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Approximately how long did it take you to read today’s Science Section?
  
  
Some REALLY interesting articles in the weeks NY Times Science section, everything from water on Mars to a rise in STDs. Why did you choose the article that you did? Why do you think your article made it into the Science Times section? Was there anything in your article that you think the author "missed" (like not digging deep enough into the story)? Do you think that there was a bias(either intentional or unintentional) by the author in writing the story?
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In two sentences or less, identify the questions, or set of questions underlying the research described in the article you named above. If you cannot because they were not clearly defined by the author, say so.
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What, if any, information in the article allowed you to judge the credibility (expertise) of the scientist(s) quoted in the piece?
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Did you learn anything from the article that surprised you? If yes, what?

Latest revision as of 18:13, 15 April 2009

BIO 2289 Science News Summary 6

Name____________________________________________________

News Article Title_______________________________________________


Approximately how long did it take you to read today’s Science Section?




In two sentences or less, identify the questions, or set of questions underlying the research described in the article you named above. If you cannot because they were not clearly defined by the author, say so.





What, if any, information in the article allowed you to judge the credibility (expertise) of the scientist(s) quoted in the piece?





Did you learn anything from the article that surprised you? If yes, what?