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. Deadline for STEM Contest will be Feb 15, 2023. 

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

 

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. 

Max size: 8 students

4-8 students /grades 5-8

4-8 students /grades 9-11