Research guides: Biology: Writing and Citing

Reference

How to Write a Good Scientific Paper by Chris A. Mack
ISBN: 1510619143
Publication Date: 2018-01-01
The Scientist's Guide to Writing by Stephen B. Heard
ISBN: 1400881145
Publication Date: 2016-04-12
Writing Science by Joshua Schimel
ISBN: 9780199760244
Publication Date: 2011-11-29

Assignment Planner for Lab Reports
Work through each section of your lab report, and create a timeline.
Research and resources by sections of the lab report
Biology libguide, University of Waterloo
WriteOnline.ca
This guide will help you to plan and write different kinds of lab reports during your post-secondary education. Prepared by the Universities of Waterloo.
Writing genre series blog: Lab Reports
Tips for how to properly structure a University-level lab report, and common errors to avoid

Open educational resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student or self-learner.

Science writing and new media: communicating science to the public
MIT open courseware. This course provides an introduction to writing about science (including medicine, technology, and engineering) for general readers. With a strong emphasis in background research, this course will help students build a foundation for strong science writing. Students will read works by accomplished science writers.
Writing about nature and environmental issues [OER course]
MIT Opencourseware. This course focuses on traditional nature writing and the environmentalist essay. Students will keep a Web log as a journal. Writings are drawn from the tradition of nature writing and from contemporary forms of the environmentalist essay.
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OERs at the University of Waterloo

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