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Presentation • 2025 • SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WRITING • Innovative Frontiers: Where Science Meets Technology • @sci-tech
IDENTIFY THE SCOPE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOG JOURNALISM; AND DISCUSS THE DIFFERENT MODELS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOG ARTICLES. • DEFINE WHAT DOES A SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WRITING IS; • OBJECTIVES: • Science and Technology is a journalism that focuses on science and technology. • DISCUSS THE IMPORTACE OF REWRITING, CITE SOURCES, WHAT TO AVOID, AND TIPS IN WRITING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOG ARTICLES. • IDENTIFY WHAT ARE THE OUTLINES OF SCIENCE ARTICLES.
Introduction • Material • Presentation • Science • WHAT IS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WRITING? • Science writing is the latest form of Philippine Journalism. In this era of fast moving discoveries, inventions and technological development, science writing has become a must.
SCIENCE • & • TECHNOLOGY • WRITING • @sci-tech • • • . • . • • focuses on scientific discoveries and inventions. • • Gateway between science and the public. • • Formula: 80% good journalism + 20% aptitude.
SCOPE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY • JOURNALISM • OBJECTIVE 1 • Science article could be categorized as science news, science feature, or science editorial. • OBJECTIVE 2 • Science and Technology News. • Science and Technology Editorial. • Science and Technolog Features. • @sci
SCI-TECH NEWS • explains the facts in detail. • objectives, straightforward. • answers the Wh questions. • well-established science, regardless of disagreements in popular opinion. • DIFFERENT MODELS OF SCI-TECH ARTICLES • SCI-TECH EDITORIAL • newspaper’s idea on an issue. • inform the reader, stimulate thinking, mold opinion, and occasionally move people to action. • factual and contains information to support the side it chooses to take. • SCI-TECH FEATURE • entertains more than it informs, instructs or advises. • written in any form or style, but well-organized. • writted in the first, second or third person. • it features anything related to science and technology.
SCI-TECH NEWS • explains the facts in detail. • objectives, straightforward. • answers the Wh questions. • well-established science, regardless of disagreements in popular opinion. • DIFFERENT MODELS OF SCI-TECH ARTICLES Ex. Updated climate models predict faster global warming over the coming decades, intensifying extreme weather events and threatening ecosystems and human health. Scientists are calling for urgent, global action to reduce emissions and mitigate the potentially catastrophic effects, stressing that swift policy changes are needed to avoid irreversible damage.
SCI-TECH EDITORIAL • newspaper’s idea on an issue. • inform the reader, stimulate thinking, mold opinion, and occasionally move people to action. • factual and contains information to support the side it chooses to take. • DIFFERENT MODELS OF SCI-TECH ARTICLES Ex. Artificial Intelligence has transcended its origins in computer science, now poised to reshape every facet of our lives. From healthcare to space exploration, AI is unlocking unprecedented levels of innovation. Yet, as we race towards this future, we must also confront the ethical dilemmas and societal challenges it brings. In this editorial, we explore how AI is transforming industries, the moral questions it raises, and the responsibility we bear in navigating this technological frontier.
SCI-TECH FEATURE • DIFFERENT MODELS OF SCI-TECH ARTICLES • entertains more than it informs, instructs or advises. • written in any form or style, but well-organized. • writted in the first, second or third person. • it features anything related to science and technology. Ex. As the world confronts the urgent need for sustainable energy, innovation in renewable resources is accelerating. This feature delves into the latest advancements in solar, wind, and bioenergy technologies, exploring how cutting-edge solutions are making renewable energy more efficient mo and accessible. With climate change at the forefront of global concerns, these breakthroughs hold the key to powering the future while preserving the planet.
OUTLINE OF A SCIENCE ARTICLES • TITLE • Write a catchy title; Maximum of 6 words. • @sci-tech • Ex. Dengue: Surviving The Devil’s Disease
OUTLINE OF A SCIENCE ARTICLES • Presentation • 2025 • INTRODUCTORY LEAD • Use striking figures. • Directly talk to the readers. • Create scenarios. • Combine a scenario and a rhetorical question. • @sci-tech
OUTLINE OF A SCIENCE ARTICLES • INTRODUCTORY LEAD • Use striking figures. • @sci-tech • Ex. Twelve. That is the number of minutes it takes smoking to kill Filipino. Over one billion. That is the number of smokers around the world. That is what tobacco companies spend in US alone to ensure the next generation gets hooked.
OUTLINE OF A SCIENCE ARTICLES • INTRODUCTORY LEAD • Directly talk to the readers. • @sci-tech • Ex. So you think you’re safe. Maybe. But chances are you might be sent to the ICU tomorrow.
OUTLINE OF A SCIENCE ARTICLES • INTRODUCTORY LEAD • Create scenarios. • @sci-tech • Ex. Imagine the clothes inside a washing machine at full speed. That’s what would happen to you when you’re hit by a Super Typhoon.
OUTLINE OF A SCIENCE ARTICLES • INTRODUCTORY LEAD • Combine a scenario and a rhetorical question. • @sci-tech • Ex. Spiking fear, searing muscle, and joint pain, blood seeping throug the skin, shock and possibl death — the severest form of dengue fever can infict unspeakable misery. Tragic isn’ it? What will it take to stop an old disease with a new vengeance?
