Phi Lambda Upsilon

Article summary

Phi Lambda Upsilon National Honorary Chemical Society ( ) was founded in 1899 at the Noyes Laboratory of the University of Illinois. Phi Lambda Upsilon was the first honor society dedicated to scholarship in a single discipline, chemistry.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 2025 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1899 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1899 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. members: 60,000 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2025". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1899". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1899". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the members is "60,000 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362462691