Purpose
This assignment is intended to help you learn to analyze scientific claims based on the strength of the evidence behind them.
Overview
There is widespread scientific misinformation “trending” or circulating all the time. The purpose of this assignment is to assess your ability to identify valid scientific claims and current scientific issues in the news. You will create a short PowerPoint presentation with a voiceover recorded. You will then see how your peers responded to the same content and give feedback on at least 2 peer’s presentations (due next week).
Action Items
Find 3 headlines (science issues in the news), 2 true and 1 misinformation or a lie.
Create a short 3- to 5-minute PowerPoint presentation with a voiceover in which you see if your peers can spot the “lie” or misinformation.Your presentation should only be a few slides long and should include some “fact-checking” to demonstrate whether each headline is in fact a truth or a lie.
For example, a suggested sequence could include: 1) a list of your three headlines, 2) time for viewers to guess which headline is the lie, 2) fact-checking (the truth behind) headline one, 3) fact-checking headline two, 4) fact-checking headline three. Make sure to clarify which one is the misinformation.
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This assignment is intended to help you learn to analyze scientific clai appeared first on Versed Papers.