Part A: Ask Questions Make a list of questions that will help you conduct research on the topic. Get started by considering these
questions that may help you better understand the topic:
• What is the name and location of the space center you chose?
• What are some of the space center's most significant contributions?
• How was the space center impacted by the retirement of the space shuttle program in 2011? How
has this change affected future events scheduled at the space center?
. What effect does this space center have on the economy and culture of the state where it's located?
What is the national yearly budget for NASA? If possible, find out how much money is allotted to and
spent by the space center you chose.
• How would proposed budget cuts likely impact this space center and NASA's role as a leader in space
travel?
Now write down two more questions that will help you strengthen the arguments in your research paper.
The questions could be about the space center you chose or NASA's impact on economy and culture.

Bisphenol a (often called bpa) is a chemical found in products that people use every day, from water bottles to food containers to children's toys. unfortunately, bpa leaches out of its many products and makes its way into our bodies. what are the health effects of bpa exposure? ongoing research is finding that elevated exposure to bpa can affect a wide variety of developmental and physiological processes, but one of the first studies of bpa's health effects came about because of a simple mistake in the lab. at a laboratory at case western reserve university in 1998, geneticist patricia hunt was making a routine check of her female lab mice. as she extracted and examined developing eggs from the ovaries, she began to wonder what had gone wrong. she noticed that many of the eggs showed problems with their chromosomes, and some had irregular amounts of genetic material, which can lead to miscarriages and birth defects in mammals. she learned that a lab assistant had mistakenly washed the plastic mouse cages and water bottles with a harsh soap, releasing bpa from the plastic. knowing that bpa is an endocrine disruptor, a chemical that can enter organisms and mimic hormones, hunt set out to discover whether it had adversely affected her mice.

You are observing different types of cells in your science lab. one cell has many chloroplasts. what is the most likely function of this cell? a. energy production b. photosynthesis c. reproduction d. digestion

What type of graph presents information about how often certain or traits occur?