Astria: Countdown to Impact-Top 5 things to know if a news source is providing false information

With increasing online and digital content, it is difficult to know real information from 'fake news'. Using evidence from the game you played (Astria: Countdown to Impact) write a blog to list .the top 5 things you think people should watch out for to help identify fake news

From the critical thinking game that I have recently played with a partner, these are my ideas that I had gathered using the evidence I have collected. 

1. Spelling Mistakes

Usually if a news source has certain spelling mistakes or the words are grammatically incorrect, it looks as if though the news source had rushed to get their source of information out and didn't take time to re-read and check the evidence that is given out to the world. Keep a look out for these types of news sources...😳

2. Check the sources

There are many popular sources that release news and most of them release factual and true information. If your reading a news article and the source is not that well known or if their is no detail of a source, it is probably false. 

3. Check other news articles

When reading a news article and it seems a bit sketchy or false, check maybe two or more  news source's latest headlines and see if they have an article with the same event that happened. 

4. Check if it's recycled news

Sometimes news sources that are desperate for people having to read their articles, recycle old news from the past and change the people that are involved or the area that the event is located. Remember to check for that!

5. Sketchy and unrealistic

It is very obvious to tell if a news article is fake. If an article sounds really sketchy and doesn't have enough evidence to back up their information, then the best option is to carry on reading articles from another news source that is factual and provides real information.

Astria Argument

“Students don’t learn much playing this game called Astria – Countdown to Impact: Their time could be better spent doing other things”.

Do you agree, disagree or partly agree/disagree?

I disagree that students don't learn anything from this game. This game involves certain problems or questions that you would face by using your problem solving skills and it is also a good game to play collaboratively with others as you can use different perspectives to provide more information to answer the questions correctly. The interactive also includes collecting evidence of all sorts to solve challenges that you come across. Personally I think that this game is very useful for student's thinking and problem solving. 

Choices, Judgement and Life After Death

Get a Face Painting - Mission Day

To take part in Our Annual Mission Day, each group created an advertisement to advertise the different things that we were selling on Mission Day. Our group was doing face painting and we made a video to show what we were doing.

Priests, Deacons and Bishops

Becoming a Deacon in Aotearoa New Zealand is usually the final step towards becoming a priest. The responsibilities of deacons are to preach the Word of God and give homilies. They can baptise people into the Church, bless marriages and conduct funeral services.

The Priest is called to be the spiritual leader of a parish. His first responsibility as a priest is to preach and teach the Gospel. He leads the sacramental celebrations, especially the celebration of the Eucharist, the two Sacraments of Healing and Baptism. He is to build up the community of the parish leading the people to God and helping them grow in holiness.

The Bishop is called to be the leader of a diocese. His role is to be like Christ as teacher, priest and shepherd of all the People of God in his diocese. He is given the power to minster all the sacraments including Confirmation and Holy Orders.

What is the name of the Sacrament by which men are ordained as bishops, priests or deacons?

Sacrament of the Holy Orders.

1. Sign- laying on of the hands and anointing with chrism.

2. Lectionary Readings for the Sacrament.

3. Prayer of Consecration proper to each ordination.

a. Bishop

b. Priest

c. Deacon

The deacons who are about to be ordained, lie down and do certain postures and gestures as a sign of a transformation of a man into a representative of Christ on Earth. The priest puts the oil on the palms of the deacon's hands. The deacon is given a bible because he will be a minister of a Church. In some Churches, the priests are approached and are given a kiss on their hand.

Prayer of Consecration

Almighty Father,

Grant to this servant of yours

the dignity of the priesthood.

Renew within him the Spirit of Holiness.

As a co-worker with the order of bishops

may he be faithful to the ministry

that he receives from you, Lord God,

and be to others a model of right conduct.

May he be faithful in working with the order of

bishops,

so that the words of the Gospel

may reach the ends of the earth,

and the family of nations,

made one in Christ,

may become God's one, holy people.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Do this in memory of me!

Did you know that the hole in the ozone layer can affect what happens in our future?

The Ozone layer is a part of the stratosphere that absorbs most of the sun's radiation. At ground level, the ozone gases can be harmful to life but in a higher level, it protects and absorbs the majority of ultraviolet sunlight which is very powerful source of radiant energy from the sun. Our ozone layer is like a natural sunscreen for us, if we were exposed to the sun and there was no ozone layer surrounding the Earth our skin would burn almost immediately.

A hole had been discovered in the ozone layer around the time of 1980's by scientists and it had been and still is being discussed by politicians for years now. This is also known to be titled as the ozone depletion. The ozone layer which use to be thick, has slowly become thinner every year and scientists have gathered proof that our human-made chemicals are the cause of the damage in the ozone.

Most people are trying to find as many possible ways to repair the damage that's already been done by us. We can start first by informing others about the damage we have created to our ozone and what we can do about it. Refrigerants containing CFC damages the ozone layer. CFC is a combination of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine and fluorine which are usually gases that come from refrigerants and aerosols. When the sunlight waves hit the CFC gases in the higher atmosphere, a bond between carbon and chlorine breaks. When chlorine gas from substances such as aerosols reacts with an ozone molecule it breaks it apart and creates or makes the hole larger in the ozone.

As part of trying to prevent this from maintaining it's damage to the ozone we should also start recycling fridges instead of simply throwing them away. Another reason which is causing our ozone to take damage is global warming and climate change. When our cars, trucks and buses release fossil fuel gases which is found in heavy vehicle traffic interacts with sunlight, it forms a low-level ozone. Low-level ozone can also result to widespread respiratory problems, facilitating their infections and worsening asthma. Damage to the ozone can also reduce the growth of plants and their hydration. By us starting now to prevent damage, it could also prevent future environmental disasters which may already be happening now.

I have used information from the book: Closer look at the Ozone Hole by Alex Edmonds