Science Writing
Science Writing
Science writing comes in many forms and is critical in communicating scientific knowledge.
Learning Objective: Describe the various forms of science writing and their role in recording and revising science knowledge.
It can be easy to think of scientific knowledge as just something published in old books, sitting on dusty shelves.
Scientific knowledge is continually updated.
New researchers repeat, revise, and innovate with the latest technologies.
But no one would know if the research wasn’t published.
Scientists publish their research results
Other researchers can then check, refute, revise, and build on this work.
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Scientists also present research at conferences in poster and presentation formats.
Poster Session
The parts of a research article are arranged on a poster and the researcher talks directly with people who stop by to read about the research.
Presentation
Research talks also typically follow the research article format in pre-determined time slots. The audience can be large and ask questions after the talk.
Most science writing is not the “scientific” research articles published by scientists. Other forms of writing are critical in communicating science information.
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Field guides have are a specific form of science writing intended for quick identification of organisms or natural features like clouds and star patterns.
Print-format field guides have an advantage over many free online field guides in providing quality illustrations, photos, and edited text.
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Check your knowledge – Science Writing
Review your notes. Can you describe different forms of science writing? If so, move forward to the next page.
Learning Objective:
Describe the various forms of science writing and their role in recording and revising science knowledge.
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