Kalyx Bowler

Daily Assignments

April 6, 2026
For each assignment, create a Google Doc with your responses and email it to mom and dad. If you need to ask a question about an assignment, include it in the email.
1
Read — The Story of Clever Hans

Read the Clever Hans story. There are several good free articles — the Wikipedia article is actually solid, and there are short videos. Read or watch at least two different accounts so you get the full picture.

2
Write — What Was Really Happening?

Explain what was actually happening with Clever Hans and what it tells us about evaluating claims. This is the month’s core media literacy piece — take it seriously. How did a horse fool scientists, journalists, and crowds? What does that say about how easily we see what we want to see?

3
Explore — The Clever Hans Effect Today

The Clever Hans effect is still a problem in science today. Look up “experimenter expectancy effect” or “observer-expectancy effect.” Can you find a modern example where researchers accidentally influenced their results? Claude is good for this.