Description
1500 word “popular science” style article that explains it for a general (non-scientific) audience. Your paper should be modeled on the kinds of articles that appear in the New York Times (Science Times section).
Characterizing forensically important insect and microbial community colonization patterns in buried remains
Investigation of insects in bodies for use in forensic investigations
Finally, when you understand the science, the significance, and how to make your article exciting, you’re ready to write. Write an engaging article that describes how the study was done, the insects included in the study (give the name of the order to which they belong, as well as their genus and species), the general results of the paper, and some or all of the author’s conclusions. Explore how this paper relates to other work, and feel free to cite and summarize other research as well. Keep a focus on the most relevant information to a member of the general audience, and don’t include too many unnecessary details. However, make sure that you don’t get swept up in your own “marketing” and leave the science behind! Your article must remain accurate to the science contained in the original article. If you think there are problems with the paper, you point those out in your article too. (One way to write a popular science article is to say “A recent paper claimed this, but that experiment was flawed and these other experiments lead to another conclusion.”) Make sure to read the grading rubric carefully before, or as, you write – those are the criteria we will be using to grade your article.
