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Facts and Opinions Lesson

Created by Teacher(s): Ben Charles|Published on: November 3, 2022
Grades: 6, 7, 8
Type: Lesson Plan
Subjects: English Language Arts
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Created by: SubjectToClimate teachers
Region: Global
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Posted on Nov 03, 2022

Synopsis

This lesson encourages students to think critically about facts and opinions and how they relate to climate change.

 

Step 1 - Inquire: Students determine whether statements are facts or opinions and then define the terms fact and opinion.

 

Step 2 - Investigate: Students watch three climate change videos, identify climate facts and climate opinions, and express their own opinions about climate solutions.

 

Step 3 - Inspire: Students create a poster about climate change and separate out facts and opinions.

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