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|resourcenumber= SC0010 | |resourcenumber= SC0010 | ||
|age=Depends on articles selected (likely to be 14-19 from links below) | |age= Depends on articles selected (likely to be 14-19 from links below) | ||
|title= Reading an article | |title= Reading an article | ||
|content=Using articles (see links below), encourage students to move beyond textbook learning, to think about science communication in various contexts, and expand their own knowledge. Articles obtained could be used in various different ways. Encouraging reading articles offers opportunities to: | |content= Using articles (see links below), encourage students to move beyond textbook learning, to think about science communication in various contexts, and expand their own knowledge. Articles obtained could be used in various different ways. Encouraging reading articles offers opportunities to: | ||
* discuss scientific communication - particularly in popular format, use of images, article structure, importance of explaining terms and so on. | * discuss scientific communication - particularly in popular format, use of images, article structure, importance of explaining terms and so on. | ||
* compare and contrast articles on the same topic - the MMR jab, and climate change offer good examples here where the popular media, science writing for the lay public (e.g. from bloggers and NHS 'behind the headlines'), and academic work has been written in different ways, with varying messages. | * compare and contrast articles on the same topic - the MMR jab, and climate change offer good examples here where the popular media, science writing for the lay public (e.g. from bloggers and NHS 'behind the headlines'), and academic work has been written in different ways, with varying messages. | ||
