This will introduce students to ways of giving constructive comments in peer review, and it will help them to begin thinking critically about experimental design and data interpretation. Carry out an EI Protocol. After students have analyzed their results, have them meet in pairs or small groups to critique each other's data analysis and interpretations. Students design Explorations and Interactive Research. Using the research protocols they have learned, students plan their own experiments.
Students analyze and present their results.
After students have completed their experiments, once again they can benefit from peer review. At the Interactive Research level, students write draft research reports by filling in the Bioassay Research Report Form. This can be done on paper for use within an individual classroom, or electronically as part of EI's online peer review system. Students may also create posters displaying their research projects. Students peer review research reports.