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Lab 4 – Scientific posters Purpose: The purpose of this lab is for you to learn about writing scientific posters. This lab will help you practice the following skills : 1. Reading and summarizing scientific information in poster form 2. Evaluating and critiquing scientific posters and scientific research This assignment will help you gain the following knowledge : 1. Writing and grading scientific posters 2. Ways to improve your own posters What are Scientific Posters? A scientific poster is a traditional format for presenting the findings of an experiment. Scientific posters are meant to be concise and efficient, and more readily digestible than a full-length research article. A good scientific poster will include necessary background knowledge so that the reader can understand the purpose of the experiment it presents, and it will also include the design and procedure of the experiment, the results that were obtained, and the conclusions that were reached from those results. For this lab class you will write two scientific posters, one of which you will revise twice after receiving feedback on it. The sections of a scientific poster are very similar to the sections you find in a scientific paper or in a lab report. However, different authors may organize their information in various ways. During today’s lab, you will evaluate different posters, interpret them, and practice grading them using a grading rubric. 1

F IGURE 1: E XAMPLE POSTER FROM KSU STUDENTS I. Evaluate an example poster Look at the scientific posters that have been provided. They follow several different formats and designs. Pick one of them, read it, and then answer the questions below. 1. (0.25 pts) Poster Title: Unleash the Brine Shrimp! 2. (0.5 pts) Author’s name and affiliation: There is no name Georgia Highlands College 3. (0.5 pts) What is the area of the presented study (e.g. cell biology, molecular, genetics, microbiology, biochemistry)? Biology 4. (0.5 pts) What is the hypothesis? At high levels of caffeine the Brine Shrimp will die and as the varying levels of caffeine get less and less their activity will begin to increase, while the control 0% will be normal. 2

5. (0.5 pts) What is the prediction? Most of the activity will be between 50% and 25% and the 100% solution will kill off the Brine Shrimp, our 0% control solution will have no change. 6. (0.5 pts) In your understanding, what is the problem addressed in the presented study? The behavior of brine shrimp in different caffeine concentrations 7. (0.5 pts) Did the poster explain why addressing this problem is important? Nope 8. (0.5 pts) How did the poster author(s) do that? They didn’t 9. (0.5 pts) In which poster section(s) was that information included? The problem was addressed in the introduction. 10. (0.5 pts) How were the results presented in the poster (tables, figures, and/or graphs)? table 11. (0.25 pts) Were the tables, figures, and/or graphs useful? yes 12. (0.5 pts) Explain your answer above. It shows the difference in brine shrimp activity before and after being in the caffeine solution 13. (0.5 pts) What is a figure legend? It explains the results in a figure 14. (0.5 pts) What kinds of information are included in the figure legends? It would include the varying solutions of the monster energy drink, the activity prior, and the activity after. 3

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15. (0.5 pts) What conclusions did the author reach? There is no conclusion 16. (0.5 pts) Did you see any quotations in this poster? No 17. (0.5 pts) How are the citations and references formatted in this poster? Remember that citations are found at the end of sentences and references are found at the end of the poster. There are no citations, and the reference is listed as the title of the article, the publishing date, and the link. 18. (0.5 pts) Which method(s) used in the study is/are familiar to you? Serial dilution and measuring 19. (0.5 pts) About which method(s) you would like to know more? No methods were used that I don’t know. 20. (0.5 pts) What questions would you like to ask the author? How are you sure the exact number of shrimp live or dead? 21. (0.5 pts) Would you add any more information to this poster? If so, what? I would add why this experiment is relevant to the real world. I would add a conclusion, a figure legend, citations, more references, a graph, and in the prediction I would use the words “If” and “Then”. 22. (0.5 pts) What is your impression of this poster (e.g. good, boring, too technical, etc)? Not enough information in the poster 4

II. Grade an example poster You have been provided with an example poster that follows the same template and structure as the posters you will create. Read it and then use the rubric below to GRADE the poster. Your instructor will explain how to use the rubric. 5

6 Poster Number: Point Distribution Title/Authors (2 pts) Includes: (1 pt) The independent variable, model organism used, and one word to describe the dependent variables. (1 pt) The author’s first and last name. Introduction (15 pts) Includes: (2 pts) Relevant and correct background information about the independent variable. (2 pts) Relevant background information about the model organism and their ideal environment. (3 pt) Include at least 3 reasons why brine shrimp make ideal lab subject model organism. (2 pts) Information about the dependent variables your will observe. (2 pts) A sentence or two about the method (brief description). (4 pts) A hypothesis and prediction at the end. They must be backed up by the background information provided. Methods Flow Chart (8 pts) Includes: (1 pt) Clear instructions (1 pt) All instructions are in past tense (2 pts) Simplified but complete and accurate instructions (2 pts) All volumes, temperatures, pH, etc. of all solutions used with proper units (2 pts) A separate step that explains how the control group was treated compared to the experiments group(s) Methods Text (8 pts) Includes: (1 pt) Clear instructions (1 pt) All instructions are in past tense (2 pts) Detailed, complete and accurate instructions (2 pts) All volumes, temperatures, pH, etc. of all solutions used with proper units (2 pts) A separate step that explains how the control group was treated compared to the experiments group(s) Results Figures (10 pts) Includes at least one graph and one table as described below: Graph(s): ( 1 pt) At least one appropriate computer-generated graph for quantitative data (1 pt) A descriptive title for the graph (1 pt) The independent variable is on the X-axis (1 pt) The dependent variable is on the Y-axis (1 pt) A label for the X-axis with appropriate units (1 pt) A label of the Y-axis with appropriate units Table(s): (1 pt) At least one appropriately designed table (1 pt) A descriptive title for the table (1 pt) Appropriate column and row headings with units (1 pt) Data that is easily interpreted Results Figure Legends (6 pts) Includes: (2 pts ) A maximum of two sentences that describe the figure (no results are present) (2 pts) Appropriate units where necessary (2 pts) Additional information necessary to interpret the data. (Example: how to read number rating systems used or how the independent variable produced the dependent variable) Results Includes:

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III. Grade your classmate’s poster Your instructor will provide you with a classmate’s poster. Use the provided rubric to grade the poster with your instructor’s guidance. Give constructive and polite feedback that will help your classmate to improve their poster. (Please be considerate of your classmate and put thought into your feedback — you would want such feedback from them on your poster, so it’s only fair that you uphold your end of the bargain and give them useful feedback, too.) Provide the title of the poster here: Alcohol’s Effect on Brine Shrimp (1 pts) Carefully grade each section and calculate the total grade. Provide written feedback that mentions: (0.25 pts) Your overall impression (0.25 pts) Sections that are well done (0.25 pts) Sections that need more work (0.25 pts) Details about what needs to be done differently for a perfect grade Please add written feedback of poster in the space below: My overall impression of this poster is that it is organized and neat. The limitations and assumptions section was well done. The reference section could have at least one more reference but the one looks okay. But there was no citation for the reference. The rest of the sections need a little more work. The introduction section needs more background on the brine shrimp themselves. Brine shrimp are not consumed by humans as stated in this section. The introduction did not include the hypothesis, prediction, relevance of the experiment to the real world, why brine shrimp are ideal for experiments, information about the dependent variables, or details about the method used. The methods section was supposed to be written in all past tense. Where the percentage of alcohol is mentioned, the word alcohol should follow so it is clear what the percentages are referring to. The tables were well done but the legends could include more information. The conclusion section didn’t exactly include a conclusion itself or details about the experiment and the results or how they compared or contrasted to the control group. The flow chart did not have exact measurements and didn’t include a step for how the control group was treated. 7

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