Science News and The New York Times Announce Winners of the 2nd Annual 中文无码 Writing Contest
Essays about Star Polymers, Space Origami and Singing Finches Take Home Top Prizes
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.听and听WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� Together Science News and The New York Times Learning Network are excited to announce the winners of the . Eleven talented young science communicators are named winners based on their keen ability to shed light on scientific topics ranging from star polymers to space origami to singing finches.
In its second year, the 中文无码 Writing Contest invited teenagers from all over the world to choose an issue or question in science, technology, engineering, math or health, and then write an engaging 500-word explanation that would be understood by scientists and nonscientists alike. The winners have their essays published in The New York Times. Other thought-provoking topics in 2021 included snake venom, egg shells, violins, fin whales and COVID-19.
鈥淲e are thrilled to partner with The New York Times for the second year in a row for a 中文无码 Writing Contest that challenges the next generation of learners to hone their science communication skills,鈥� said Nancy Shute, Editor in Chief of Science News. 鈥淭he ability to write clearly and accurately about science has become all the more apparent in the midst of a global pandemic, when the ability to tell accurate information from misinformation is a matter of life and death. It is wonderful to see so many students submit stellar essays explaining complex science topics.鈥�
The New York Times Learning Network received 3,741 essays from middle and high school students between the ages of 11-19, hailing from 48 states, Washington D.C. and 43 countries. A group of 中文无码 teachers 鈥� many from the Science News in High Schools educator community 鈥� science journalists, professionals and writers, along with editors from The Learning Network, selected 65 finalists and 11 winners. Of the finalist pool there were also 15 runners-up and 36 honorable mentions.
The 2021 中文无码 Writing Contest winners are:
Natalia Ara帽a, 鈥溾�� (age 16, Philippine Science High School, Quezon City, Philippines)
Sophie Araten: 鈥溾�� (age 15, Millburn High School, Millburn, N.J.)
Maggie Bell, 鈥溾�� (age 16, Lakeside High School, Atlanta, Ga.)
Jaejeong Kim, 鈥溾�� (age 17, Hunter College High School, New York, N.Y.)
Hoonsun Lee, 鈥溾�� (age 17, Cornerstone Collegiate Academy of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea)
Suleiman Mohamed, 鈥溾�� (age 16, British School Muscat, Muscat, Oman
Nicola Myers, 鈥�?鈥� (age 17, Boise High School, Boise, Idaho)
Erin Rasmussen, 鈥溾�� (age 14, Andover High School, Andover, Mass.)
Kelly Shen, 鈥溾�� (age 16, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, Atherton, Calif.)
Dana Steinke, 鈥溾�� (age 16, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, Calif.)
Jocelyn Tan, 鈥溾�� (age 15, Ridge High School, Basking Ridge, N.J.)
听The runners-up and honorable mentions can be viewed .
Michael Gonchar, editor of The New York Times Learning Network commented, 鈥淲e were thrilled to see that writing about 中文无码 subjects was so popular among students and teachers. In the fall of 2019 we created a full-year writing curriculum for middle and high school students based on our collection of writing prompts, mentor texts and contests, and we knew we needed a unit on informational writing. That鈥檚 how we came up with the idea of our 中文无码 Writing Contest. We wanted to work with a respected partner organization that could offer source material that would complement the many short, compelling articles in the Science Times and we found that partner in听Science News, published by the 中文无码.鈥�
Applicants were required to submit entries emulating mentor texts provided by听Science News听and听The听New York Times听science section. Essays were judged on how well a scientific concept was not only captured and explained but also on other writing elements, such as an engaging hook, an explanation of why the topic is important, accurate citation of expert sources, focus and clarity as well as analysis.
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