Check a claim before sharing
KS3 · 30 minutes · Evaluate author, evidence, date and context of an online claim.
Answer by: Type. You can change method or take a break at any time.
Page 1 of 30
Our learning goal
Evaluate author, evidence, date and context of an online claim.
Your turn: Choose one thing you would like to understand by the end.
Offline speech needs an installed English device voice.
My lesson notes & project
Full teaching script
- Today: Check a claim before sharing. Our goal: Evaluate author, evidence, date and context of an online claim.
- Take one idea at a time. Pause after each sentence; ask for repetition whenever you need it.
- A confident headline is not evidence. First identify the exact claim: what is said, about whom, and for what time or place? Next check who published it and whether a named author or organisation is accountable. Find the original evidence rather than several pages repeating one rumour. Check its date: an old warning may be shared as current. Check context: a cropped image can hide information, and a graph can omit its units or starting point. Compare independent sources that explain how they know. Search results and AI answers can help locate sources, but do not prove a claim. If evidence is missing, say “unverified” rather than “true”. Do not publish personal details to investigate someone. You can correct misinformation without humiliating the person who shared it.
- Together: choose one example from the explanation and show how it works. What do you notice?
- Your turn: Test the invented claim “Every town has closed its library today”. List the evidence you would need. Compare a local council notice with an anonymous post. Write a cautious response that identifies what is and is not confirmed.
- Reflect: what made sense, and what would you like explained differently?
Watch and learn
Videos come only from approved education channels and need internet. Use the arrows in the player for more videos from the same channel.