This document discusses collaboration and cheating in science. It defines collaboration as working together, while cheating involves plagiarizing the work of others or violating rules. Four scenarios are presented where students could unintentionally engage in cheating: 1) copying a classmate's notes for a test correction, 2) using a lab partner's calculations without understanding, 3) copying data tables and graphs from a partner's lab report, 4) borrowing conclusions from a partner's lab report. The document advises verbally helping peers without showing work and making time to work with teachers rather than classmates to avoid accidental cheating.

1. Collaboration in Science
How To Prevent from Involuntarily Cheating

2. Collaboration
Define Collaboration

3. Cheating
Define Cheating

4. How are Collaboration and Cheating the
same?
How are Collaboration and Cheating
different?

5. Four Scenarios in
which involuntary
cheating could
occur

6. Scenario #1
You just received your Unit 3 test back from the
teacher. You now have to complete test corrections.
You determine that you are missing some notes
which will help you complete a few corrections. You
decide to get a copy of your friends notes to use for
the corrections.
Thoughts?

7. Scenario #2
You just completed a lab which involved collecting a
lot of data. In your lab report, you need to complete
a variety of calculations with the data.
Unfortunately, you don’t understand how to do the
calculations. So, you ask to see the calculations of
your lab partner.
Thoughts?

8. Scenario #3
For a lab report, you must include data tables and
graphs. To create these items, you are to use the
exact same data as your lab partners. So, you and
your lab partners decide to only create one of each
data table and graph. Then, you will make a copy of
each data table and graph to turn in for each person.
Thoughts?

9. Scenario #4
You are constructing the conclusion section of a lab
report. In the conclusion, you need to provide
support for your claim. However, you are struggling
in organizing your conclusion. Thus, you decide to
look at your lab partner’s conclusion. As you read
over it, you put the information in your own words.
Thoughts?

10. Take Aways
1) It’s okay to help your peers but do not physically
give them your work. Instead, verbally guide them
through the issue without showing your work.
2) MAKE TIME TO WORK WITH YOUR TEACHER
OR A TEACHER