Lab 7: Scientific Literature

Question 1

Identify the common features of a primary literature article.

Answer 1

Researchers develop an article known as a primary literature article which is the first-hand publication of that specific research.

Features:
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Disscussion/Conclusion
- References

Question 2

Describe what is found in the sections of a scientific journal article.

Answer 2

Scientific journal article is information of an experiment published for students and peers. The audience for these articles are thos in the field.

Sections:
** Abstract ** - grabbing readers attention to the paper and giving small but good information about the reasearch and purpose of the paper.
Introduction - In the introduction we want to address the researchers knowledge on the research and the what is not known as well. And now you can address the hypothesis and the scientific question.
Methods - In methods we will explain the the materials and protocols followed for another scientists to replicate the experient. You will not write it as step by step but as a summary in a passive voice.
Results and Discussion - The results can show graphs and images representing its data and can further describe each of them with detail. Disscusin is where scientists can speak a bit more of their ideas and their interpretations of there results.
**Work Cited ** - Shows where the information was gathered. Any ideas written by other articles must be on here.

Question 3

Describe the difference between a primary and secondary source in science. Be able to identify a literature review from an original research article

Answer 3

**Primary Sourcem(Original Research Article) **- is an original paper written by the researchers who conducted the experiment.
Secondary Source(Literature Review) - provides secondhand information and gives commentary from other researchers.

Literature Review vs Original Article” - literature review will not present new experimental results. Literature review is also based on published articles not original work.

Question 4

Draw conclusions from a graph

Answer 4

In a conclusion you want to make sense of what it means to move forward after this paper.
look carefully what the data shows and conclude.