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Pseudoscience Task

Pseudoscience Task

Walt: Find and link information across a range of texts

 

Task

Work on this Doc together with a partner.

 

What was the author’s main message in pseudoscience

These statements sound convincing, but are they really true? Can they be tested, and are they based on research? In other words, are they science or pseudoscience?

 

What are some of the differences between scientists and advertisers?

Scientists Advertisers
Chocolate might contain something that can – Chocolate is can help you focus but it is still –
Improve your memory but not once it’s been turn into chocolate. Not good for your health.

 

Write 3 sentences explaining something new you’ve learned from this reading. 

Chocolate can help me focus. Chocolate is made out of fruit and It is a great way to prepare you for a test. But Chocolate does more harm than good But we need to remember to think like scientists when we read articles. A catchy headline doesn’t mean that an article is untrue .

 

True or False

True or False

Statement True/False Slide/Page Number Evidence
A pseudonym is a false name True         1 Because it is the name of the book 
Blackcurrants have vitamin D False 3 they didn’t say that their drinkwas full of vitamin C, they used the fact about blackcurrants to suggest that it was.
Flavanols help people remember things True  3 “Eating chocolate improves

your memory”
Scientists critique each other True 5 Scientists write so their work and ideas can be critiqued by other scientists.
Carrots have vitamin A True 6 Carrots have vitamin A in them, and vitamin A is important for healthy eyes.
Carrots help us see in the dark True 1 Carrots help you see in the dark

Task Descripation: This week for reading I Learned about how Chocolate can help you to prepare for a test and how carrots have vitamin A and can help you see in the dark and the WALT was Skim and scan the keywords and finding meaning of topic related vocabulary. Something new that I learnt was eating chocolate helps you improve your memory and my high light was learn about how carrots help you see in the dark down light was blackcurret is bad for you.

From Influenza to Independence

Task Description: This Reading book is about a sickness that spreaded from New Zealand Auckland to Samoa  and the WALT was Make sure you skim and scan the keywords and something I learnt from this book is that I reilased that I have never been outside of Auckland and my highlight was learning new thing about Samoa and downlight was that I learnt that we got a disease and it spreaded to Samoa because of us.

Poster Stars of Matariki

Tupuarangi takes care of the things that grows and lives on the trees

Ururangi His effect’s the wind that clear and refresh our environment

Waita he is the twin of Waiti he is the keeper of saltwater and all the creatures in them

Hiwaiterangi takes care of all you dream’s

Waiti she associated with all freshwater bodies.

Waipuna Rangi she  associated with all types of rain

Matariki She is the centre of her family.

Pohutukawa treasure the memories of our love ones

Tupuanuku is the oldest daughter of Matariki she nurture all the plants that grow from the soil of Papatuanuku