Reliable digital sources
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write three things that make a source reliable.
Answers differ. For example: names the writer, recommended by the teacher, agrees with other sources.
2
Write two facts and two opinions about your school.
Answers differ. Check facts can be proved and opinions use words like best or nicest.
3
Two invented texts: A says the bus leaves at 7, B says it leaves at 8. List two ways to find out which is right.
Answers differ. For example: check the date of each text, ask the driver or the teacher, look at the official timetable.
4
Draw a table with three kinds of source and one question each answers.
Answers differ. For example: map – where? graph – how many? video – how?
5
Ask a grown-up which kind of source they trust most and why. Write one sentence.
Answers differ. Any real answer is fine.