Module one
Cognate:
Information Literacy
discerning what is true
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Examples of objectives covered:
3rd and 4th grade
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Explain why it is difficult sometimes to determine the truth of a statement or situation
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Determine whether a statement is a fact or opinion
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Assess degrees of uncertainty and categorize statements as true/false/probable/unlikely/unknown
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Understand bias and objectivity
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Determine an author's point of view and perspective
...and more
5th and 6th grade
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Explain the concept of "reality" and how it might differ from what is "true"
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Identify rumors or conjectures in speech or text
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Assess degrees of uncertainty and categorize statements as true/false/probable/unlikely/unknown
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Recognize bias and objectivity in writing or in a person's argument
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Understand how perspective can change with experience or knowledge
...and more
7th and 8th grade
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Understand what "true" and "false" means and how to begin to determine whether a statement or an accounting of an event is true or false
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Explain objective versus subjective reality and their influence on what is true
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Identify conjectures and baseless speculations in statements or claims
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Understand what it means for a person to have an "agenda"
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Determine if one has enough information to determine the truth of a statement or claim
...and more
9th and 10th grade
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Outline questions that need to be answered in order to determine whether some statement or event is "true"
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Explain what it means to qualify a response and use qualifications to ensure greater accuracy
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Explain how one's perception and interpretation of reality can affect their understanding of the truth
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Identify confirmation bias in writing or in a person's argument
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Explain how the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle impacts the study of truth
...and more