Natural science questions
Core 270: SEARCH analysis
Name ____________________________________________________
Read pgs. 3-6 in Crazy About Cryptids! and answer the following questions in the space below.
1. What is the claim or pseudoscientific hypothesis?
2. Fill in the table below with supportive evidence in the 1st Column. You may use phrases in your description. Next fill in the table below with problems or weaknesses in the supportive evidence in column 1. I have included the first one as an example.
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Description of Supportive Evidence |
Problems and/or Weakness in Supportive Evidence |
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4,000 sightings. Eyewitness reports such as a 6th Century saint and elderly couple. |
Accounts are fallible with expectation bias. Also, some sightings were done to drum up tourism. |
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3. What evidence or scientific theories don’t support the pseudoscientific claim?
4. What is an alternate hypothesis?
Source: Rowe, Matthew P. “Crazy About Cryptids! An Ecological Hunt for Nessie and Other Legendary Creatures”, National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University of Buffalo, State University of New York. June 16, 2015. Print.