07 Jul Milestone Assignment 4: Wild and Synthetic Neighbors Podcast Script
Step 1
Review the requirements for this podcast script.
In this assignment, you will explore the effects of biotechnology on daily life; you will also provide an applicable definition of ecology in a written podcast script containing two segments. The podcast script requirements are listed here:
- Podcast Segment 1 Title: Neighborhood Ecology
- Consider a habitat that you live in or visit regularly. Perhaps it is a nearby lake, river, forest, or even an urban habitat. Educate your listeners about some of the undomesticated species of plants or animals that share this habitat with you.
- Discuss some interactions among these different species and how they may affect each of these populations.
- Walk your audience through a hypothetical scenario in which one of these species is removed. Consider how this might change the remaining populations and whether this is something that would affect the human population.
- Podcast Segment 2 Title: Biotechnology in Your Face
- Educate your audience about common products they consume that involve genetically modified organisms. These may be foods, medicines, or clothing.
- Discuss the public’s perception of these products, and then compare these perceptions with the facts. Separate invalid from valid concerns about health and the environment.
- Finally, discuss the ethical implications of human DNA technologies.
Step 2
Write a two-segment podcast script.
In a 750-1250 word document, write a two-segment podcast script that meets the topical requirements listed in Step 1. Format your script in the following manner:
- All podcast segments should be contained in a single document.
- Label each podcast segment with the podcast segment title provided in the script requirements.
- At the end of the script, cite the sources you used in APA style (explore the website for examples). This information will not count toward your final page count total.
- Use clear, concise sentences.
- Use language intended for a listener as opposed to a reader. Include language that helps your audience follow along, such as “I want to talk more in depth about.”
- Relate the material back to your personal experience, when possible.
- Read the script out loud to yourself before finalizing it.
Consider a habitat that you live in or
visit regularly. Perhaps it is a nearby
lake, river, forest, or even an urban
habitat. Educate your listeners about
some of the undomesticated species
of plants or animals that share this
habitat with you.
Mapped Outcomes: Analyze concepts
in ecology.
Discuss some interactions among
these different species and how they
may affect each of these populations.
Mapped Outcomes: Analyze the basic
principles of community ecology.
Mapped Outcomes: Analyze the basic
principles of population ecology.
Walk your audience through a
hypothetical scenario in which one of
these species is removed. Consider
how this might change the remaining
populations and whether this is
something that would affect the
human population.
Mapped Outcomes: Analyze the basic
principles of community ecology.
Mapped Outcomes: Analyze the basic principles of population ecology.
Educate your audience about common
products they consume that involve
genetically modified organisms. These
may be foods, medicines, or clothing.
Mapped Outcomes: Analyze the use
of molecular biology tools in different
fields of biology and industry.
Discuss the public’s perception of
these products, and then compare
these perceptions with the facts.
Separate invalid from valid concerns
about health and the environment.
Mapped Outcomes: Analyze the use
of molecular biology tools in different
fields of biology and industry.
Discuss the ethical implications of
human DNA technologies.
Mapped Outcomes: Analyze the use
of molecular biology tools in different
fields of biology and industry.
