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DESCRIPTIVE
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In addition to the rubrics made available to you, your descriptive research may also benefit from imitating other key aspects of other high-quality descriptive investigations. The links below form a sort of digital library in which Dr. Merritt has attempted to include only high-quality descriptive investigations for your perusal.

If/Whenever possible, he has included investigations authored by students involved in various levels of formal schooling. The collection of investigations published by professional scientists in peer-reviewed journals, however, remains the ultimate ‘target’ toward which all science students should aim.

STUDENT SCIENTISTS (elementary school)

STUDENT SCIENTISTS (middle school)

STUDENT SCIENTISTS (high school)

STUDENT SCIENTISTS (undergraduate)

STUDENT SCIENTISTS (graduate)

PROFESSIONAL SCIENTISTS

Mammals

Insects

Amphibians

Fish

Ringed/segmented worms

Plants

Fossils


Last updated: July 2019