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Fact vs. Opinion

What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?

Some things are true for everyone, while other things are what people think or feel. Help students learn the difference between facts and opinions, developing skills to recognize when something is true for everyone versus when it's just someone's personal thoughts.

Objectives

  • Understand the difference between facts and opinions
  • Practice identifying facts and opinions in context

Vocabulary

Opinion · Fact
Opinion what someone thinks or feels about something
Fact something that is true and can be proven, seen, or measured
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A blue background with a vase artifact with pieces of four papers with text that say, "Source Discovery. Agree or Disagree. Other Trusted Sources. Fact-Checkers."
Time
20 mins.

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