Select whether each example of scientific communication represents a primary source or a secondary source. A scientist is interviewed on a television program about an important discovery he made in cancer research.An article in the journal Nature presents the original research results of a recent experiment by a group of biochemists.
An article in a small, specialized journal presents the results of a graduate student’s experiment.A book summarizes important recent research on marine mammals.An issue of a popular science magazine reports on some recent findings in brain research.
A poster presentation of a project at a school science fair:
An original research article published in a scientific journal:
A panel of scientists at a press conference answering questions about an oil spill:
A researcher at sea e-mailing the latest data to a fellow scientist at a university:
Select the type of scientific communication that is best represented in each of the following examples. An interactive exhibit about the human body at a science museum:
Which of the following are probable sources of error in a scientific experiment? Check all of the boxes that apply.
Which of the following statements make valid conclusions from the given information? Check all of the boxes that apply.
What is the first step in the peer-review process?
Four students working together to complete a biology laboratory experiment:
What is a reason for peer review?
What is a problem with peer review?
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