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Standards Index: D3.1.9-12.

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Gather relevant information from multiple sources representing a wide range of views while using the origin, authority, structure, context, and corroborative value of the sources to guide the selection.

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Can Plant-Based Meat Mitigate Climate Change?

Students will assess the nutritional value, economic success and environmental impact of plant-based meats – a current trend with roots in a movement that took off in the 1970s with the bestselling book “Diet for a Small Planet.
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Can You Spot Misinformation?

Students will learn how to fact-check a sensational story using a technique called lateral reading.
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Where's That Photo From? Identify the Source

Students will learn the skill of reverse image search and describe the process as applied to the provided examples.
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How to Fact-Check History

Students will learn about the methods professional news organizations and historians use to check facts and how that applies to their own work.