
Articulate what academic and practitioner based literature supports the proposed research problem and how it relates to the selected organization.