Jackson, a 4-year-old boy, is unable to get the measles (MMR) vaccine due to a severe allergy to the antibiotic neomycin. Jackson will be starting kindergarten next year and his parents are trying to decide whether to send him to Oak Crest Elementary School, which has an 80% vaccination rate for MMR, or Lincoln Elementary School, which has a 95% vaccination rate for MMR. Required:
a. What would you advise them and why?
b. Is Jackson at risk of contracting measles? Explain your reasoning.

Which of the following statements is a scientific claim? a. the early solar system had large amounts of water; so, the oldest objects in the solar system should also be abundant in water. b. earth is shaped like a sphere even if not all of the scientific observations related to its shape support this idea. c. the mass of the universe is much greater than current models predict; it is not possible to explain this inconsistency. d. planet earth is abundant in water, but there is no way to scientifically determine from where earth's water originated.