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Case 12 of 20 ยท Evidence & Research

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Digital Literacy: Fake News Detection

Digital Literacy: Fake News Detection
๐Ÿ”ŽCase Brief #12

๐Ÿ“ Measure Challenge: Is your arm longer or shorter than your leg.

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Identify the real cause.

โšก The twist

How do you know what you know?

What You'll Learn

๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ Let's Think & Play! Touch your head โ€” that's where your brain lives! ๐Ÿง  Today's adventure: identifying misinformation online! Here's what we'll do: ๐Ÿ–๏ธ LOOK at the fun activity below ๐Ÿค” THINK about what you see ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ TALK about your ideas with someone โœ๏ธ TRY the challenge โ€” there are no wrong answers! Remember: Thinking is like a muscle. Every time you try, your brain gets STRONGER! ๐Ÿ’ช Let's go! โฌ‡๏ธ

Key Concept: Identifying misinformation online

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Think About This

๐Ÿ“ Measure Challenge: Is your arm longer or shorter than your leg? Don't guess โ€” MEASURE with a string! Evidence beats guessing!

Thinking Steps

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๐Ÿ“– Read!

Look at everything carefully. No rushing!

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๐Ÿงฉ Connect!

Does this remind you of something you already know?

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๐Ÿ–๏ธ Do It!

Time to try! Draw it, say it, or show it!

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๐Ÿ† Awesome!

You finished! What was your favorite part?

Key Points

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Master identifying misinformation online

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Apply evidence & research in real situations

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Build habits of evidence & research

Key Vocabulary

Clue

Something that helps you figure out what happened

True

Something that really happened or really is

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Why This Matters in Real Life

When you look both ways before crossing the street, you're checking for evidence that it's safe! Smart! ๐Ÿ‘€

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

  • 1Can you teach a stuffed animal about identifying misinformation online? They're a great audience! ๐Ÿงธ
  • 2What was tricky? What was easy? Show with your thumbs โ€” up ๐Ÿ‘ or down ๐Ÿ‘Ž!
  • 3Draw your favorite thing from today's lesson and put it on the fridge! ๐ŸŽจ

Solve the Case

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What is a 'clue'?

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Ask: how does this person know what they're saying?

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For the dinner table

โ€œHow do you know when to trust what someone tells you?โ€

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