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The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus: True? False? Biased? Sensationalized Truth? Visit the website for the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus linked below. Look through the various tabs to learn more about the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. Your goal is to make a claim as to whether the information presented to you is true, false, biased, or sensationalized truth and whether the source is credible. Be sure that you provide evidence and reasoning explanations to support your claim. Claim: The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus is [true, false, biased, sensationalized truth, credible]Evidence Document the evidence that led you to your claim. Then explain how this evidence helped you develop your claim (how it supports your claim). Use this area to record your claim, evidence, and reasoning statements regarding whether the information presented on the tree octopus is true, false, biased, or sensationalized truth, and whether the sources are credible. (6 points: 3 for CER on true truth and 3 points for CER on the credibility of sources)Example:Claim: Disney Princesses are not accurate depictions of real people.Evidence: Many of Disney's princesses experience magical happenings that do not happen in real life. Princesses have fairy godmothers who double as a seamstress and carriage builder, a demigod friend with a magical hook, talking furniture, ice powers, and have even been turned into a frog. Because these magical occurrences do not actually happen in real life, it is impossible for Disney princesses to be accurate depictions of real people. Tardigrades--Tiny Water Bears: True? False? Biased? Sensationalized Truth? Credible? Read the article and watch the video, both shared below, to learn more about the Tardigrade. Your goal is to make a claim as to whether the information presented to you is true, false, biased, sensationalized truth, or credible. Be sure that you provide evidence and reasoning explanations to support your claim. TED-Ed video on Tardigrades Watch this TED-Ed video for even more information on tardigrades. Use this to form your claim regarding tardigrades and to provide evidence and reasoning that supports your claim. Your goal is to make a claim as to whether the information presented to you is true, false, biased, sensationalized truth, or credible. Be sure that you provide evidence and reasoning explanations to support your claim. Claim: The tardigrade is [true, false, biased, sensationalized truth] and the sources [are not] credible.Evidence Document the evidence that led you to your claim. Then explain how this evidence helped you develop your claim (how it supports your claim). Use this area to record your claim, evidence, and reasoning statements regarding whether the information presented on the tardigrade is true, false, biased, or sensationalized truth, and whether the sources are credible. (6 points: 3 for CER on true truth and 3 points for CER on credibility of sources) Sort the characteristics of sources based on whether the source would be credible or not. Likely credible .gov, .edu, or .mil website addresses Research papers that are shared on social media Educational websites written by a professional in that area (Coach Blackshear writes an article on basketball) Updated within the past 5 years Presents facts in an unbiased way May not be credible .com websites blogs social media posts from a friend written by a professional in another area (Mrs. Richards writes an article on basketball) Date of last update or original publication is not listed Presents opinions in a biased manner