"Cornelia Dean draws on her 30 years as a science journalist with the New York Times to expose the flawed reasoning and knowledge gaps that [she alleges] handicap readers when they try to make sense of science. She calls attention to conflicts of interest in research and the price society pays when science journalism declines and funding dries up"--Provided by publisher.
As a child, Danielle Lee loved looking at plants and animals. Learn how Lee's love of biology and rap and hip-hop music led her to become an urban scientist, teacher, and popular blogger.
A guide to researching popular topics for high school reports helps students locate print and non-print resources and discusses bibliographic citations and note-taking.
Explains how to select a search engine, request information from online libraries and archives, explore governmental cyber-bureaucracy, verify information, deal with copyright issues, and cite online references properly.
"An essential resource for teachers and librarians who work with students in the later high school years through college and graduate school levels, this book explains and simplifies the scholarly task of researching and writing a scientific literature review"--.
"... helps high school students in upper grade levels and lower division college and university students ... [learn] the basics of information literacy"--Amazon.com.
