FREE PRIMARY SCIENCE · Years 5–6

Research & Sources: Check and Explain

How can I verify claims, notice bias and explain evidence?

Three complete standalone 45–55 minute research lessons using fictional websites and source cards. Includes teacher guidance, no open-web requirement, digital responses, slides and hand-in.

3 free lessons · Australian Curriculum v9

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1. Cross-check Before You Share

   How could you check a confident online claim?

   Learning focus: Compare independent sources and methods before accepting a strong claim.

   Evidence question: How could you check a confident online claim?

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2. Bias Detective: Headlines and Framing

   How could two headlines change the way we read the same result?

   Learning focus: Compare loaded headlines, missing context and a balanced rewrite.

   Evidence question: How could two headlines change the way we read the same result?

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3. Build a Verifiable Answer

   How can we answer a question while showing where our evidence came from?

   Learning focus: Synthesize two sources, paraphrase accurately, cite them and identify uncertainty.

   Evidence question: How can we answer a question while showing where our evidence came from?

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