Spence School Library: Science Writing and Research: Science Writing and Research

Lab Report Writing Help

A Guide to Writing a Scientific Paper: A Focus on High School Through Graduate Level Student Research
"This article presents a detailed guide for high school through graduate level instructors that leads students to
write effective and well-organized scientific papers."
Writing a Science lab report
Breackdown of the different parts of a lab report. Created by Monash University.
Scientific Reports
Created by the Writing Center at the University of North Carolina.
How to Write a Scientific Laboratory Report
Guidelines created by Mount Holyoke University.

Databases

Scientific Databases at the Spence School
List of scientific databases to located scholarly journal articles in the sciences.

Searching

Scientific Articles: Types and Search Tips
Search tips and types of articles, libguide from The Spence School.
Find and Use Review Articles
A guide on how to find and use review articles in the sciences.
Search Tips and Search Builder
Guide from the Spence School

Reading

How to read and understand a scientific article
A helpful guide from Dr. Jennifer Raff.
How to Read a Scientific Article
Handout from Rice University.
Howto a READ a Scientific Paper
Slideshow: How to Read a Scientific Paper by Michael Fosmire, Purdue University
Anatomy of a scholarly article tutorial
Orphanides, A. (2009). Anatomy of a scholarly article. Retrieved from Anatomy of a Scholarly Article website