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Help Elena respond to the Science Fair Committee’s inquiry!
SCIENCE FAIR COMMITTEE
Dear Elena, Thank you for participating in the U.B. Smart School Science Fair. Due to the dispute between Dental D’Light and Spark-L-Teeth, the Science Fair Committee is asking you to confirm that your sources are unbiased, credible, current, accurate, and relevant. Please answer the questions below. Thank you, 1. The people from the advertisement claim that since using Spark-L-Teeth, they have had 20% fewer cavities. Is this information relevant to your science project? _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Ms. L.I. Arpants says her teeth are 20% brighter. Silly name aside, is Ms. L.I. Arpants’ information accurate? _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Are the “ordinary, smiling people” in the ad unbiased sources? PRODUCT PREVIEW Dr. X. Perry Ment President, The Science Fair Committee _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What type of information is the U.S. Dept. of Smiles statistics report? _ ______________________________________________________________________________
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