Instructions for annotating a Science paper

 
Required Annotations and Content (to be posted on an open access website):
 
 
 
Please familiarize yourself with our website: http://scienceintheclassroom.org/
 
 
Some very well done annotations to use as examples:
 
 
 
**Please notice how these Contributors have annotated the majority of the text (minimal white space) and have included and activity with a tutorial.
 
 
**We are targeting a first year undergraduate audience
  • write your content to this level
  • when in doubt, write for an audience below this level
 
 
Choosing a paper:
  • a relatively recent (2012-2015) Science Research Article or Report (no reviews or news articles)
  • “newsy,” in that the paper was featured somehow in media outlets
  • “relatable,” in that it can be something students can place into context of their studies (first year undergraduate level)
  •  most people choose a paper in the field they are studying, but this is not a requirement
 
 
Title: 
 
 
Editor’s Introduction: 
  • brings the research into a context the students can appreciate and/or relate to
  • the goal is to have students relate to the content and want to keep reading the full research paper
 
 
Required Learning Lens Annotations: this is what will show up in the yellow pop-up boxes
 
**You must annotate the abstract as well as the main text
 
 
GLOSSARY                                                     (minimum of 15) 
PREVIOUS WORK                                          (minimum of 5)
AUTHOR'S EXPERIMENTS                           (minimum of 5)
CONCLUSIONS                                              (minimum of 5)
CONNECT TO LEARNING STANDARDS      (minimum of 3)**
NEWS AND POLICY LINKS                           (minimum of 3)#
REFERENCES AND NOTES                          (minimum of 15)
 
 
**We are using a matrix to connect to learning standards:  sitc_learning_standards_matrix_1.xlsx
 
 
# To find related news content
 
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Required figure Annotations:
  • minimum of 4 tabs per figure (tabs headings can be your choice…be creative!)
  • describe and/or link to methods whenever possible (JoVE:  http://www.jove.com/)
  • external links are fine EXCEPT for wikepedia, personal blogs, and content behind paywalls  

 

**At this point we will bring the authors into the development process

 
 
 
 
Activities:
  • activities involving real data are preferred. 
  • we will connect with authors to help with this part.
 
 
 

 

Teachers Guide:  
 
 
To Submit Content:  
  • use a PDF of the paper marked up using the “highlight” tool (see an example here)
  • highlight the text you wish to annotate and place your text in as a comment  
  • each word of text can only connect to ONE learning lens category, you cannot annotate the same word in two categories
  • all written content will be approved by the authors and reviewed by a Science proofreader
 
 
PMWare:  Project Management tool that all Contributors will need to use to manage deadlines.