I’m working on a social science writing question and need a sample draft to help me study.

You’ll be selecting a video or podcast (such as an article from a major newspaper or news website) that is about a topic that is related to our class. After listening to the podcast, or watching the video, you will write an essay fully answering these questions:

1. Why did you choose your video/podcast? (include link to episode or video)

2. What is you podcast/video about? (1 paragraph summary)

3. What are some cool facts that you learned? (at least 5 new facts included)

4. In what way did this podcast/video tie into something you’ve learned in lecture or lab?

5. Did the video/podcast entertain you? Please provide at least 2 reasons that the video was entertaining and communicated the science well, and 2 areas in which the video maker/podcast hosts could improve.

Here are some additional tips for this assignment:

There are many options for this assignment. Here is a compiled list of possible choices. You can of course choose another source, as long as the information is scientifically correct, and the source of the podcast/video is trusted.

Podcast options: I Know Dino: https://iknowdino.com/; Past Time: http://www.pasttime.org; Palaeocast: http://www.palaeocast.com/; Palaeo After Dark: http://palaeoafterdark.libsyn.com/; Sauropodcast: https://www.cmnh.org/sauropodcast; Science Friday: http://www.sciencefriday.com/; Tetrapod Zoology: http://www.tetzoo.com; Third Pod From the SUN https://thirdpodfromthesun.com/

Video options: PBS Eons: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzR-rom72PHN9Zg7RML9EbA; Shelf Life: The American Museum of Natural History: https://www.amnh.org/shelf-life; Specimen Spotlight: Cleveland Museum of Natural History: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCMNH; The Brain Scoop: Field Museum of Natural History: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebrainscoop; The Curiosity Show: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI25TJt4mqXcNCIA_raMGKaqhOg5Yaq3T