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Project 2:
Review of Scientific Article
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Purpose of the Article
Review:
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To become
familiar with scientific literature that is intellectually
accessible to an educated lay person. |
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To explore
a topic in greater depth than is presented in the textbook
or Study Guide/Lab Manual. |
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Directions for Selecting
and Studying the Article to Review:
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Select
one of the "Feature
Articles" on the Scientific American
website that is FREE. Do not select an article
that requires you to pay/subscribe. This online resource goes
back to 1999...
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resource goes back about three years. Look through
the articles and select one that you find interesting
and that relates to any of the subject areas
covered in Biology 101. The bottom line - be sure you
are able to understand the article you choose.
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Read the article
that you select. After reading the article once and
deciding that the article is indeed the one you want to use
for this project, read through the directions below on the
information you are required to include in your project.
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Reread the
article taking notes on the items that you plan to include
in your review. Be sure that all of your work
is in your own words. |
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Directions
for Writing Your Review
The article review must contain
the following sections:
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I. Article
Citation (5 points)
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name, "Title of Article",
Journal, Date of Publication, URL, (date of visit).
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II. Paragraph
of Interest (10 points)
One or two paragraphs summarizing a topic in the article that
you found interesting. |
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III. Relate
to Course (15 points)
One or two paragraphs discussing how the article relates to
what you have studied in this class. Be specific.
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IV. Link
Exploration (20 points)
Frequently the article has links within the paper called "sidebars"
and there will be links at the end of the article in a box
called "More to Explore". As you move your
mouse across a link, the mouse pointer turns into a hand (or
some other symbol). If you click with your mouse on
the link, you will go to a site that will explore the term
or idea in more depth. Explore at least two links in
the paper that you are reviewing. Do not select an article
that lacks Web links. Indicate the two links you selected
by giving the URL of both links. In some articles the links
are embedded as diagrams that may (or may not) allow you to
"click to enlarge." If the links are embedded in
your article, give the diagram title and the page number on
which it appears. Briefly discuss both sites and indicate
one thing of interest you learned at each site. |
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Submitting
Your Review
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E-mail
your review. |
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