Book 5, Question 108
Sharing Is Caring! Why Do Scientists Share Their Finds?
When scientists share what they find, others can check the work and add new ideas. Sharing helps everyone learn more than one person could alone. Science grows when people work together.
From the book
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More fun facts
- When a scientist finds something new, it can inspire others to do more experiments and make even bigger discoveries.
- Sharing findings lets scientists tell the public about their work and team up with other scientists.
- About 2.5 million new scientific papers are published every year.
- Teachers use scientific findings to help students learn how the world works.
- Sharing data saves money, because researchers can share resources instead of collecting the same data again.
- Data sharing helps researchers, the people who pay for research, the science community and the public.
Sources: BBC, Scientific American, U.S. Geological Survey
Questions kids ask
Who benefits when scientists share their finds?
Other scientists, teachers, students and the public all benefit.