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NYTimes STEM Writing Contest (Sundays-4-week class)
Sunday class sold out. Please check out other dates. We also have 11-week and 15-week STEM writing classes.
Dates: 2/6-3/6 (Sundays; 4 weeks; no class 2/13)
Time: 3:30PM – 4:30PM PST /5:30PM-6:30PM CST/6:30PM-7:30PM EST
Class description
For students age 11-17
In this 4-week class, students will write a STEM essay and submit to the New York Times STEM Writing Contest.
Students will:
- find a STEM-related question, concept or issue they are interested in
- explain a complex and interesting science, math, engineering or technology concept to a general audience, using the Science Times column Trilobites as a model.
- learn from last years' winners
We’ll cover the most important elements of STEM writing considered by the NY Times STEM writing team:
- How to hook the reader: strategies for engaging readers and teachers from the opening paragraph
- Explain why a topic or an issue matter in a larger context
- How to incorporate information from the sources: quoting and paraphrasing experts and research
(Optional) If students want to learn more about STEM research basics and writing, they may enroll for the 15-week (1 hour/class) STEM writing class:
Thursday classes (Grades 6-8; Grades 9-11) https://www.nextgeneducationus.org/product-page/stem-writing-class
Monday classes (Grades 6-8; Grades 9-11) https://www.nextgeneducationus.org/product-page/copy-of-stem-writing-class-grade-9-11
Instructor
https://www.nextgeneducationus.org/teachers
- Our teachers are published authors and university teachers graduated from/teach at Harvard, UC Berkeley and UT Austin.
- Curriculum co-designed by STEM experts, Google computer scientist & senior software engineer, and Dr. Jiang Pu.
- Guest reviewer: Professor Man, Ph.D. in Physics from Princeton Univ., will help review the content of student essays.
Class will be taught by a published author/editor and educator.
Class size
Max size: 8 students
4-8 students /grades 5-8
4-8 students /grades 9-11