Unit Plan: Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information (4-5)

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• Student worksheets and answer guides for individual lessons 

• Inquiry activities (support materials are provided as needed) 

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Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information (4-5) lessons and links to resources are listed below.

Online lessons have audio and interactive activities.

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• Lesson 1 The Power of the Story (approx. 20 mins)
  • Activity Anyone Can Create A False Story (approx. 10 minutes)

• Lesson 2 How To Collect Trustworthy Information: The TRAAP Test  (approx. 30 mins)
  • Literacy Builder-Vocab Worksheet (approx. 5 minutes)
  • Lesson Worksheet TRAAP Checklist Worksheet (approx. 15 minutes)

• Lesson 3 Primary and Secondary Sources (approx. 20 mins)
  • Literacy Builder-Vocab Worksheet (approx. 5 minutes)
  • Inquiry Activity Sort & Suggest  Primary & Secondary Sources (approx. 15 minutes)

• Lesson 4 Thinking Critically About Information: Beware of Bias Part 1 (approx. 20 mins)
  • Literacy Builder-Vocab Worksheet (approx. 5 minutes)
  • Numeracy Activity- Non-Misleading Headlines

• Lesson 5 Thinking Critically About Information: Beware of Bias Part 2 (approx. 20 mins)
  • Literacy Builder-Vocab Worksheet (approx. 5 minutes)
  • Inquiry Activity Bias Worksheet V1  (approx. 10 minutes)
  • Inquiry Activity Bias Worksheet V2 Gr 5 (approx. 10 minutes)
  • Numeracy Activity: How Do You Like Them Apples  (approx. 15 minutes)
  • Creative Activity: Bias Group Skit

• Lesson 6 How To Test Ideas By Creating Experiments: The Scientific Method (approx. 20 mins)
  • Lesson Worksheet Scientific Method Worksheet  (approx. 10 minutes)
  • Numeracy Activity: The Scientific Method in Practice (Volume & Surface Area)  (approx. 20 mins)

• Handout Interactive Activities Critical Thinking and Evaluating Information Lessons 2-6  (printable documents to use in case computer or wifi access is limited)

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