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National Institutes of Health

Pub Med: Extending Mertonian Norms: Scientist Subscription to Norms of Research

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a research study done to investigate to what extent scientists adhered to the four norms set out by Robert K. Merton, and what other principles scientists subscribed to. It explains Merton's four norms - communality,...
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Jama: Evaluation of the Research Norms of Scientists and Administrators

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes a research study that looked at how professional scientists and representatives of scientific institutions rated research behaviors, in terms of how ethical they were, and at what punishments they would assign to...
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Stockholm University: Scientific Method and Research Ethics: Norms of Research

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of resources on the norms of scientific research. Includes a short presentation on research ethics and the scientific method, a 110-page slideshow on research ethics, and two links to resources on ethical guidelines for science.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Ethics in Science

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of ethics, ethical rules in science, and how science influences ethical decisions.
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Online Ethics Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is a very extensive site that examines ethics in engineering and the natural sciences.