Science Homework Help

1. Communicating Science in Lay Terms. Biologists must contextualize their work for scientific and non-scientific audiences alike. We’re all in this together, as evidenced in part by the fact that most research in the biological sciences is funded using public tax dollars. With that in mind, the objective here is to transform your scientific summary into a version suitable for a lay audience. So, once again summarize the most important elements of (a) study design, (b) main findings, and (c) biological importance presented in the assigned manuscript using no more than 3 – 4 sentences, but this time for an audience of non-scientists. Use your own words. Speaking of words, and to be sure they are appropriate for the intended audience, you will be restricted to a database of the ten hundred most commonly used words in the English language. Before submitting this assignment, copy and paste your syntax here (http://splasho.com/upgoer5/) to check –

NO non-permitted words will be allowable (points will be deducted for including them).

2. Scientifically Artistic. Last week you were tasked with writing an abstract for the paper. Now, it’s time to transform it. The objective here is to create a graphical representation of the manuscript (abstract) and write a set of descriptive bullet points (highlights) for accompanying explanation. In other words, create a single image/figure/cartoon that summarizes the (a) study design, (b) main findings and (c) overall significance of the research article and, on the side, write descriptive bullets (highlights) explaining your image.

All drawings (and components of drawings) should be your own. Valid uploads include digital versions using software platforms such as Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop or Microsoft PowerPoint, or digital photo copies of hand drawn and colored versions (on non-lined paper).

The Article is attached.