Discovering Science: Science Writing
Times are approximate
Core learning = 4 hours per week
Activity One
About the week
Activity Two
Activity Three
Summary
Exploring the science story
What is science writing?
Preparing your story
Writing your story
• Welcome to the course
(00:10)
• Introducing science writing
(00:10)
• Finding out about science
(00:10)
• Types of science writing
(00:20)
• A worthy read? (00:15)
• Check your understanding
(00:15)
• Preparing your story (00:10)
• Why are you telling the
story? (00:15)
• Gathering information
(00:30)
• Check your understanding
(00:20)
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• Additional learning (00:15)
• Additional learning (00:15)
• Additional learning (00:30)
Science in the news
Reporting
Video stories
Your news story
Week 2 summary
• The week ahead (00:05)
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Reporting your story (00:05)
Writing a news article (00:15)
Achieving balance (00:15)
Writing a press release
(00:15)
• The headline (00:10)
• Writing a science blog
(00:15)
• The power of video (00:05)
• Video formats (00:05)
• Exploring broadcast
interviews (00:20)
• Interview questions (00:15)
• Producing a video (00:25)
• The brief (00:30)
• Provide feedback (00:20)
• Thinking about your task
(00:10)
• Discuss and reflect (00:10)
• End of course assessment
(00:10)
• Next steps (00:10)
• Additional learning (00:15)
• Additional learning (00:15)
• Additional learning (00:30)
Week 1
Week 2
Additional learning = 1 hour per week
Week 1 summary
Structuring a narrative (00:15) • Glossary
Structuring your story (00:20) • In summary (00:10)
Writing tips (00:10)
Your story (00:30)