Sources: 3
Subject: Biology
Topic: Ewing Sarcoma
Paper details:
Part 1: Give an overview of Ewing sarcoma. Include what type of cancer it is, how fast it acts, types of mutations in DNA that cause it, is it mostly by chance or are there environmental factors involved, who is at the highest risk for this type of cancer and what are the treatments.
Make sure you include the sources you used for this section. (This section will likely be equivalent to 1-2 pages)
Part 2: Summarize the science presented in the scientific article as it applies to the scientific method. You are then tasked with summarizing the research article by identifying the following information as it relates to the scientific method: What was the overall scientific question and hypothesis the article was discussing?
What experiments did the research do to test the question and hypothesis? What data did they collect?
What were the results? What conclusions did they draw from the data? Did it support the hypothesis or answer the question? Importance: why does this research matter? Part 3: Evaluating the credibility/reliability of the information presented in the scientific article Not all science is created equal! How do you distinguish “good” science from “bad” science?
Evaluate your research article for how trustworthy and reliable the information you got from the article is. Some things to consider: Who is/are the authors? Are they scientists, journalists, bloggers? Are the author’s credentials trustworthy? How recently was the paper published? How might that make a paper more or less reliable? What journal was the paper published in? Is it peer reviewed? Any signs of “bad science”?
Part 4: Discussion of how the article relates to concepts learned in class related to Unit 2 (the PDF 6.3 cancer and cell cycle is for this part) The last part of your project is your opportunity to relate what you read about in your article to what we learned in class.
You will need to demonstrate what you learned in this unit related to Unit 2 (Cellular Replication and Cancer) and how it supports your understanding of the scientific article you read (you can also include information about Unit 1 as appropriate).
You will also need to discuss how the article has deepened your understanding of the concepts beyond what we covered in class (what did the article teach you that you didn’t learn from class?) part 1 should compose of 1-1.5 pages of text.
Part 2 should compose of approximately 1-2 paragraphs of text. part 3 should compose of approximately 0.5-1 page of text. Grading Rubric/Checklist: Part 1: 60 pts total Student found an appropriate scientific article (published within 10 years, appropriate subject related to Cell Theory, adequate length/depth) (8 pts)
Student correctly referenced the article and attached the article to the assignment (for instructor review) (4 pt.) Student identified the question/hypothesis from the article (8 pts) Student identified the experiments and summarized the results of the experiments (16 pts)
Student summarized the conclusion of the experiments as it relates to the question/hypothesis (12 pts) Student discusses the importance of the research in the broader scientific sense (12 pts) Part 2: 20 pts total Student discusses reliability and validity of the article in at least three different aspects (author, journal published, type of data collected, etc.)
Part 3: 20 pts total Student discusses concepts in class and how they helped them understand the scientific article they wrote about (10 pts) Student discusses concepts in the article and how they helped them more deeply understand concepts discussed that goes beyond what we learned in class (10 pts)