Activity # 1: Animal besties
What keywords would you use to find more information about each video on Google?
Do a search - what does it reveal? Which video reflects a true story?
Activity # 2: Tree Octopus vs. Dumbo Octopus
Open each of the links below:
Once you have opened both the Tree Octopus and Dumbo Octopus sites, let's try a Google lens image search.
Hover your cursor over the first image on each site. Right-click. Then, select "search images with Google Lens". Check out the results. Is one a hoax? Which one?
Activity # 3: Pet paradise
Read the first paragraph of each article. Which “sounds” more reliable or realistic?
Check each site for advertisements. These can *sometimes* be an indication of reliability
When was the Atlantic article published? (at the top)
When was the Dog Island article published? (at the bottom)
Scroll down to the bottom of each article. Many times, this is where you can get information about the author or organization behind the site
For the Atlantic, click on the About tab
For Dog Island, click on the link that says “Disclaimer”
Which island is real? Which is fake?
Activity # 4: The most famous island explorer: Columbus!
🔍 Which do you trust?
For this activity, we will read two articles about Christopher Columbus:
Open each link and read to find the following information➡
Columbus's date of birth:
Method Columbus used to convince the King and Queen of Spain to pay for his journey:
The date Columbus died:
Web Evaluation Tricks:
Google search to double-check the information ➡ Use the keywords!
Reverse Google image search
Evaluate for: Author, date, advertisements, etc.
Do a quick read - compare the information against what you already know or what another source says
CLICK HERE to open the activity sheet!