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Spot wrong answers

Verify an AI “fact” for a science poster

Walk one shiny claim from chatbot to poster-ready — or to the reject pile — using a clear verification path.

~15 min this pageWorked example

1Learn the idea

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Step 0 — Split the blurb into claims

Write chips:

  1. Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE.
  2. Pompeii was buried by that eruption.
  3. Ash depth reached about 25 meters.
  4. Burial happened in under an hour.
  5. No written records survived.

Now you can check pieces instead of worshipping the paragraph.

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Step 1 — Rank by poster risk

Your title and biggest callout box matter most. If the poster’s hook is “25 meters in under an hour,” those numbers are load-bearing. The date and Pompeii connection also matter for a science/history crossover grade. “No written records” might be a side claim — still check if you’ll print it.

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Step 2 — Independent sources only

Open your textbook chapter, a museum page your teacher linked, or an encyclopedia approved for class. Do not ask a second AI “is this true?” as your main move.

Suppose your sources support 79 CE and Pompeii’s burial, but they describe complex ash and surge deposits over a longer event — and they mention Pliny the Younger’s letters. Suddenly claims 3–5 look shaky or false.

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Step 3 — Decide keep / rewrite / drop

  • Keep well-supported claims (date + Pompeii link) with a source line your teacher accepts.
  • Rewrite dramatic numbers into cautious wording (“thick ash layers; see source”) or replace with a figure from your book.
  • Drop “no written records survived” if sources show otherwise.

Put the source on the poster corner. Audience trust needs a trail.

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Step 4 — Freeze the poster text

Final callout might become: “79 CE: Vesuvius eruption buries Pompeii (see class text, p. __).” Boring? Maybe. Accurate? Grade-saving.

If a teammate says “but the AI version sounds cooler,” remind them cool wrong facts fail verbally when the teacher asks where the number came from.

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Full path in one breath

Split → rank → non-AI check → keep/rewrite/drop → label the source → only then decorate.

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Before you start

Why this matters

Your group is making a poster on volcanoes. Someone pastes an AI blurb: “Mount Vesuvius’s 79 CE eruption buried Pompeii under 25 meters of ash in under an hour, and no written records survived.” It sounds poster-perfect: date, place, dramatic number, bold claim. Your job is to verify before the glitter glue comes out.

In the wild

See how this idea shows up as a product and a company — then come back to the lesson. Skills transfer across vendors.

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Page assessment

Answer from memory. Completion is saved from this evidence, not from opening the next page.

1. Why split a poster blurb into claim chips first?
2. Which claims deserve the highest priority on a poster?
3. What counts as an independent check for this case?
4. How do you choose keep vs rewrite vs drop?
5. What do you say to a teammate who prefers the cooler unverified line?

All responses are required.