OUTLINE OF A SCIENCE ARTICLES • NUT GRAF • Connect the introduction to your given topic. • Present the main point of the article. • @sci-tech
OUTLINE OF A SCIENCE ARTICLES • NUT GRAF • Connect the introduction to your given topic. • @sci-tech • Ex. We all know that rains come as a relief for parched farm lands and an end to fears of water rationing in crowded cities. But with rains also come mosquitoes, and all sorts of diseases that they bring. With the arrival of the rainy season, there has been an upsurge in the number of dengue cases in Pasig, causing the city to be in turmoil and to be put under a state of calamity.
OUTLINE OF A SCIENCE ARTICLES • NUT GRAF • Present the main point of the article. • @sci-tech • Ex. As carriers for diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and yellow fever, mosquitoe are the deadliest creatures on the planet, responsible for millions of human deaths every year. These pesky pests have been driving us crazy for a long time, since the oldest known mosquito lived 79 million years ago. And as with any long complex relationship, keeping these disease carrying mosquitoes at bay is a relatively easy task.
OUTLINE OF A SCIENCE ARTICLES • BODY • Have a simple sentence to introduce the body and present the symptoms, cure or solutions, prevention measures, tips and other essential infos. • @sci-tech
OUTLINE OF A SCIENCE ARTICLES • BODY • Have a simple sentence to introduce the body and present the symptoms, cure or solutions, prevention measures, tips and other essential infos. • @sci-tech • Ex. Survive the dengue fever outbreak like a boss though these simple prevention measures: minimiz outdoor activities, remove lifeless water in populated areas, wear protective clothing and use of mosquito repellants, stay in cold places or use air-conditioning, and prepare a dengue prevention kit.
OUTLINE OF A SCIENCE ARTICLES • CONCLUSION • Present your opinion/impression on the issue. • @sci-tech
OUTLINE OF A SCIENCE ARTICLES • CONCLUSION • Present your opinion/impression on the issue. • @sci-tech • Ex. Prevention is better than cure and in the case of dengue, prevention is the only cure. If you want to survive dengue fever like a boss, it is no doubt that prevention is the best way to live through the outbreak.
OUTLINE OF A SCIENCE ARTICLES • CALL TO ACTION • Ask the reader to act/respond accordingly. • @sci-tech
OUTLINE OF A SCIENCE ARTICLES • CALL TO ACTION • Ask the reader to act/respond accordingly. • @sci-tech • Ex. Dengue is a completely preventable disease and our inability to keep it from spreading is a shame. Despite advanced research, dengue remains a confound disease of medieval sanitation and water systems, irresponsible urbanizatio and an insufficient basic education and awareness. So what will it take to stop an old disease with a new satisfaction? Only you could give the answer?
THE INVERTED TRIANGLE THE LEAD • @sci-tech THE BODY THE TAIL
THE INVERTED • TRIANGLE THE LEAD THE BODY • THE LEAD • Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? So what? Now what? • THE BODY • More detail about what happened • THE TAIL • Related context • Extra context • Background • Info • @sci-tech THE TAIL
THE INVERTED • TRIANGLE • Standard template in writing a news story. • The most common way by which journalists put together all these elements of a news story. • It helps you to arrange the facts quickly and efficiently. • @sci-tech
THE INVERTED • TRIANGLE • It illustrates the order of importance. • The widest part at the top represents the most substantial, interesting and important information the writer means to convey to the readers. • The lower portion illustrates that other materials should follow order of diminishing importance. • @sci-tech
JARGONS • WHAT TO AVOID IN SCI-TECH WRITING? • a form of special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. • @sci-tech
AMBIGUOUS • WHAT TO AVOID IN SCI-TECH WRITING? • is open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning. • unclear or inexact because a choice between alternatives has not been made. • @sci-tech
SUBJECTIVE • WHAT TO AVOID IN SCI-TECH WRITING? • based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions. • @sci-tech
IMPORTANCE OF REWRITING • REREAD. REWRITE. REVISE. REVISE. EDIT. • Rereading and rewriting your article will help you become more conscious with your own writing style.
CITE SOURCES • Citing sources is very important to become a good science news writer. • It gives proper attribution to the source of information. • Ex. www.scitech.com • www.doh.com • www.dost.com • www.who.com
TIPS: • Understand your source. (Fact sheet, informative videos, etc.) Source attribution is very important. • Check and check the facts. • Be careful with your spelling. • Avoid giving opinions. Always be objective or you may sound like you are editorializing. • Use transition words effectively and appropriately. • Writw quotations to break the monotony of sentences. This will also allow your article to be more conversational rather than stiff. • Don’t forget to cite your sources.
SCI-TECH ARTICLE EXAMPLE: • @sci-tech • Sci-Tech • FEATURE
SCI-TECH ARTICLE EXAMPLE: • @sci-tech • Sci-Tech • NEWS
SCI-TECH ARTICLE EXAMPLE: • @sci-tech • Sci-Tech • EDITORIAL
THANK YOU! • For Your Attention • Ashleigh Jem B. Kong • Jearl Cyrinne R. Cuaton
