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|age= Secondary, KS4, KS3, | |age= Secondary, KS4, KS3, | ||
|title= Reading and discussing popular science articles | |title= Reading and discussing popular science articles | ||
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|tagline=Read. Get the world's view and see how science works for real | |tagline=Read. Get the world's view and see how science works for real | ||
|content= Reading scientific articles moves students beyond textbook learning and of course, helps expand their knowledge. More than this, encouraging reading offers opportunities to compare the messages of popular science writing with the writing for academics. For example, students could compare articles written on the MMR vaccine by 'behind the headlines' bloggers with some mainstream pieces. They could discuss scientific communication, its popularity, the need to explain terms, the use of images; the use of terminology, and sometimes, the complete avoidance of terminology. As teacher, you could instigate discussion of peer review, the process of publishing and the structure of academic articles. You could encourage students to write a blog, or a 'wiki' on science and to think about science communication in whatever context. | |content= Reading scientific articles moves students beyond textbook learning and of course, helps expand their knowledge. More than this, encouraging reading offers opportunities to compare the messages of popular science writing with the writing for academics. For example, students could compare articles written on the MMR vaccine by 'behind the headlines' bloggers with some mainstream pieces. They could discuss scientific communication, its popularity, the need to explain terms, the use of images; the use of terminology, and sometimes, the complete avoidance of terminology. As teacher, you could instigate discussion of peer review, the process of publishing and the structure of academic articles. You could encourage students to write a blog, or a 'wiki' on science and to think about science communication in whatever context. | ||
