Lab 3 - posters Fall21 - It is a worksheet for the lab section of BIOL 1107 PDF

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Lab 3 – 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. 2.

Reading and understanding scientific information in poster form Evaluating and critiquing scientific posters and scientific research

This assignment will help you gain the following knowledge: 1. 2.

Writing and grading scientific posters Ways to improve your own posters

What are Scientific Posters? Scientific posters are a way to easily present an experiment including the design of the experiment, results you obtained, and conclusions that you reached because of your results. Think of them as a lab report in a different format. For this lab class, you will write three scientific posters. 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 can 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.

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Figure 1. Example poster from KSU graduate student

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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. Poster Title: The Effects of Alcohol on Brine Shrimp 2. Author’s name and affiliation: No Name, Kennesaw State University 3. What is the area of the presented study (e.g. cell biology, molecular, genetics, microbiology, biochemistry)? Cell biology 2

4. In your understanding, what is the problem addressed in the presented study? The problem was to see how cells would react in different environments. 5. How were the results presented in the poster? Were tables, figures, and/or graphs used? Were the tables, figures, and/or graphs useful? Explain your answer. Graphs were used to display the levels of activity and levels of abnormality. They were useful because they were a visual representation of results. 6. What is a figure legend? What kinds of information are included in the figure legends? A figure legend is a description of what certain things mean in a graph or table. Included could be what numbers mean in terms of percentage, how certain colors mean certain experiments, etc. 7. What conclusions did the author reach? The solutions of higher alcohol concentrations caused Artemia to die. 8. Which method(s) used in the study is/are familiar to you? The flowchart and graphs are familiar, however, the flowchart here is very basic and lacks detail. 9. About which method(s) you would like to know more? I think the methods section goes over the steps of the experiment pretty well. 10. What questions would you like to ask the author?

11. Would you add any more information to this poster? If so, what? Add more information in the results and methods (including the flowchart). 12. What is your impression of this poster (e.g. good, boring, too technical, etc)? 3

The poster is a bit boring and isn’t formatted very well, however, it is still passable. 13. For this course, you will have to create your own posters. Which aspects of this example poster will you be sure to include in your own poster? The use of graphs and the inclusion of references.

14. Which aspects of this example poster will you improve on for your own poster?

Making the flowchart much more thorough.

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Grade an example poster

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

I would grade this poster a 60/80 because while it does have most of the things the poster needs, they are not very descriptive and seem very surface level. EXAMPLE POSTER Title/Authors (2 pts)

Introduction (15 pts) Points x 3 =

Far Below Expectations 0.00 Either the title or authors are missing. 0.00 Background information is absent or is not relevant

Below Expectations

Meets/Exceeds

1.00 Title is inaccurate or some authors are missing.

2.00 Title is accurate and all authors are listed.

3.00 Introductory statement is incorrect or irrelevant; and/or Provides some background information but

5.00 Provides an introductory statement that states the importance of the research. Provides a summary of what is 4

is incomplete or does not lead to hypothesis and prediction. Methods Flow Chart (8 pts) Points x 4 = Methods Text (8 pts) Points x 4 =

Results Figures (10 pts) Points x 2.5 =

Results Figure Legends (6 pts) Points x 3 = Results Text (5 pts) Points x 2.5 =

0.00 Flow chart is absent

1.00 Flow chart is incomplete, inaccurate and/or unclear

0.00 Text is absent

known, and an explanation of relevant scientific concepts, leading to the hypothesis and prediction, which are stated. 2.00 Flow chart is complete, accurate and clearly presented.

1.00 Methods text is not in past tense, and/or is incomplete, inaccurate, and/or unclear (could not be used by another student to replicate the experiment) 2.00 0.00 Figures and/or Some figures/tables are tables are absent, missing, are not numbered, inappropriate or do not have titles or are unclear labeled inappropriately. Some data are presented inappropriately or data points are unclear. 1.00 0.00 Figure legends are Figure legends incomplete and/or inaccurate are absent

2.00 Methods text is in past tense, is complete, accurate, and clearly stated (could be used by another student to replicate the experiment)

0.00 Results text is missing

2.00 Text completely and accurately summarizes results (goal is to describe figure to someone who cannot see it)

Conclusions (15 pts) Points x 3 =

0.00 Conclusions are absent

General (5 pts) Points x 2.5 =

0.00 Poster is illegible or disorganized, headings are absent, extensive

1.00 Text incompletely and/or inaccurately summarizes results Text incompletely and/or inaccurately summarizes results 3.00 Conclusions are incorrect, incomplete, or not based on results. Broader context is missing or inaccurate 1.00 Layout is poorly organized, headings are missing or inaccurate, some figures/tables or text are

4.00 All figures are present with numbers and titles and are labeled appropriately. All data are presented in appropriate figure type and data points are easily interpreted. 2.00 Figure legends are present and accurately describe the figure

5.00 Conclusions are accurate, complete, and based on experimental results. Broader context is accurate 2.00 Layout is organized, sections have accurate headings, figures/tables and text are legible, correct grammar and 5

Citations (4 pts) Points x 2 = References (2 points)

spelling/gramma r errors 0.00 No citations present 0.00 No references present

illegible, some spelling/grammar errors 1.00 Only some citations are included or they are improperly formatted 1.00 Only some references included or references are not in APA format

spelling 2.00 Information is cited properly in the correct format (numerical citations) 2.00 All references are included and formatted according to APA

Total score out of 80

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Grade your peer’s poster

Your instructor will provide you with a classmate’s poster. Please use the provided rubric to grade the poster with your instructor’s guidance. Please give useful, constructive, kind feedback that will help your classmate to improve their poster.

Michelle Waigumo’s Brine Shrimp Poster Peer Review  

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Title: 2 pts The title of your poster as well as the names of the authors were all included. Introduction: 15 pts The introduction was very thorough, and it displayed substantial knowledge of the lab and the background information with citations included. Your hypothesis and prediction were easy to follow. The picture included also gave an idea of what the Artemia in the experiment looked like. Methods (Flow Chart): 6 pts The flow chart presented in your poster was easy to follow and accurately represented what your lab roughly looked like. The only reason I took off points was due to the neatness of the flowchart. If one section is too long and requires bringing the font size down, bring down the font size for all of them. Methods (Text): 8 pts The paragraph used to describe your experiment followed all guidelines by being in the past tense, descriptive, and is clear. Results (Figures): 10 pts Both figures were titled correctly and easy to understand. The keys were present and coordinated with the graphs appropriately. Results (Figure Legend): 6 pts The figure legends were both descriptive of the graphs and helped properly lay out the context of the graphs. Results (Text): 5 pts The text properly summarized the results of both graphs. Conclusion: 15 pts 6

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Your conclusion was descriptive but didn’t run on too long. The hypothesis and prediction are clearly stated; as well as your results. The conclusion also discussed the background information and referenced figures from the poster. General: 5 pts Your poster is really good. Nearly everything exceeds every requirement and has all of the information laid out in an organized manner. Citations: 4 pts The citations were included and correct. References: 2 pts The references were included and correct.

Total = 78/80 = 97.5%

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