1) activity - research current chemistry events or topics
find four articles related to your chosen topic and write a summary about each of the articles. you must include the following types of sources for your article research:
peer-reviewed journal
magazine or newspaper
textbook
one of these types of sources will be used twice to make five articles; you choose which one.
your summary should include a brief description of the topic followed by an analysis of each of your five chosen articles. for each article, list or answer the following:
title
author (if given)
one paragraph each that answers the following questions:
a. is the sample representative?
b. is there a different, competing theory about the same idea?
c. how big is the study?
d. what evidence is there to back up the report's conclusion?
e. what types of experiments were performed or math equations used?
your opinion of whether the research is fact, fiction, or promotional
in addition to your topic summary, you will need to include one paragraph with career information for someone who would work in the field of your topic of choice. the paragraph needs to include:
educational requirements
salary
availability of jobs
working conditions