Look for three articles about a current scientific issue where one reflects sound science, one reflects junk science, and one is hard to distinguish as either
Identify the features of the studies described that qualify as sound science or junk science.
Answers will vary by the articles chosen. Be sure that students focus on the differences between sound science and junk science as described in section III of this chapter.
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A) They were worried about tsunamis. B) Many people were dying of starvation. C) Pesticides were costing money, causing pollution, and decreasing yields. D) It wanted to encourage research into genetically modified crops. E) The country was in a recession.
This Russian leader defeated the Swedes under Charles XII, to gain a foothold on the Baltic Sea, where he established Saint Petersburg as Russia's capital and its "Window to the West"
a. Peter the Great b. Catherine the Great c. Ivan the Terrible d. Ivan the Great e. Genghis Khan
Why is loess such an important aeolian deposit on today's Earth?
What will be an ideal response?
Which type of scale is most likely to mix units?
a. representative fraction scale b. verbal scale c. graphic scale d. bar scale