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International Catalog
No full textThis catalog, along with SNHU's website, contains information about our history and mission, our services and outreach, our facilities and the many opportunities we provide students for meeting their life and career goals
Rock History Revamp
Full text linkOverview:
This nine-lesson unit is designed to be taught in a 7th or 8th Grade General Music class.
While they were written to fill a 15-20 minute segment of class time, they could easily be
extended to fit the needs of a different class. The content of these lessons is “Rock History,”
starting in the 1800s and continuing till present day. While obviously not every band, artist, or
movement can be covered in this short amount of time, an effort was made to include the most
important cornerstones of the genre.
For the format of the lessons, the first eight are informal “lectures,” where students are
encouraged to answer questions and engage in thoughtful discussion. Additionally, each of the
first eight lessons has a corresponding question worksheet, which the students are required to fill
out during class time. These are the unit's main form of formative assessment. The summative
assessment is delivered in lesson nine in the form of a game-show style trivia competition. In this
lesson, students will compete in predetermined-teams to answer questions pertaining to each of
the areas covered in the first eight lessons.
Because of the lessons’ flexible nature, this document is not supposed to be a
step-by-step guide of how to teach them. Rather, it will provide the main ideas behind each
lesson, some strategies of how to deliver the content, and the different assessment tools being
employed.
Lastly, do not treat these lessons as individual entities, but as part of a larger whole. Take
any opportunity to have students recall information from previous lessons to inform the current
lesson. This is not only a great way of tying the material together, but also an opportunity to
assess students’ knowledge
The Implementation of Special Education Services in Rural Versus Urban Public Schools
Full text linkThe implementation of special education services was compared between rural and urban public schools in the United States. To answer this question, existing laws and policies were evaluated and analyzed, such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), among others. Interviews were conducted with rural and urban families and educators who are involved in special education. Interviews were used to gain personal experience and opinions on SPED implementation. The literature collected includes information surrounding the history of special education, other laws and policies that protect the rights of students with disabilities, the services provided in urban and rural public schools and their limitations, special education teacher preparation, and the relationship between special education and race. Findings from this research showed that there are few differences between rural and urban schools, with the main difference being the amount of funding the two regions receive. There has been great progress in special education, but more improvements can be made
The Plight of the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Full text linkIn recent years, the Monarch butterfly population has declined significantly along with their host plant where they lay their eggs, milkweed. Another plant, the sacred fir, which is native to Mexico, has also been on the decline due to climate change. This recent decrease is due to many factors including extreme weather events, insecticides, pesticides, and habitat loss/fragmentation. Recent studies have pointed out that a protection zone around milkweed plants has been shown to alleviate the pressure presented by these chemicals which decrease egg laying efficiency. This study aims to highlight the importance of pollinators, increasing monarch and milkweed populations by tracking and rearing them
Review of Renewable Energy, Work Labor, Costs, and Food Quality and Production to Evaluate the Potential of Vertical Farming in New Hampshire
No full textVertical farming provides a different way to produce crops. The research focuses on indoor vertical farming and the use of renewable energy sources and efficient light sources. The goal of the study is to understand the differences between vertical farming and basic agriculture, and which one is more efficient for the environment and growing population of New Hampshire. Could vertical farming be the future of cleaner, faster, and more reliable agriculture? The research provides a comparison of categories of collected data between vertical farms and basic agriculture. Categories include land use, water use, pesticides, work labor and robots, production rate, energy used, light sources, and quality of food. Wheat yield in vertical farming is projected to be 70 kg m−2 y−1 and lettuce is over 200 kg m−2 y−1, compared to the current world average; 0.3 kg m−2 y−1 for wheat yields and 2.2 kg m−2 y−1 for lettuce yields (all negative numbers here are superscripts). If land used for basic agriculture is used for vertical farming, more land than provided is expected to be required for wind energy and PV energy. However, in vertical farming the control of pests is expected to be much more attainable than in basic agriculture. Potential limitations include possible false projections due to climate change. Further research is required to better understand the role climate change plays in vertical farming, expenses for vertical farming, crops viable from vertical farming, and if it’s possible for vertical farming practices to be implemented worldwide
