UK Lesson Plan
Finding Credible News (UK)
How do we find credible information on the internet?
Age
11–12Time
45 mins.
Objectives:
Learn reasons that people put false or misleading information on the internet.
Learn criteria for differentiating fake news from credible news.
Practise evaluating the credibility of information they find on the internet.
Vocabulary Show definitions
bias ·
corroboration ·
credible ·
evaluate
bias – showing a strong opinion or preference for or against something or someone
corroboration – an additional source that confirms or supports a news story, article or piece of information
credible – able to be believed; trustworthy
evaluate – to carefully examine something to figure out its value
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Lesson Plan
45 mins.