The New York Times Invites Students To Enter STEM Writing Contest

The Learning Network, a blog about teaching and learning from The New York Times, and Science News invite students to bring the spirit of inquiry and discovery to a new STEM writing contest. Students are encouraged to choose an issue, concept or question in science, technology, engineering, math or health that interests them and write a 500-word explanation that will “engage and enlighten readers,” according to the Times. The deadline for the contest is Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

Students should explain their selection to a general audience in a way that not only helps them to understand, but also engages them and makes them see why it’s important, according to the Times. The contest is the culminating project in The Learning Network’s Informational Writing Unit, the fourth unit of a yearlong writing curriculum. Students who are ages 13-19 from anywhere in the world can participate.

For more information, visit: www.nytimes.com