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Re: [Phys-L] thoughts on how science is done



Here are some attempts:

http://www.aps.org/policy/statements/upload/justification.pdf
http://www.aps.org/policy/statements/14-1.cfm
http://www.aapt.org/Resources/policy/ugresearch.cfm

http://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/scienceflowchart
http://www.av8n.com/physics/scientific-methods.htm
http://www.sci-ed-ga.org/pdfs/SDUHSD.pdf
http://www.fotuva.org/feynman/what_is_science.html
http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih6/inquiry/guide/nih_doing-science.pdf




-----Original Message-----
From: Phys-l [mailto:phys-l-bounces@phys-l.org] On Behalf Of John Denker
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 3:57 PM
To: Phys-L@Phys-L.org
Subject: [Phys-L] thoughts on how science is done

Last but not least: Some universities strongly support giving undergraduates jobs in the research labs. This is not at all easy to do, but if it works it completely solves the problem of teaching 'em how research is done.
http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.jsp
https://www.google.com/search?q=undergraduate+summer+research+site%3A.edu

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I leave it as a question: Does anybody have any good suggestions for how to teach people how science is done?