Sift for Sources
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Adriana Valdez
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Multiple Choice
Why is it important to check the credibility of sources when looking for information online?
To avoid spreading false information
To save time searching
To make reading more fun
To impress friends
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Open Ended
Why might it be important to question claims like 'we only use 10% of our brain'?
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Open Ended
What steps can you take to determine if a piece of information is credible?
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Multiple Choice
Why is it important to check information before believing or sharing it?
To avoid spreading false information
Because it is fun
To impress others
Because everyone else does it
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes a 'source' as defined in the lesson?
Where information comes from, like a person, website, book, or video
A place where you store information
A type of claim someone makes
A tool used to check facts
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Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blank: A claim is something someone says is
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Multiple Select
Which of the following are characteristics of credible information?
Able to be trusted or believed
Comes from a reliable source
Is always popular online
Is supported by evidence
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Open Ended
What does S.I.F.T. stand for?
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Multiple Select
Which of the following are questions you should ask yourself before believing or sharing information you find online?
How does this make me feel?
What do I already know about this topic?
Do I know anything about who wrote or made this?
Is this information entertaining?
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Fill in the Blanks
Not all information online is credible. Some is
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Multiple Choice
Which step of the S.I.F.T. method would you use first when you see a surprising claim online?
Stop and think
Investigate the source
Find more sources
Trace claims back to their origins
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Open Ended
How can the S.I.F.T. method help you decide if the claim 'chocolate milk comes from brown cows' is credible?
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Fill in the Blanks
A YouTube advertisement is likely to be
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Multiple Select
Which sources would be most helpful to prove or disprove a claim about dairy farming?
Agriculture website
Dairy farmer website
YouTube advertisement
Social media post
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Multiple Select
Where did the claim that 'chocolate milk comes from brown cows' originally come from?
Scientific research about cows
A joke that people started believing
A chocolate milk company's advertisement
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Open Ended
Explain how jokes or humorous content can turn into misinformation online. Use the example of chocolate milk and brown cows to support your answer.
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Multiple Choice
What does the acronym S.I.F.T. stand for when evaluating information online?
Stop and think, Investigate the source, Find more sources, Trace claims back to their origins
Search, Identify, Fact-check, Trust
Scan, Interpret, Find, Test
Source, Investigate, Filter, Trace
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Fill in the Blanks
Not everything online is 'information
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Open Ended
What is one strategy you learned today for checking if a source is trustworthy?
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How can we tell if information we see online is credible?
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