The New York Times Tuesday Science Section Reading & Writing Component
Students are required to read the Science Section of the Tuesday New York Times every week.
On-going Writing Assignment:
Each month the student shall select an article of interest from that month’s Science Section and critically write about it. The writing is due before 11:59:59 PM on the last day of the month. The subject line of the email must be “Your Name” (First Last), “NYT Science Section Writing” and “MONTH” (as is appropriate). Also, the writing must be posted to the appropriate Blackboard Discussion Board. For example, your writing from September should be posted in the New York Times September Writing discussion board.
Your work must be less than 3000 characters (spaces included). [Brevity in reporting is one measure of the ability to perceive and understand.] The format of the writing is as follows:
State: The title of the article; The date of publication of the article; and The author of the article.
Describe the structure, machine, apparatus, device, system or manufacturing processes.
State the purpose of the structure, machine, apparatus, device, system or manufacturing processes. (What problem is solved or what improvement is made.)
State how the structure, machine, apparatus, device, system or manufacturing processes resolves a problem or makes an improvements to an already existing solution.
Identify the constraints or limitations on the design. (Constraints may include available resources, physical, imaginative or technical limitations, flexibility for future modifications and additions, and other factors, such as requirements for cost, safety, marketability, productibility, and serviceability.)
What is your opinion of the structure, machine, apparatus, device, system or manufacturing processes?