Nov. 26: Science claims quiz
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We have a special issue for this holiday week: an interactive quiz that helps you and the kids in your life evaluate claims about wellness and other science-related topics they encounter online. Each of the eight questions includes news literacy tips and takeaways so kids can apply what they’ve learned to their everyday information habits.
If you’re a longtime subscriber, you may remember past newsletter quizzes, such as the misinformation quiz or the AI quiz — both popular resources. If there are any news literacy quiz topics you’d like to see from us in the future, let us know!
We also wanted to share the results of last week’s newsletter poll: Should news sites have paywalls? As of Nov. 22, the most favored answer among readers was: “No, news is a civic need and should be free.”?
Hope you enjoy the quiz and have a wonderful holiday week.
Quiz yourself on science claims
Claims about science and wellness seem to be everywhere online — whether about climate change, mental health conditions, vaccines, supplements or other health products. To avoid being influenced by misinformation, it’s important to evaluate the type of information you’re viewing and think critically about any evidence presented.?
Use this quiz to see how well you can evaluate science-related claims online, then share it with others: parents, teens or anyone else you think might benefit. Completing this quiz might be a fun news literacy exercise this holiday week that prompts discussion over science and wellness content kids are likely to see in their social media feeds.
Here is an example of a question from the quiz:
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