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Case 3 of 20 ยท Evidence & Research

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Reliable vs Unreliable Sources

Reliable vs Unreliable Sources
๐Ÿ”ŽCase Brief #3

๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ Kitchen Mystery: Something spilled on the floor.

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Find the pattern.

โšก The twist

How do you know what you know?

What You'll Learn

๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ Let's Think & Play! Clap 3 times if you're ready to think! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Today's adventure: evaluating information sources! Here's what we'll do: ๐Ÿ–๏ธ LOOK at the fun activity below ๐Ÿค” THINK about what you see ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ TALK about your ideas with someone โœ๏ธ TRY the challenge โ€” there are no wrong answers! Remember: Thinking is like a muscle. Every time you try, your brain gets STRONGER! ๐Ÿ’ช Let's go! โฌ‡๏ธ

Key Concept: Evaluating information sources

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Think About This

๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ Kitchen Mystery: Something spilled on the floor! Look for clues. What color is it? Does it smell? Can you figure out what it was?

Thinking Steps

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๐Ÿ” Search!

Read the question carefully. What is it asking you?

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๐Ÿ’ก Ideas!

Think of TWO possible answers. Don't pick yet!

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๐ŸŽฏ Choose!

Now pick the best one. Why did you pick it?

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๐Ÿชž Reflect!

Were you right? That's great! Were you wrong? That's great too โ€” you learned!

Key Points

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Master evaluating information sources

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Apply evidence & research in real situations

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Build habits of evidence & research

Key Vocabulary

True

Something that really happened or really is

False

Something that is NOT true

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Why This Matters in Real Life

When you look both ways before crossing the street, you're checking for evidence that it's safe! Smart! ๐Ÿ‘€

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

  • 1Can you teach a stuffed animal about evaluating information sources? They're a great audience! ๐Ÿงธ
  • 2What was tricky? What was easy? Show with your thumbs โ€” up ๐Ÿ‘ or down ๐Ÿ‘Ž!
  • 3Draw your favorite thing from today's lesson and put it on the fridge! ๐ŸŽจ

Solve the Case

Case 1

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Hear 'woof!' What animal?

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Ask: how does this person know what they're saying?

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For the dinner table

โ€œHow do you know when to trust what someone tells you?โ€

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