'Ask for Evidence' Lesson Plan
Associated divisions
Atmospheric Sciences (AS)
Biogeosciences (BG)
Climate: Past, Present & Future (CL)
Cryospheric Sciences (CR)
Earth and Space Science Informatics (ESSI)
Earth Magnetism & Rock Physics (EMRP)
Energy, Resources and the Environment (ERE)
Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology (GMPV)
Geodesy (G)
Geodynamics (GD)
Geomorphology (GM)
Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems (GI)
Hydrological Sciences (HS)
Natural Hazards (NH)
Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences (NP)
Ocean Sciences (OS)
Planetary and Solar System Sciences (PS)
Seismology (SM)
Soil System Sciences (SSS)
Solar-Terrestrial Sciences (ST)
Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology (SSP)
Tectonics and Structural Geology (TS)
Biogeosciences (BG)
Climate: Past, Present & Future (CL)
Cryospheric Sciences (CR)
Earth and Space Science Informatics (ESSI)
Earth Magnetism & Rock Physics (EMRP)
Energy, Resources and the Environment (ERE)
Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology (GMPV)
Geodesy (G)
Geodynamics (GD)
Geomorphology (GM)
Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems (GI)
Hydrological Sciences (HS)
Natural Hazards (NH)
Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences (NP)
Ocean Sciences (OS)
Planetary and Solar System Sciences (PS)
Seismology (SM)
Soil System Sciences (SSS)
Solar-Terrestrial Sciences (ST)
Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology (SSP)
Tectonics and Structural Geology (TS)
Language
English
Age groups
11-15
16-18
16-18
Material needed
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Type of activities
Classroom
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Description
This lesson gives students aged 13–16 an opportunity to explore if the claims that they see, read, and hear are true, using evidence as the gold standard to evaluate those claims. Through the lesson we encourage them to ask for evidence. The lesson will help teenagers develop their critical thinking and questioning skills.