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Myth-Busters

Myth-Busters. True or false can You determine fact from fiction?. True or False?. Determine if the following statements are Fact or Fiction. 1. It takes seven years to digest gum. 2. The Great Wall of China is the only manmade structure visible from space.

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Myth-Busters

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  1. Myth-Busters True or false can You determine fact from fiction?

  2. True or False? Determine if the following statements are Fact or Fiction

  3. 1. It takes seven years to digest gum.

  4. 2. The Great Wall of China is the only manmade structure visible from space. • Photo Credit: IMAGE CREDIT: Courtesy of Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center.

  5. Humans use only 10 percent • of their brains. • Photo Credit: IMAGE CREDIT: Courtesy of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and Dr. Kamil Ugurbil, University of Minnesota.

  6. 4. Water drains backwards in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Earth's rotation. Photo Credit: IMAGE CREDIT: Morguefile.com / William Roesly

  7. 5. A penny dropped from the top of a tall building could kill a pedestrian. Photo Credit: IMAGE CREDIT: stock.xchng

  8. 6. A dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's. Photo Credit: IMAGE CREDIT: Morguefile.com / Mary

  9. 7. Lightning never strikes the same place twice. Photo Credit: IMAGE CREDIT: Courtesy Steven Vanderburg, NOAA

  10. 8. Seasons are caused by how close the Earth is to the sun. Photo Credit: IMAGE CREDIT: Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

  11. 9. The five second rule. Photo Credit: IMAGE CREDIT: stock.xchng

  12. Hair and fingernails continue • growing after death. Photo Credit: IMAGE CREDIT: stock.xchng

  13. Urban Myths and Legends How they start and why they persist

  14. What are Urban Legends They are not easily verifiable . Usually passed by word of mouth or more commonly today- in e-mail form. Offer insight into our fears and the state of society. Can be good fun. Often too good to be true or at least partly based on fact. Offer a moral lesson. When people don’t understand something, they will fill in the gaps with their own information…often making it up.

  15. Let’s Practice http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/esmedia/Lessons_With_Mr s_Welsh_websites_to_evaluate_look_at_the.htm

  16. Assignment(Please refer to the assignment sheet for complete instructions) Your task is to become a Myth Buster. Select one of the ten urban legends discussed or one of your own and make a prediction concerning it’s validity. Locate and identify three sources that will validate or invalidate the urban legend you have selected (see assignment sheet) Following your investigation draw a conclusion about the validity of the urban legend. Further Investigation: What type of experiment could you conduct to validate your conclusion?

  17. The Five W’s of Web Site Evaluation • Who • Who is the author? Credibility? Contact Information? • What • Purpose, Credential, Objective • When • When Published? Updated? • Where • Source? Is there a sponsor? • Why • Why should I use this source?

  18. Where can I go to validate the information? Credible journals (New England Journal of Medicine, Science, National Geographic) Information and publications from universities and teaching institutions .edu, .gov, .net websites Credible periodicals (New York Times, Wall Street Journal) not tabloids or advertisements! Other ideas??

  19. Here’s what you need to do in the computer lab: • Myth Busting • Select an Urban Myth or Legend, either one we discussed in class or one you find independently. • Make a prediction about the validity or truth of the Urban Legend. • Locate three sources that validate or invalidate the premise of the myth. • For each source complete the table below. • Draw a conclusion based on the research you conducted and evidence you collected.

  20. Name ___________________

  21. What Does This Have to Do With Science? Distinguish between factual statements and inferences. Evaluate scientifically related claims against available evidence. Reject pseudoscience as a source of scientific knowledge. Apply principles and concepts of science to explain various phenomena. Distinguish between science and non-science.

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