STEP 1: Read the information below...
Lots of learning is done through reading textbooks. But where does the information in textbooks come from? What about the recommendations that doctors make for your overall well-being? And how do they know what the best treatments are for illnesses or how to manage diseases? This handout will help explain!
At universities, hospitals, and other research institutes, there are many scientists performing research. When a discovery is made, it must be shared with other scientists working on similar research. Scientists also have a responsibility to share their findings with the public. The primary way to share results is by publishing a paper in a research journal. When a paper is submitted for publication, it is sent out to several other experts in the field. These reviewers assess the rigor of the research and provide feedback to the authors. This process is called peer review. Once the authors of the manuscript address the suggestions of the reviewers, their paper is published in a scientific journal and made available for others to read, and perhaps, to try to reproductive the findings. Over time, as the initial discovery is supported by further evidence (passes the “test of time”), it makes its way into your textbook!
The paper we'll look at more closely today was published in the Journal of Emerging Investigators (JEI), with research performed by middle or high school students. JEI accepts submissions from any middle or high school student interested in publishing a scientific manuscript (hint, hint). Just as in other professional journals (such as the ones shown on this page), papers submitted to JEI go through a peer review process. Once the paper is resubmitted with the changes recommended by the reviewers, it is published to the JEI website for anyone to read (which is really cool because most other journal articles are only available through very expensive subscriptions purchased by large organizations).
Every published paper, regardless of the journal in which it was published, has a few key components. These components help identify who did the research, where it was performed, and when it was performed.
STEP 2: Watch this video that explains the basic components of a primary literature journal article...
https://youtu.be/2-bc-rBnXHI?t=206
STEP 3: Access the article through the link below. You will use this article to answer the questions in step four. You are not required to print the article, but you may if you prefer.
www.emerginginvestigators.org/articles/breaking-the-ice-a-scientific-take-on-the-ice-melting-abilities-of-household-salts/pdf
STEP 4: Open a new Word document and type out the answers to the following questions in full sentences. Please number each answer.
STEP 5: Check your work against the RUBRIC before turning it in. Did you include everything?
STEP 6: Submit through Edgenuity
Lots of learning is done through reading textbooks. But where does the information in textbooks come from? What about the recommendations that doctors make for your overall well-being? And how do they know what the best treatments are for illnesses or how to manage diseases? This handout will help explain!
At universities, hospitals, and other research institutes, there are many scientists performing research. When a discovery is made, it must be shared with other scientists working on similar research. Scientists also have a responsibility to share their findings with the public. The primary way to share results is by publishing a paper in a research journal. When a paper is submitted for publication, it is sent out to several other experts in the field. These reviewers assess the rigor of the research and provide feedback to the authors. This process is called peer review. Once the authors of the manuscript address the suggestions of the reviewers, their paper is published in a scientific journal and made available for others to read, and perhaps, to try to reproductive the findings. Over time, as the initial discovery is supported by further evidence (passes the “test of time”), it makes its way into your textbook!
The paper we'll look at more closely today was published in the Journal of Emerging Investigators (JEI), with research performed by middle or high school students. JEI accepts submissions from any middle or high school student interested in publishing a scientific manuscript (hint, hint). Just as in other professional journals (such as the ones shown on this page), papers submitted to JEI go through a peer review process. Once the paper is resubmitted with the changes recommended by the reviewers, it is published to the JEI website for anyone to read (which is really cool because most other journal articles are only available through very expensive subscriptions purchased by large organizations).
Every published paper, regardless of the journal in which it was published, has a few key components. These components help identify who did the research, where it was performed, and when it was performed.
STEP 2: Watch this video that explains the basic components of a primary literature journal article...
https://youtu.be/2-bc-rBnXHI?t=206
STEP 3: Access the article through the link below. You will use this article to answer the questions in step four. You are not required to print the article, but you may if you prefer.
www.emerginginvestigators.org/articles/breaking-the-ice-a-scientific-take-on-the-ice-melting-abilities-of-household-salts/pdf
STEP 4: Open a new Word document and type out the answers to the following questions in full sentences. Please number each answer.
- How many pages long is the article?
- What is the title of the journal article?
- Name the school where the scientists did the work.
- What is being investigated in the study?
- List the first sentence of the description for Figure 1.
- List the date on which the third reference was accessed.
- On which date was the article received by the JEI?
- On which date was the article published?
- What was happening to the article between the time it was received by the JEI and the time it was published?
- Who does the author acknowledge/thank at the end of the article? If no one was listed, who should they have acknowledged or thanked.
STEP 5: Check your work against the RUBRIC before turning it in. Did you include everything?
STEP 6: Submit through Edgenuity