Writing Science Reports
Science · Scientific Inquiry · meta
Communicate scientific findings in a structured report using appropriate scientific vocabulary, SI units, and standard notation; describe how peer review and replication contribute to the reliability of scientific knowledge
What mastery looks like
- Writes a structured scientific report including aim, hypothesis, method, results, conclusion, and evaluation using appropriate scientific vocabulary
- Uses SI units and standard form consistently throughout a report
- Explains what peer review is and why replication by independent researchers is essential for scientific claims to be accepted
Check your understanding
Could Writing Science Reports write up an experiment with all the right sections and scientific language, and explain why a scientific discovery isn’t accepted straight away — describing what peer review means and why other scientists need to repeat the experiment?
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