This document provides an overview of a training on campus journalism for science writing. It discusses what science writing is, where students can find science news, how to write different types of science pieces like news, features and editorials. It encourages writing about science topics relevant to the local community and provides exercises for students to practice writing short pieces in each format. Resources for further learning about science writing and communication are also included.

1. National Training of Trainers
for Campus Journalism
Science Writing (News, Feature & Editorial)

2. Julia Jasmine Sta Romana
• Science and Technology/Lifestyle Contributor for GMA News Online
• Freelance writer and virtual assistant
• ICT Davao, member

3. Assessment
• (please add image Jan =) )

4. What is science writing?
Writing about scientific subject matter, often in a non-technical
manner for an audience of non-scientists
http://grammar.about.com/od/rs/g/Science-Writing-term.htm

5. Science News
Basically news about science

8. Where can students get science news?
• Science fair
• School events
• Local science community
• Make the process of learning science newsworthy

9. Writing exercise
Write a piece of science news based on what happened in your school

10. Science feature
Human interest story that also looks into science

11. Write for your audience

12. Research, research, research

13. Simplify, but don’t dumb it down

14. Responsibilities of the editor
• Stop/prevent plagiarism
• Ensure that the story is comprehensible

17. What can student science journalists feature?
• (jan, can you put in pictures of what kids are into nowadays?

19. Exercise
• Write a science feature on something you or your students are
naturally interested in.

20. Science Editorial
• a newspaper article written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an
opinion on a science issue

21. Science Editorials
• Focus on the facts
• Analysis of the issue must be based on scientific facts and following
the scientific method
• Assumptions raised must be based on solid logic and following the
scientific method

23. What issues in your community are affected
by science?
• (jan, please put in images of weather, health, food, etc)

24. Exercise
Write a science editorial

25. Bonus: Science Cartoon!
Cartoons are a great way to make learning science fun!

30. Fun Exercise: 1 panel science comic based on
geeky pick-up lines

31. Thank you for participating!

32. Resources
• http://www.wfsj.org/course/index-e.html
• http://boredomtherapy.com/nerd-science-jokes/
• http://xkcd.com/
• http://www.scidev.net/global/biotechnology/news/citizen-scientists-pitch-new-uses-for-paper-microscope.html
• http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/401385/scitech/science/us-backed-uplb-graduate-program-focused-on-marine-
biodiversity
• http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/293017/scitech/science/food-for-thought-adobo-and-the-filipino-genome
• http://mypocketshurt90.tumblr.com/post/27495622491/i-sent-this-paper-to-jk-rowling-explaining-how-the
• http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/09/guardian-view-on-ebola-fighting-fear-as-well-as-infection
• http://www.beatricebiologist.com/