SCIENTIFIC DISSEMINATION ARTICLES

What is a popular article?

• Popular science articles are informative texts that are based on research
projects, scientific articles ( papers ) or arguments based on science.
• Its main purpose is to disseminate research in an accessible way so that it
is understandable by the general public.

Theme and tone

• The topic to be discussed must be relevant, attractive and the product of

scientific research.
• The style must have the structure of an explanatory sequence (disseminate
the information, explain it, interpret it and clarify the ideas).
• The tripod model of public science communication consists of the text
being: 1. Accessible (clear)
2. Interesting (attractive)
3. Rigorous (faithful to research)

Language

• The language of your popular science article must be agile, clear and easy to
understand for the non-specialized reader, avoiding the technical language
typical of your specialty.

Tells a story!

We tell stories all the time, since these help us understand the world and that of
others. Narrative in science is the same. Make your popular article tell a story
around a research topic. It is not about changing the facts, but about changing the
way they are presented.
Remember that you have our support at all times in the creation process.

Parts of an article
1 .- Header or title: Brief and very attractive, without technicalities (no titles of
scientific articles)

2 .- Summary: In three or four lines explain what the article is about (summary).

3 .- Entry: Think: how am I going to present the material? Remember that the first
paragraph is key, it is the best opportunity to seduce your readers. So it hooks the
audience. The entry must capture the reader's attention, win them over to read, be
attractive and suggestive. It is recommended to use the inverted pyramid
structure, which suggests organizing information from most to least important,
answering the questions: what?, who?, how?, when?, and where?

4 .- Body or development: The main ideas are explained or detailed.

– Use examples (through them a theory or concept is clarified).
– Use analogies or comparisons (they help an abstract concept become closer and
more understandable to the reader)
– Divide the text into subtitles (through categories or groupings you can better
organize the content of an article).

5 .- Final: Provide an evaluation of the topic to give a forceful closure. Express the
possible benefits of such research.

6 .- Author's file: Full name, email and a brief professional profile (5 lines
maximum).

Some advices

• Write short paragraphs.

• Use the simple structure of the sentence (subject + verb + predicate).
• Use synonyms, metaphors, analogies, or examples to better explain a
complex idea.
• Avoid excess technicalities. If you need to use a technical term, include a
simple definition.

• Humanizes the topic, so that the reader can relate the advances in science
to their daily lives.
Support Resources

Attach at least one of the following elements that illustrate your promotional
article:

• Boxes with complementary information

• Photographs
• Infographics
• Stadistic charts
• Illustrations
• Drawings
• Glossaries

Extension

• The length of the popular article must be between 800 and 1000 words .
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SCIENTIFIC TEXT FOR CONSULTATION

Explanation:
Scientific reference texts are used to consult scientific or technical topics from a
general perspective, helping to create scientific research. We can see them present
as encyclopedias, monographs, dictionaries

These are characterized by the following:

• Its content is arranged by topic or in alphabetical order.
• They are written by specialists and scholars to explain scientific and technical
knowledge to students, researchers, and general readers.
• They are found in encyclopedias or specialized dictionaries.
• They allow the reader to more easily locate the topics of a subject without
need to seek more information to understand them.
• The information is very punctual and objective.

Example of scientific query text

A clear example of a query text would be this Larousse encyclopedia where many
things related to science are shown. By clicking on content you can see the index of
the encyclopedia.

ISBN 970-607-623-9

Origin dbn zurb

Cod. Language spa

Dimension 603. .ENC1

Qualification Scientific Encyclopedia.

Foot of Mexico:Larousse,1997
Printing

Physical 3 t.: il. ; 27cm

description

Bibliography Includes Bibliography

note

Theme SCIENCE -
ENCYCLOPEDIA

Theme SCIENCE

Location Reference

Exemplars 1 ex.

Income Type Conversion

Language Spanish
 DIDACTIC SCIENTIFIC TEXTS
These texts gradually explain scientific knowledge, so that it can be assimilated
according to the academic level of the students. This type of text is the so-called
“textbook” of schools, institutes or universities.

As their name indicates, these texts are used precisely to consult on scientific
topics. Its use makes it structured in such a way that it facilitates the search for
readers, such as enumeration, topics in alphabetical order, etc. By having general
topics, each one tends to be very punctual and objective.

A text is a coherent set of signs that, encoded in a system, forms a unit of meaning
and has a communicative intention. Didactics, for its part, is the area of pedagogy
linked to practical teaching methods.

These texts gradually explain scientific knowledge, so that it can be assimilated

according to the academic level of the students. This type of text is the so-called
“textbook” of schools, institutes or universities.

It arises from the importance of transmitting knowledge, allowing the

advancement of science and technology in a gradual, simple and self-teaching way
with simple language and is supported by exercises and glossaries.

EXAMPLE:
PHOTOSYNTHESIS

All plants, algae and some bacteria have chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is a green
substance that gives plants their color. Thanks to it, plants are able to capture the
energy of sunlight and convert it into chemical energy. This process is called
photosynthesis.

It is a very complicated process, but to understand it better, it can be summarized

in the capture of carbon dioxide, a gas in the atmosphere, and the expulsion of
oxygen into the air.

Plants consume carbon dioxide, which is a harmful gas, they produce oxygen, a gas
essential for the respiration of almost all living beings, they manufacture
carbohydrates, energy that they use for their nutrition and development, and it is
the great source of energy for other living beings (food chain).

For all these reasons, plants are so beneficial for other beings, because in addition
to providing them with food, they are capable of manufacturing oxygen and
ridding us of gases that are toxic to us.

SPECIALIZED SCIENTIFIC TEXTS

These have a high level of language with advanced technicalities, as well as the
syntax used. These have very specific topics and are handled objectively. They are
aimed at a specific audience that has the necessary prior knowledge to understand
them, otherwise it would be very complex for whoever reads it.

Scientific texts are those that use expressly scientific language, in order to inform
or provide knowledge on topics related to science.
Specially designed and prepared for a sector of the scientific community, these are
considered by some as texts for communication of events between colleagues.
They obey a technical language exclusive to the area, for example, texts created
exclusively for doctors, or only for engineers; These texts correspond to the lines of
research of each of the areas.
LET'S REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING:
Characteristics of scientific texts

• Precision : since they are texts to inform or teach, they must avoid ambiguity
in their words at all costs. Precision is essential.

• Clarity : similar to precision, but with respect to the structure that forms
scientific texts, such as sentences and syntax that should border on the
simple.

• Universality : they must be able to be understood anywhere in the world

where they are read, which is why it uses technical terms since they include
univocal terms.

• Objectivity : refers to the partiality with which texts should be treated,

leaving subjectivity aside.

• Verifiability : everything written in these texts must go through a veracity

verification process.