Trace the Information
Is the US bracing itself for a ‘Cicada-geddon’?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Science
Examples
The examples on this page can be used to tailor instruction to different subjects and degrees of difficulty. They may be swapped out for the examples included in the lessons on the Resources page, or used as additional practice.
Evaluate Expertise
Is Patrick Moore an expert on climate change?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Climate change
Check the Claim
Did a DNA company identify a woman as a dog?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Science
Check the Claim
Did a school make an AI robot its principal?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): Science, AI
Trace the Information
Did a reduction in ship pollution speed up climate change?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Climate change
Check the Claim
Did our ancestors not get tooth decay?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): History, Science
Evaluate Expertise
Is this critic qualified to comment on the cause of summer wildfires?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Climate change, Politics/Current Events
Check the Claim
Were beavers parachuted out of airplanes 70 years ago?
DIFFICULTY: Simple
SUBJECT(S): History, Science
Check the Claim
Is this a real front page?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Climate change, Politics/Current Events
Check the Claim
Will Earth’s magnetic poles flip and cause a climate cataclysm?
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
SUBJECT(S): Climate change, Science