Write two pages on the insight missions to mars and tie it to two sources and quote the sources. Write another reference about how you are going to apply social media to these sciences and communicate them.

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This assignment is a chance for you to take concepts you are learning in class, interpret

them in a new way, and share with the world! Communication is a critical part of any

field, and in particular for science. But good science communication, or “outreach”, is

difficult because it needs to be accurate, exciting, and engaging to non-scientists. You’ve

probably experienced this in your own life, both good and bad communication of science.

You’ve probably been reached by good science communicators, folks like Carl Sagan, Bill

Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Dian Fossey, Rachel Carson or Emily Lakdawalla. For the next

few weeks, channel your inner “Science Person” and get involved.

In order to complete this two-phase assignment, you will need to select:

1) A topic from one of the lectures or labs (either one that has already happened or

that is listed as a topic for future classes)

2) Two or more popular science or scientific journal articles or other similar source

that you find interesting about this topic (these must be scientifically accurate and

from a credible source, see below).

3) A favorite “media” or “venue” for your project—this can be visual or electronic, but

must be something through which you can share or display or disseminate

information

a. Traditional media: Videos, music, painting, drawings, etc.

b. Modern media or venues: Blogs, Articles, Wikipedia, Instagram, other

public media

4) A way to demonstrate how effective your communication has been by analyzing

your own work and how people have responded. The goal is for at least 100 other

people to “interact” with your work—but this can be accomplished in many ways.

You’ll need:

a. At least one credible reference on how to use your chosen media effectively.

b. Documentation of your scientific communication and its impacts.

The goal of this project is for you to take what you are learning in class, expand it a bit,

and expand its reach by communicating in a creative, new way to people outside of class.

Step 1, Thursday March 14 (5% of final course grade)

: Once you find something

appropriate that interests you,

write 2 pages

(single-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-

point font, 1 inch margins):

1) Set a goal for the project! Make sure that you make this an obvious statement,

underlined in the text. An example: “I would like to teach people in my home

town Tucson, AZ about how glaciers in Greenland affect their lives.” Summarize

the science in class and the two or more resources you are using

in your own

words

and extending it to class and your experience (e.g., How might this

research/knowledge be relevant to your life or impact society more broadly?

Why did you find this particular topic interesting? What additional questions

occur to you that might be interesting for further research?)

2) Tell us about the media you have picked.

List out the generally accepted

“best practices” for this media, citing at least one source (see links

below for a start)

. This is important—there’s a difference between reposting an article online and making new content that draws people into a discussion

about the science (and this is what we want!).

3) (Half a page at least) Tell us how you will implement your project. Tell us your

plan over the next four to five weeks, weekly goals and metrics, and when you’ll

check up on your work. How will you reach 100+ people?




Here are a few links to high-profile, interdisciplinary scientific journals, which often have

news pieces and summary articles (“News & Views” or “Perspectives” articles) that

summarize new research. If you’re feeling up for it, you can also pick a scientific article:

http://www.sciencemag.org/

* the first papers from the Rosetta mission to comet 67P were published here this

week...definitely relevant to the course materials!

http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html

* often a range of Earth and space science papers are published here, as well as

potentially relevant papers on physics, chemistry, oceanography, etc.

You could also go with a feed that links to press releases from scientific articles:

http://www.eurekalert.org/

http://www.sciencedaily.com/

http://phys.org/wire-news/

These are just suggestions – we’re open to popular science articles and press releases from

just about any credible news outlet (finding a paragraph on the internet, that is NOT

enough!). This is an opportunity for you to expand your understanding of the material

and make new connections between this class, your other courses, and the broader world

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