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
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 trusted or believed
evaluate – to carefully examine something to figure out its value
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News or Fake News?
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