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Pseudoscience

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1996

Pseudoscience
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Summary

Bill draws the line between real science and claims that just sound science-y, teaching how to ask for evidence.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Bill draws the line between real science and claims that just sound science-y, teaching how to ask for evidence..

  1. How can you check whether a claim is really true?
  2. Why does real science need evidence?
  3. What questions should you ask when someone makes a big claim?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: evidence, claim, experiment.

Try it: Write down a claim you've heard and one way you could test if it's true.