task #5:  publish

A reporter has gotten wind of your discovery and has asked you to be a guest writer for the newspaper so now is your chance to share your discoveries with scientists around the world and gain recognition for your contribution to science.  After field expeditions and researching of their findings, scientists report and share their information so that others may use the new information to further their studies.
1.      Read current event articles in your field of expertise.  Pay attention to the language and style that the authors          use in their articles.

Science Daily for Paleontologists:  http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/fossils_ruins/paleontology/

Science Daily for Archaeologists: http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/fossils_ruins/archaeology/
2.    Prepare a rough draft of a news article about your discovery using the following resource, How to Write a                Newspaper Article, which is found on the Bedfordshire library website.  This is a step-by-step guide that will                assist you in your article structure.

http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.children_teenagers/vhc_how_newspaper.htm
3.     Review the different templates available to you and choose one from the options below.  Download your choice         to your computer and save it to your desktop. 

Newspaper templates:

http://www.extranewspapers.com/Downloads/Newspaper-Templates-for-Microsoft-Word/newspaper-templates-for-microsoft-word-2-free.html

http://www.presentationmagazine.com/editable-powerpoint-newspapers-407.htm
4.     To create your own newspaper, you will click onto each field of the template, delete the nonsense words, and             type in your own words.  You will need to invent a newspaper title, as well as an attention grabbing title for your         headline story.  Use the information from How to Write a Newspaper Article as well as your notes from Task #4,         to help you complete all of the components of your story.  Your news article should recount your entire                     process.  You will need the following components to be included:
  • Background information - short explanation about your field of expertise and your field assignment - where did you go?  what did you do?  who went with you?
  • Discovery - what did you find?  how did you bring it back to the lab for analysis? (think about casts and molds)
  • Research - what did your research tell you about your discovery?  how old is it?  what was it in its original state?
  • Prediction - what can you determine based on your findings?  what does it tell you about the past? 
  • Conclusion - why is it important? what is your contribution to science?
5.  Submit your article for publication and share your new found contributions to science with the world!