Critically evaluate the content and perspective of news stories. Use data to make inferences and support arguments. Use data to evaluate other people's arguments. Students monitor current events using on-line and traditional resources. Fact Checking .
Students choose a news article to analyze using on-line statistical resources.
Checking the News Unit addresses social studies standards outlined by the National Council for the Social Studies and math standards outlined by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The plans for this unit are tailored to fit teaching situations where students have access to several computers with an Internet connection. To accommodate classrooms that do not have access to a computer lab with full Internet connections, students can work in research groups to explore Internet sites and conduct their research. This will allow the whole class to see sites in the preliminary stages when students are exploring sites created by other children. You may choose to have students take turns working in groups using the computer with Internet access.