SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY

The
Martyrs
Trece Martires City
National High School

TYPES OF SCIENCE
ARTICLES
Science
Science
Science
Science

news
feature
news feature
editorial/commentary

ELEMENTS OF A SCIENCE
ARTICLE

Definition
Case Study
Statistics
Experts quote

SCIENC

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Martyrs
Trece Martires City
National High School

Assess data provided in

the fact sheet; can be
done by categorizing the
data using
5Ws/ASSaKaPaBa---will

Appreciate
the fact
help
in easily identifying
core topic
sheet
Identify the

Avoid
editorializing/injection of
so many opinions; use
interviews/quotes from
Analysis is often needed
experts / fact sheet
to translate percentages
into more

Use descriptions,
definitions for literal

meanings
Use quotations in the
lead only if highly quotable
Write subheads

Twitter nips facebook,

instagram
Twitter conquered facebook and other social networks.
Twitter ranked first garnering 26 percent in a recent study of the
financial firm Piper Jaffray among United States (US) teenagers.
Gene Munster and Douglas Clinton, the analysts showed that Twitter
has overtaken Facebook as the most popular social network having 218
million active users worldwide.
It was earlier reported that Twitter is readying a $1 billion initial
public offering, which will be significantly smaller than Facebooks last
year but still among the most coveted in the sector.
Munster and Clinton said in a note to clients, The data point is likely
unsurprising as the trend in our survey has been moving toward Twitter
over the past couple of years.
Study says Facebook and its recently acquired unit Instagram each
had 23 percent.
While Tumblr had four percent of teens and three percent named

SCIENCE

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Martyrs
Trece Martires City
National High School

 When using unfamiliar

scientific terms, define as
briefly as possible

a. Give its literal meaning

The disease, called Cadangcadang, has caused the deaths of
millions of coconut trees since it
was first reported in 1931.

b. Make it descriptive; give it a

touch of color
The packet is pristine white, almost
antiseptic
and
the
advertising
stresses the cleanness of the brand.
Under the cellophane, high gloss
paper and silver foil are 20 cigarettes
which the somewhat evangelical
wrapping says are of low-tar
content. They are double-filtered and

 When reporting a research

or technological
breakthrough,
do
tell
why
it
is
The most promising treatment against
a breakthrough
diarrheal
attacks developed so far is the oral
rehydration fluid.
The oral rehydration fluid is made of 3.5
grams table salt, 2.5 grams of baking soda,
1.5 grams of potassium chloride and 20 grams
of glucose (or sucrose) dissolved in one liter or
potable water.
An aluminium foil packet produced by the

 Emphasize the
magnitude
of
the
problem
The Central plains (in Thailand) where rice harvest
is plentiful is also home to millions of rodents,
causing an average loss of 25 percent of pre-harvest
crop. Some estimates even peg the total crop loss to
as much as 70 percent.
The World Health Organization estimates that one
rat can eat about 27 pounds of warehouse food and
deposit about 25,000 droppings to spoil more. More
than 4 billion rats (about 1 billion in Asia) now
inhabit the world and they destroy more than 33

 Sometimes, a little bit of

history helps

One of the earliest and most dramatic

demonstrations of the efficacy of oral
rehydration was acted out in the
subcontinent under the most difficult
field conditions.
During the 1971 civil upheaval in
Bangladesh, refugees in Indian camps
were firat given intravenous fluids

 Give the other side of the

situation. Widen the outlook
to
include
other
aspects
of
the
A serious protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM)
problem
or situation.
affects
an estimated
half of all Filipino children

under four one of the highest rates in the world. A

malnutrition survey by the Department of Health also
reveals that 85 percent of schoolchildren were
suffering from PCM. Very closely linked to this is the
available food supply, a Philippine country health
profile says.
Since 1960, farms devoted to food crops have
sunk while commercial croplands expanded to 35

 When using controversial

statistics, predictions or debatable
observation, always mention the
More and
more researches
involving
source,
preferable
by name:

humans will be done in Asia in the

coming years, and there is a strong
need to safeguard participating
people, says Dr. David M. Macfadyen,
head of WHOs Research and
Promotion Development.
(Or: )The US Congress-commissioned

 Remember to italicize
the scientific names of the
living being you are writing
about
The water buffalo (Bubalus
bubalis) is now hogging the
limelight and edging away
the oil-fed farm machines.

SCIENCE

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S- State the problem

P - Position on the
problem
E - Evidence to support
your
position
C - Conclusion: Whos
going
to be affected

1.State the subject and

your position on the

subject in the
introduction.
2.Discuss opposing points
of view.
3.Prove your position with