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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Credibility Challenge: In Search of Authority on the Internet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify and interpret the background and practice in determining authority on the Internet. Then they identify how to tell whether an author has expertise or not, and whether they're getting the straight story. Students...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Spy

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the responsibilities of the CIA and work as a team of analysts to produce intelligence reports. Letters are written predicting how their assigned countries have changed by 2008.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How to Use Experts and When Not To

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video, Noreena Hertz argues that people rely too much on experts and advocates for the democratization of expertise. [18:19] Includes a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.