Science Explorations: Writing With Scientists

URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/sciencewriting/

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Science Explorations, a collaboration between AMNH and Scholastic, is designed to promote science literacy among students in grades 3 through 10. Writing with Scientists is a workshop that provides in-depth information about crafting a science report. In this workshop students are guided through a six step process for writing a scientific report. Excerpts from student reports are used as examples. Students are encouraged to have researched a topic prior to the workshop so that they are working on a specific report.

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Subject keyword(s)	General science, Technical writing
Grade level	Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Informal Education, Vocational/Professional Development Education
Intended audience	Educator, Learner
Resource type	Instructional Material
Resource format	text, text/html
Rights	Copyright 2011-1996 Scholastic Inc.

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Title	American Museum of Natural History
Link	http://www.amnh.org/
Description	The American Museum of Natural History in New York City is one of the world's preeminent scientific, educational, and cultural institutions. The Museum advances its mission to explore and interpret human cultures and the natural world through a wide-reaching program of scientific research, education, and exhibitions. Its collections of online resources extend this reach by offering authoritative science content to educators and learners of all ages.
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Hi, I'm Dr. Susan Perkins and I'm a scientist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. In this workshop, I'll show you how to transform your collection of notes, observations, research, and experiment results into a knockout science report. I'm a microbiologist, which means I study very small living things — most are too small to see without a microscope — like bacteria and viruses. My investigations have taken me to islands in the Caribbean, forests in Canada, and swamps in Africa. New scientific discoveries are great fun, but experimentation is only the beginning. It's so important to present your information and ideas in a clear, well-constructed manner because that's how you communicate your work with other scientists. Scientists constantly build on each other's work to develop new knowledge. By reading your report, others should be able to repeat your steps, evaluate your conclusions, and use your results in their own analysis to ask new questions.   • Science resources at the American Museum of Natural History, including online content just for kids. Learn about the Partnership     • use your notes and research for maximum effect • successfully structure your science report • publish and explore science reports online This workshop will be most helpful if you�ve already done your research on a topic that interests you. Before you start, learn more.   Interested in science? Check out these magazines