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Download of Below Use your skill set for evaluating knowledge claims to assess each of the below scenarios and come to a consensus on what you believe. Attempt to concisely answer the questions in the spaces provided after each scenario.
 * Instructions:**

1. Your classmate has just come into the IB Common room, having just finished eating lunch, and told you that the menu today included fishballs and boiled potatoes. Do you believe it? What are your reasons for believing or disbelieving? Do you have any questions for your classmate?

2. Your classmate has just come into the IB Common room and told you that the math test was very difficult and she regretted not having studied a lot harder? Do you believe? What exactly do you believe? Are you more inclined to question your classmate than you were in scenario 1?

3. You classmate has just come into the IB Common room, obviously very upset, and told you that fifteen little green men landed in a flying saucer in front of the Junior school. Do you believe? Why or why not? Would you be even more inclined to question your classmate’s statement what you were in scenario 1 or 2?

4. You Chemistry teacher has just explained a chemical reaction to you, and written on the white board the relevant equation. Do you believe her? Why?

5. Your Chemistry teacher has just told you that Chemistry it the most interesting subject in the world. Do you believe her? Why?

6. Your friend has just told you about his/her family at home, describing a typical meal and evening at home. Do you believe it? Why?

7. You wake up in the morning, having had a terrible dream that something bad happened to your Dad, who is out of town on business. Do you believe that something happened? Why/why not?

8. Your parents have always told you that it is important never to be rude to your elders. Do you believe them? Why?

9. The captain of the boat that you are about to go on tells you that it is important that you wear a lifejacket at all times when onboard. Do you believe it? Why?

10. You have been told by your parents and religious leaders that there is a God. Do you believe? Why? (Note that in this question, we are not asking you to prove anything to anyone or to try to discredit anyone else’s belief, but solely to reflect on what are your reasons might be for believing or not)