Scientific Claim Assessment: Finding a Claim

  • Due No Due Date
  • Points 6
  • Submitting a file upload

Assignment:

Submit 3 potential scientific claims. For each of them state

    • State the claim in 1 sentence:  it shouldn't be in the form of a question- but rather a statement
    • Ex:  " Chia Pets Cure Skin Rashes''. Rather than ''Do Chia Pets Help with Skin Conditions?" 
    • State where you found the claim- give the name of the source and how you found it.
    • Include a link to the source. 

Reminder: There are no late assignments accepted for the Scientific Claims Assessment Project

Help Finding a Claim

Use the Library Guide that was created for this project: it has links, suggestions, tools for making flyers,etc, 

AAAS: Trending News Releases Links to an external site.

  • This is the leading Science organization in the United States and they have created a website with trending news releases. 

Newspapers: 

 

Good Websites

Science Magazines 

 

Podcasts

 

Claim Suggestions

  • Rate of type 2 diabetes is increasing in the US 
  • Diet and exercise can reverse type 2 diabetes
  • Walkable and bikable streets reduce rates if diabetes
  • Vaccination protects against Long COVID
  • Rebound in COVID is due to Paxlovid
  • COVID vaccination protects against hospitalization and death
  • California’s drought is caused by climate change
  • California is experiencing increased fire frequency and intensity
  • Electrification of home, transportation infrastructure reduces GHG emissions
  • Reducing of meat consumption reduces GHG emissions

 

 

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