This document outlines how to reflect on the impact of science by breaking down an essay into five paragraphs. The introduction paragraph should state the problem science solves and the science that will be discussed. The second paragraph describes how the science works through stating the steps, outlining them, summarizing them, and giving details. The third and fourth paragraphs discuss how the science has impacted societal factors like culture, economics, environment, ethics, morals, and politics by pointing out the impact, providing evidence, and evaluating the evidence. The conclusion paragraph should draw a conclusion about the science's relative impact on society and success in solving the initial problem by summarizing the thesis with a deeper understanding and wrapping up the main points while ending on a positive

1. How to reflect on the impact
of science
A paragraph by paragraph breakdown

2. Introduction (Paragraph 1)
• Identify the specific issue or problem that science solves
Point: State the problem science solves.
Evidence: Provide evidence displaying the problem.
Evaluation: State what science needs to do to solve this problem
Link: State the science which can solve this problem and will be further
discussed

3. How it works (paragraph 2)
• Describe how the science involved works
State: _____ does this ______
Outline: Give a brief account the steps as to how science works
Summarize: Summarize the major steps as to how science works
Describe: Give a detailed account of the major steps as to how the
science works

4. Society factor impacts (paragraphs 3 and 4)
• Cultural: Patterns of knowledge, behaviour, beliefs, shared attitudes, values, goals
and practices that characterize groups of people
• Economical: Production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and
commodities
• Environmental: Circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded
• Ethical: Process of rational inquiry to decide on issues as right or wrong, as
applied to the people and their actions
• Moral: Principles of right or wrong behaviour derived from a particular society
• Political: Relates to government or public affairs
• Social: Interactions between groups of people involving issues such as welfare,
safety, rights, justice or class

5. Society factor impacts (paragraphs 3 and 4)
Discuss who science has had an impact on a society factor.
Point: _____ has a positive/ negative impact on *selected* society
factor.
Evidence: Provide evidence to support the point.
Evaluate: Expand on what this evidence indicates.
Link: However, _____ also has negative/ positive impact on society OR
So ______ has both negative and positive impacts on society both of
which must be taken into account.

6. Conclusion (paragraph 5)
Draw a conclusion about the relative impact on society and the success of science in solving
the initial problem.
Your conclusion wraps up your essay in a tidy package and brings it home for your reader
Your topic sentence should summarize what you said in your thesis statement
• This suggests to your reader that you have accomplished what you set out to accomplish
• Rephrase the thesis statement with fresh and deeper understanding
Your conclusion is no place to bring up new ideas
Your topic for each body paragraph should be summarized in the conclusion
• Wrap up the main points
Your closing sentence should help the reader feel a sense of closure
• Demonstrate the importance of your ideas
• Propel your reader to a new view of the subject
• End on a positive note
Note: Avoid phrases like "in conclusion," "to conclude," "in summary," and "to sum up." These
phrases can be useful--even welcome--in oral presentations. But readers can see, by the tell-tale
compression of the pages, when an essay is about to end. You'll irritate your audience if you belabor
the obvious.

7. Self and peer review process
• Using the task specific clarification (for self review) and the reflecting
on the impact of science review tool (for peer review) to guide your
review process.