Science/Fantasy

EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF OUR PLANET...

THROUGH SCIENCE AND FANTASY

A joint project by Mr. Keith Abouaf's first period Integrated Science class at West Torrance High School, Torrance Unified School District, and Mrs. Josephine Zarro's Second Period American Literature class at Manual Arts High School, Los Angeles Unified School District, in collaboration with Dr. Nada Mach, California State University, Dominguez Hills, through a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Students from Manual Arts High School Contemp. Composition/American Lit. class editing science fiction stories based upon scientific briefs written by West Torrance High School Integrated Science II class.

Project Description

Project Goals

Project Procedures

Obstacles Encountered

What We Have Learned Student Products Face-to-Face MeetingAnalysis & Discussion

Writings from the Void: Science Writers' Briefs and the Stories They Inspired

Black Planet	Writers' Brief	Story
The Earthquake Baby	Writers' Brief	Story
Ebola Avenges	Writers' Brief	Story
El Niño, Gift of God	Writers' Brief	Story
El Niño Hits	Writers' Brief	Story
Hurricane Goddess	Writers' Brief	Story
Killer Bees	Writers' Brief	Story
Life in Space	Writers' Brief	Story
Nick of Time	Writers' Brief	Story
Shake that Changed the World	Writers' Brief	Story
Venus in Mars	Writers' Brief	Story

This project is made possible in part through a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

May 1999