Scientific Research

Scientists write reports…

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• To share their findings with other scientists and make the scientific community, and sometimes the whole world, aware of any advances in science that could help society.

• To help other researchers by suggesting new questions for them to answer.

• To give others the chance to repeat their experiments to see if the conclusions can be verified.

What is in a scientific research report?

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• Title, Hypothesis, Background Research

• Materials, Procedure, Observations & Data

• Data Analysis

• Discussion and Conclusion

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What is included in a scientific research report discussion? (check all that apply)

• The major results

• Possible explanations

• Sources of error

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What is a claim?

• •an idea or an assertion about your experiment

• •some evidence to support that claim

• •a reason that explains why or how the data (or evidence) supported the claim

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What is evidence?

• a claim about your experiment

• supports the claim

• a reason that explains the evidence

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the reasoning?

• •an idea or an assertion about your experiment

• •some evidence to support that claim

• •explains why or how the data (or evidence) supported the claim

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

True or False: Anyone can create a website, so we have to be careful about what types of websites we use as sources.

• True

• False

Which are the reliable website domain names?

• .org, .gov, and .edu

• .com

What should I check when using a source?

• Relevance: Does the information RELATE to your topic?

• Currency: When was the source published or last updated?

• Authority: Who authored the information? What are his or her qualifications?

• Bias: Was the information written to be informative, persuasive, or entertaining? Is it trying to sell me something? Does it focus only on one side of a particular issue?

• All of the above

Check all that should be included in a bibliography.

• •Name of source (name of the book, magazine, newspaper, etc.)

• •Author (person or persons responsible for writing the source)

• •Publication information (where the source was published, name of publisher, date of publish)

• •Format: Whether the source is found in print or on the Web

• •Date: If a Web resource, include the date you accessed the source