Is it true? Checking sources
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Look at a poster, label or notice at home or in the street. Who made it? Does it show a date? Write two sentences.
Answers differ. Any real notice is fine.
2
Write one difference between a fact and an opinion, with an example of each.
Answers differ. A fact can be checked (the Nile is a river). An opinion is what someone thinks (the Nile is the nicest river).
3
Write what each ending often means: .org.eg, .gov.eg, .edu.eg, .com.
Organisations, government offices, schools and universities, businesses.
4
Ask a family member how they check news they see online. Write one idea.
Answers differ.
5
Make a small poster called “Check before you trust” with the four questions.
Check that it shows date, author, writing and design.