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Adapted from Common Sense Media. (2017, November 02).

Help Students Fact-Check the Web Like the Pros. Retrieved November 28, 2017,

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Howto Choose Your News

SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED

In an era of fake news, students must act like journalists

When students sign up for oceanography at San Pasqual High School in Escondido, Calif., many can't wait to discuss mermaids and monster sharks. They are quickly chagrined to learn that neither actually exists. "People come in with hard-core misconceptions that come right off the internet or TV," says teacher Dan Perreault.

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