Fast Fashion
No full textFast fashion– an industry titan that has been dominating textile markets since the 90s has rarely had its ethicality and environmental footprint looked into until recently. Fast fashion is an economically effective business model that adopts a “take, make, dispose” system by profiting off of the constant overproduction and overconsumption of cheap clothing globally, at the expense of exploited textile workers. Each step in the creation of a garment takes place in mainly unregulated developing nations where ample pollution and CO2 emissions along with textile, water, and energy waste gets omitted until the finished product reaches its ideal end goal: the hands of the trendy American or European impulse-buyer. From there, the fast fashion cycle repeats itself as the clothes are only worn a few times before they’re subsequently thrown away and added to the millions of tons of textiles that are currently sitting in landfills unable to decompose. The continuous output and disposal of textiles in this industry now makes up ~10% of greenhouse gasses per unit of material, making it the second largest polluter in the world that contributes to ~10% of pollution globally, amongst other things. While it’s nearly impossible to make change from the root of the problem, there are small steps that this modern society of consumers can make to pressure industry decision-makers to be more sustainable, humane, and environmentally conscious in the production of clothes. To get a scope of how much people understand this issue, local trends will be surveyed and analyzed, sustainable lifestyle changes will be promoted, and opportunities for others to do their part and feel like a part of something bigger through various programs will be utilized. It’s of the utmost importance to identify the exact pressures that are being put on the planet on a smaller scale in order to comprehend the bigger picture before the industry pushes the Earth and its resources past a point of no return
The Need for Endometriosis Awareness: A Case Study of College Students and Medical Professionals
Full text linkEndometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic illness in which tissue similar to the endometrium develops outside of the uterine cavity. This disease affects an estimated 10-15% of individuals with a uterus at reproductive age and yet it takes an average of 7.5 years for an individual to receive an accurate diagnosis. This delay in diagnosis, along with recent studies on endometriosis, suggest a severe lack of education on endometriosis within both the medical community and the general public. There is literature that suggests there is a strong need for more education and awareness of endometriosis in the global medical community. However, there is a lack of literature that addresses the knowledge of college-age individuals in the United States on endometriosis. This thesis consists of a focus group at Southern New Hampshire University that determined the knowledge of college-age individuals on endometriosis, the menstrual cycle and reproductive health. This thesis found that there is a need for more education on topics relating to endometriosis, the menstrual cycle and reproductive health. General practitioners, specifically pediatricians need to develop more knowledge on these topics and be willing to share their information with their patients in order to educate them and ultimately reduce the length of diagnostic delay of endometriosis and other diseases characterized by reproductive issues
SNHU Sculpture Park Map
No full textMap of sculptures located around Southern New Hampshire University's main campus. Provided by the McIninch Art Gallery. Historic phone number extensions listed on map no longer work
Are the Warming Temperatures of the Gulf of Maine Affecting Local Shark Populations?
No full textThe Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest warming waters in the world. The temperature of these waters plays a large role in the survival of all the species that live there, from influencing their behavior, to how the find food and what kinds of food they can find. The primary objective of this study was to understand and describe the effects the warming of the Gulf of Maine has on local shark populations in regard to their feeding habits, migratory patterns, and interactions with humans. This study was primarily done through the use of previous studies which used methods of tagging and looking at past information to both track shark movement through the areas, as well as look at past warming trends in the Gulf of Maine and to predict future warming trends and how the warming affects species commonly used as prey by sharks. By looking back at temperatures in the Gulf of Maine, primarily between the years 1976 and 2005, an average change in temperature can be recorded and is predicted to increase by 1.1° C to 2.4° C by the year 2050. Since many of these are species that are often preyed upon by sharks in the area, it is expected that shark populations migration patterns, and feeding habits will be affected
