YEAR 5 · TERM 3 · WEEK 8

News Source Challenge

Read, think, write, solve and play. Try your own answer before checking. You can have another go.

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LEARN & PRACTISE

Word explorer

Read each word. Look for parts you know. Type each word to practise its spelling.

Word 1: reliableWord 2: evidenceWord 3: misleading

READ & UNDERSTAND

Reading detective

A post says a new skate park has opened, but the attached photo shows a different town. Mere checks the council website and finds that the park is still being planned. She compares dates, locations and sources before sharing an update. She understands that a real photograph can still be used in a misleading way.

What makes the post misleading? The picture may be real but is from another placeIt uses wordsIt has a date

WRITE & IMPROVE

Writing studio

Write a fact-check in five sentences naming the claim, source and evidence.

Plan one idea, explain it and check that your sentences make sense. You can edit your writing.

Your writing

TRY THE EXAMPLE FIRST

Maths mission

If 35 of 50 surveyed people favour the plan, the fraction is 35/50 = 7/10.

1. 24 out of 40 as a simplified fraction?

2. 7/10 written as a percentage?

3. A survey has 80 replies. 25% say no. How many?

APPLY YOUR LEARNING

Real-world mission

Design a checklist for checking any online claim before sharing it.

You can also draw or make the activity away from the screen. Record what you did or what you would make.

What did you try, make, find or plan?

SKILL GAME · TAKE YOUR TIME

Challenge gate

Use what you learnt to unlock the gate. There's no timer. Mistakes help you find what to try again.

Which source is best for official opening dates? An old unrelated imageThe local council noticeA rumour

LOOK BACK

How did you go?

Choose what feels right. This isn't a test and there is no wrong answer.