Chapter 22: Writing for the Natural and Applied Sciences

CHAPTER 22
Writing for the Natural and Applied Sciences

CONNECT: What kinds of genres will your writing in the natural or applied sciences require? 2f, 22b

CREATE: On your own or in collaboration with another writer, analyze the features of a print and a digital example of a genre you may be asked to create in a natural or applied sciences course.

REFLECT: Write or record a reflection on genres you read but don't write, genres you write mainly for teachers, genres you write with or for other students, and genres you expect to encounter in your major or career. How are these genres different from the ones you encountered in high school?

NATURAL SCIENCES SUCH AS BIOLOGY, chemistry, and physics study the natural world and its phenomena; applied sciences such as nanotechnology and the various fields of engineering apply knowledge from the natural sciences to practical problems. Whether you are working in the lab or the field, writing will play a key role in your courses in the natural and applied sciences.