How Peer Review Works

Lab Brief #2

🎯 Your mission

Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

What you'll learn

Peer review is how scientists check each other's work. Before research is published, other experts evaluate the methods, data, and conclusions to ensure they are valid.

Key words

data
Facts and numbers you collect to learn about something.
conclusion
What you decide is true after looking at your results.

Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

Say your guess out loud — then find out if you were right.

Step 1 of 3 · Read

Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.

Step 2 of 3 · Observe

Note any unexpected results and think about why they happened.

Step 3 of 3 · Record

Share your findings with the class or a partner and discuss what you learned.

Question 1 of 3

In peer review, who checks a scientist's work?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 2 of 3

Peer review usually happens:

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 3 of 3

Reviewers evaluate the methods, data, and:

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Mind = blown

🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.

Nice work!

You got 0 of 3 right.

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