1. THE DEAD SEA & DENSITY CAN NEWS ARTICLES BE TRUSTED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION?

2. SOURCE ARTICLES “THE DEAD SEA IS DYING” HTTP://ABCNEWS.GO.COM/GMA/STORY?ID=1332897HTTP://ABCNEWS.GO.COM/GMA/STORY?ID=1332897 “WHY SO MANY PEOPLE DROWN IN THE DEAD SEA” HTTP://IO9.COM/5798844/WHY-SO- MANY-PEOPLE-DROWN-IN-THE-DEAD-SEAHTTP://IO9.COM/5798844/WHY-SO- MANY-PEOPLE-DROWN-IN-THE-DEAD-SEA

3. INTRODUCTORY QUESTION IMAGINE YOU ARE DOING A REPORT FOR ONE OF YOUR CLASSES IN SCHOOL, AND YOU MUST LIST YOUR SOURCES. YOU FIND TWO ARTICLES. ONE IS AN ARTICLE FROM A MAJOR NEWS STATION, AND THE OTHER IS SOMEONE’S BLOG. WHICH ARTICLE WOULD YOU BE MORE LIKELY TO USE FOR YOUR REPORT? EXPLAIN WHY.

4. “THE DEAD SEA IS DYING” ABC NEWS ARTICLE READ THE ARTICLE “THE DEAD SEA IS DYING” WRITE DOWN SCIENTIFIC CLAIMS MADE BY THE ARTICLE. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO A CLAIM MADE IN PARAGRAPH 8. AFTER WRITING AT LEAST 5 SCIENTIFIC CLAIMS, WRITE A SENTENCE DESCRIBING THE AUTHOR’S PURPOSE IN WRITING THE ARTICLE.

5. “THE DEAD SEA IS DYING” ABC NEWS ARTICLE CLASS DISCUSSION NOW WRITE A 5 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH SUMMARIZING THE ARTICLE AND THE AUTHOR’S PURPOSE.

6. “WHY SO MANY PEOPLE DROWN IN THE DEAD SEA” I09.COM READ THE ARTICLE “WHY SO MANY PEOPLE DROWN IN THE DEAD SEA” WRITE DOWN SCIENTIFIC CLAIMS MADE BY THE ARTICLE. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO A CLAIM MADE IN REFERENCE TO THE ABC NEWS ARTICLE. AFTER WRITING AT LEAST 5 SCIENTIFIC CLAIMS, WRITE A SENTENCE DESCRIBING THE AUTHOR’S PURPOSE IN WRITING THE ARTICLE.

7. “WHY SO MANY PEOPLE DROWN IN THE DEAD SEA” I09.COM CLASS DISCUSSION WRITE A 5 PAGE SUMMARY EXPLAINING HOW THE ARTICLE RELATES TO DENSITY AND BUOYANCY. INCLUDE THE AUTHOR’S PURPOSE IN WRITING THE ARTICLE.

8. CONCLUSION IN A 5-7 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH, RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING: “LOOK BACK AT YOUR ANSWER TO THE INTRODUCTORY QUESTION AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS LESSON. BASED ON THE CONTENTS OF THESE 2 ARTICLES, HOW HAS YOUR OPINION CHANGED? CITE EVIDENCE FROM EACH ARTICLE TO SUPPORT YOUR CLAIMS” USE THE ACEIT METHOD!