In this lesson, students explore how investigative journalism has historically upheld democracy and the First Amendment.
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AI or not?
In this lesson, students consider the impact of generative AI technology on the information landscape.
“News Matters” Unit Plan
The News Literacy Project and TIME for Kids teamed up to create “News Matters,” a three-week unit plan intended for grades 3–6.
Fact-Checker
In this lesson, students review examples of misinformation, identify a rumor pattern and create a list of red flags to watch out for. Then students will create a social media […]
Fact-check it!
Students will join an “expert” group to learn one specific digital verification skill, then reorganize and join a “jigsaw” group to share what they learned.
Classroom Activity: Is it “checkable”?
This upper elementary lesson introduces the concepts of fact-based and opinion-based statements using a group activity.
InfoZones (lesson plan)
In this lesson, students learn how to categorize information by determining its primary purpose.
News judges (lesson plan)
In this lesson, students use four key criteria to explore how journalists determine which events to cover.
Story explorers: Evaluate news coverage
In this classroom activity, students select an event or issue in the news that interests them.