Short Response: Solar Nebula Assignment Instructions
Overview
Students will be watching presentations, completing reading assignments, and joining in a discussion during the class. In addition, students will be asked to provide written responses to four prompts directly related to the module materials.
Instructions
There are four Short Response assignments for the course. Each Short Response assignment has its own prompt and addresses a different topic related to the class. For each of the four Short Response assignments:
• The student must follow the specific guidance of the prompt.
• The student’s response must be between 200 and 300 words in total length.
• The student must use proper grammar, spelling and syntax, but there is no specific “style” requirement (MLA, APA, etc.).
• The student is only allowed one attempt. Edit and proof-read work carefully prior to submission.
• The student must submit the short response as a Word document.
Response Prompt
The prevailing view in secular science regarding the origin of our solar system is the Solar Nebula Theory. Nevertheless, the reading and videos from this module: week raise some issues that could justify viewing the theory with skepticism. From the reading and videos, identify and discuss at least three different scientific reasons to be skeptical. In this case, “scientific reasons” means data/observations that we can consider that are not consistent with what the theory claims, assumes or predicts. Your response should be 200-300 words in total length. Please number your three (or more) empirical reasons as you write the response. Your examples must come from the assigned reading and videos only.
