Chemistry 100

Purpose This assignment will have you looking closely at a several articles about new variants of CoVID-19. As you learned in Chapter 1 and Spotting Bad Science (Links to an external site.) and Types of Scientific Evidence (Links to an external site.), there are several aspects of articles and scientific studies that you should explore before forming opinions on what is being reported. Importance: It is essential that you are able to critically read and evaluate scientific information that is presented to you, so you can make informed decisions and opinions in your life. Tasks Read through this article,Race to understand Sars-CoV-2 variants amid fears virus might evade vaccines (Links to an external site.) from Chemistry World. Read the CDC, About Variants of the Virus that Causes COVID-19 (Links to an external site.). You may also find the CDC page on Variant Proportions (Links to an external site.) interesting (optional). Read Delta variant is spreading in California as COVID-19 battle enters an uncertain phase (Links to an external site.) from the Los Angeles Times. Note: Sars-CoV-2 is the name of the virus that causes COVID-19. Please address the following points in your response. You can submit a written paper, a presentation (either Power Point or oral), or another way that you would like to present the information. This is to be done individually, and is worth 45 points. The last requirement will have you share a key take away from these articles with the class using Webex, this will be worth 5 points. This will have to be manually graded and the points entered after the due date. I will look at your post in Webex to complete the grading. Your post should include what you learned while completing this assignment. There are no specific requirements, however, you should make it clear what your takeaways were from this assignment. Criteria for Success This assignment is worth 50 points. See the Course Calendar for the due date. There is no time limit on this assignment. You can close it and return to it anytime before the due date. 1. Submit your individual Project Hydrogen response (45 points) Requirements: until its complete What dates were these articles published? What is a virus variant and what is the Delta Variant? For the articles from Chemistry World and the Los Angeles Times, what are the author’s credentials or background? (Click on the author’s names in the articles to find out more about them.) Click on the first couple of links located in the articles. Where do these links take you? What does this say about the type of article provided? What similarities are there between the three required articles? What differences are there between the three required articles?