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Direct linkHerrick, Imogen R.; Sinatra, Gale M.; Lombardi, Doug – Science Teacher, 2023
There has never been a more pressing need for students to learn how to evaluate scientific information online than during the COVID-19 outbreak. Information, misinformation, and disinformation spread quickly across online news and social media platforms. This misleading or incorrect scientific information about infectious diseases could lead to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Decision Making, Information Sources
Peer reviewedOst, David H. – American Biology Teacher, 1995
Perceived risk is a function of information, knowledge, values, and perception. This exercise is designed to illustrate that in many situations there is no correct answer, only best-alternative choices. The exercise has five parts in which students work in groups of five. (LZ)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Group Activities, Public Policy, Science Activities
Olson, Steve – National Academies Press, 2004
As both individuals and societies, we are making decisions today that will have profound consequences for future generations. From preserving Earth's plants and animals to altering our use of fossil fuels, none of these decisions can be made wisely without a thorough understanding of life's history on our planet through biological evolution.…
Descriptors: Evolution, Science Instruction, Decision Making, Genetics
