How to Increase Student Engagement with Unusual Methods ,Strange Ideas ,and Pseudoscience
Engage students in a unique way with a Truth or Myth game where they stand if correct and sit if wrong. Featuring strange facts like cigarettes for asthma, and the banned history of Donald Duck comics, this interactive approach boosts participation and learning while adding an element of fun to the classroom.
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How to Increase Student Engagement with Unusual Methods, Strange Ideas, andPseudoscience Stephen Hupp Professor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Editor, Skeptical Inquirer: The Magazine for Science and Reason
WRONG ANSWERS ONLY! What s A GREAT way to encourage student participation?
Science must begin with myths and the criticism of myths. ~ Sir Karl Popper (1957)
Please stand (you can also play from the seated position) Decide if statements are truths or myths. If you get one wrong, please sit down. Winner is the person standing at the end (tie-breaker may be used) Fabulous prize! The TruthorMythGame
Donald Duck comics were once banned in Finland because he wears no pants. CENSORED
Donald Duck comics were once banned in Finland because he wears no pants. MYTH
Tie Breaker (Closest without going over) How many episodes were made of Bill Nye the Science Guy?* 100 *According to Wikipedia (Not including the pilot episode)
What year was Martin Luther King Jr. born? OVER or UNDER 1939 ?
What year was Martin Luther King Jr. born? OVER or UNDER 1939 1929 ?
World Records ? Oldest Mother to Conceive Naturally (and give birth) 59 years-old (1997: accident) Oldest Woman to Give Birth (In vitro fertilization) 66 years-old (2006) Oldest Father 92 years-old (9th child)
Matching Game (Draw Lines)
Matching Game (Draw Lines) 19,000 genes 24,000 genes 32,000 genes
SKEPTICROSS ACROSS 1. What stories should be handled with 2. A good type of mind 3. What Hucksters do to you by your nose 4. On Medusa's head, perhaps DOWN 1. Product that started as snake oil 2. If real, Bigfoot's family, with great 3. What Death does with a scythe 4. Justifies the means for a huckster
In which hand is the statue of liberty holding up the torch?
Its time to play! CENT (1 Volunteer and the class yells out examples)
WORDS STARTING WITH E SMELL ARE HAIRY BAD SIT ON EAT READ
Who Wants to Be a Dollaraire? Linguistic Logico-mathematical Spatial Musical Bodily-kinesthetic Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalistic Existential
Who Wants to Be a Dollaraire? Linguistic Logico-mathematical 5 cents Spatial Musical Bodily-kinesthetic Interpersonal Intrapersonal 40 cents Naturalistic Existential 1 cent 7 cents 10 cents 20 cents 30 cents 50 cents $1.00
Linguistic Which of these words is usually considered poor grammar? A. Don t B. Won t C. Can t D. Ain t
Existential What is the book s definition of Existential? A. considering Paradoxical issues B. considering Zeitgeit issues C. considering Ultimate issues D. considering Fulfillment Issues
Websites Skeptical Inquirer. Website for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Snopes. Investigates shocking claims that have gone viral on the internet. Science-Based Medicine.Scrutinizes dubious claims related to health.
Questions? Comments? Games you are playing? New ideas for the future? Other activities? Other ways to promote engagement? Ways to teaching critical thinking?
