Please refer to the reading materials in Lecture 21 – located in the Files Section of Canvas
Before writing the assignment please attend group discussion either in person or via Skype.
There are THREE components to the written assignment.
1. Abstract – 400 word limit – no critique (40%)
Make sure you write this as if you were the scientists. This exercise is to give you practice writing a scientific abstract.
•Include 2-3 sentences that introduces the subject and the scientific question that the authors are trying to address
• Include 2-3 sentences that describes the results that the authors present
• Include 2-3 sentences that summarize the major conclusions that the authors suggests their works signify.
2. Scientific Critique – 600 word limit (50%)
• Use the criteria and questions described on previous slides to assess whether their data supports their major conclusions; what were the strengths and weaknesses of the paper
•Include a suggestion for an additional experiment that authors may want to do in the future
• Be sure to include a sentence or two on why this paper is important to Astrobiology or its related field (e.g. geology, chemistry ect..)
3. Scientific Inquiry – no word limit (10%)
• Ask two analytical question about the research paper
• Try to ask questions that get to the meaning of the results or conclusions
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