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BioMi 2911
Spring 2014
RUBRIC FOR DESIGNING YOUR OWN EXPERIMENT:
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND MINI-PUBLICATION
PART 1: EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
Many studies have shown that students learn much about how science is carried out by designing inquiry-based labs. With this in mind, a few times during this semester, we will ask you to work with your bench mates to design an experiment that will test a given hypothesis—first, about Koch’s Postulates, then about tracking bacteria in the environment.
As a model, we will provide you with a mini-publication of an experiment testing a similar hypothesis. These reports should provide you with the background information and methods you need to design the experiment.
PART 2. MINI-PUBLICATION
After you conduct your experiment and analyze the data, you will write your own minipublication following the rubric below. The mini-publication format mirrors how scientists communicate science through journal articles (see below). The mini-publication includes a title, a list of authors, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, and citations.
TITLE: should be detailed and explicit
AUTHORS’ NAMES: List everyone in your group. Indicate your name as the author
INTRODUCTION
• Justification for the research: What is the importance of the research? Why would a reader be interested in this work?
• Your hypothesis: Write a hypothesis statement. What is your main argument/thesis/claim?
METHODS:
• Write a paragraph about the methods used. Give a brief outline, including your control(s).
You do not have to describe in detail the methods taken from the paper we provide, but be sure to reference them!
RESULTS:
• Include specific data that indicate the results of the project.
DISCUSSION:
• Make an argument as to whether your results support or refute your hypothesis, and explain why. • Discuss some implications of your results—how are they important?
• Include some ideas about the unanswered questions—what
Spring 2014
RUBRIC FOR DESIGNING YOUR OWN EXPERIMENT:
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND MINI-PUBLICATION
PART 1: EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
Many studies have shown that students learn much about how science is carried out by designing inquiry-based labs. With this in mind, a few times during this semester, we will ask you to work with your bench mates to design an experiment that will test a given hypothesis—first, about Koch’s Postulates, then about tracking bacteria in the environment.
As a model, we will provide you with a mini-publication of an experiment testing a similar hypothesis. These reports should provide you with the background information and methods you need to design the experiment.
PART 2. MINI-PUBLICATION
After you conduct your experiment and analyze the data, you will write your own minipublication following the rubric below. The mini-publication format mirrors how scientists communicate science through journal articles (see below). The mini-publication includes a title, a list of authors, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, and citations.
TITLE: should be detailed and explicit
AUTHORS’ NAMES: List everyone in your group. Indicate your name as the author
INTRODUCTION
• Justification for the research: What is the importance of the research? Why would a reader be interested in this work?
• Your hypothesis: Write a hypothesis statement. What is your main argument/thesis/claim?
METHODS:
• Write a paragraph about the methods used. Give a brief outline, including your control(s).
You do not have to describe in detail the methods taken from the paper we provide, but be sure to reference them!
RESULTS:
• Include specific data that indicate the results of the project.
DISCUSSION:
• Make an argument as to whether your results support or refute your hypothesis, and explain why. • Discuss some implications of your results—how are they important?
• Include some ideas about the unanswered questions—what
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