Primary and secondary sources
Primary sources provide direct evidence from the time or activity being studied.
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Information and media literacy · Grades 6–10Make careful judgments about information.
Learn through clear explanations, worked examples, and activities that ask you to think. Start with a lesson, try the task, then explain what you learned.
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Trace a claim upstream
A repeated claim is not necessarily independently verified.
Explore the lesson →Read images in context
An image can be authentic but used with a misleading caption or date.
Explore the lesson →Use what you learn
Each lesson includes a central idea, an example, an activity, and a question with an explained answer. Keep a notebook of your reasoning. Use the practice page to identify ideas worth revisiting.
Check your understanding →Teach with flexibility
Use these resources for a short classroom discussion, independent practice, or a small-group activity. Adjust reading support and task difficulty to your learners. Activities can be printed using your browser.
Read the teaching guide →Build a claim-tracing dossier
Follow one school-appropriate factual claim back to its underlying evidence and document its context.
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