Sift for Sources

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to check the credibility of sources when looking for information online?

• To avoid spreading false information

• To save time searching

• To make reading more fun

• To impress friends

Open Ended

Why might it be important to question claims like 'we only use 10% of our brain'?

Open Ended

What steps can you take to determine if a piece of information is credible?

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to check information before believing or sharing it?

• To avoid spreading false information

• Because it is fun

• To impress others

• Because everyone else does it

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a 'source' as defined in the lesson?

• Where information comes from, like a person, website, book, or video

• A place where you store information

• A type of claim someone makes

• A tool used to check facts

Multiple Select

Which of the following are characteristics of credible information?

• Able to be trusted or believed

• Comes from a reliable source

• Is always popular online

• Is supported by evidence

Open Ended

What does S.I.F.T. stand for?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are questions you should ask yourself before believing or sharing information you find online?

• How does this make me feel?

• What do I already know about this topic?

• Do I know anything about who wrote or made this?

• Is this information entertaining?

Multiple Choice

Which step of the S.I.F.T. method would you use first when you see a surprising claim online?

• Stop and think

• Investigate the source

• Find more sources

• Trace claims back to their origins

Open Ended

How can the S.I.F.T. method help you decide if the claim 'chocolate milk comes from brown cows' is credible?

Multiple Select

Which sources would be most helpful to prove or disprove a claim about dairy farming?

• Agriculture website

• Dairy farmer website

• YouTube advertisement

• Social media post

Multiple Select

Where did the claim that 'chocolate milk comes from brown cows' originally come from?

• Scientific research about cows

• A joke that people started believing

• A chocolate milk company's advertisement

Open Ended

Explain how jokes or humorous content can turn into misinformation online. Use the example of chocolate milk and brown cows to support your answer.

Multiple Choice

What does the acronym S.I.F.T. stand for when evaluating information online?

• Stop and think, Investigate the source, Find more sources, Trace claims back to their origins

• Search, Identify, Fact-check, Trust

• Scan, Interpret, Find, Test

• Source, Investigate, Filter, Trace

Open Ended

What is one strategy you learned today for checking if a source is trustworthy?

Open Ended

How can we tell if information we see online is credible?