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How to Read a Scientific Paper

Science Journal for Kids aims to make scientific research discoveries more accessible to the general audience and particularly to children. We do that by digitally publishing kid-friendly adaptations of scientific papers.

In this video, we show students how to read a scientific paper. We show them how to navigate the sections of a standard research paper that represent the scientific method:

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion.

We describe what types of information each section contains and how to decipher it! Find this video on our Lesson Ideas playlist on YouTube, or view it here:

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In addition to our library of adapted research articles, Science Journal for Kids prepares and offers teacher’s aids and resources to enable integration of the scientific literature in a classroom curriculum.

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