Starter quiz
- The internet is a network that connects digital devices across the world. True or false?
- 'true' ✓
- Who should we tell if we see something online that worries us?
- our teacher ✓
- our friend
- our parent or carer ✓
- our pet
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- Is everything online true? Yes or no?
- 'no' ✓
- How might we get tricked online?
- fake links ✓
- real photos
- fake adverts and pop-ups ✓
- information from trusted websites
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- When something is fake, it is not ...
- 'real' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the words to the correct definitions.
- truth⇔something that is real ✓
- lie⇔something that is not true ✓
- reason⇔why something has happened ✓
- Does everyone tell the truth online? Yes or no?
- 'no' ✓
- Who can help us decide if something online is true?
- trusted adults ✓
- younger siblings
- our best friend
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- What can we do to help us check if someone is lying online?
- Check if the photo, video or information has come from a trusted website. ✓
- Look for bright colours or colourful images.
- Ask ourselves, 'Is this person trying to trick us?'. ✓
- Ask ourselves, 'How old is the author?'.
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- What reason might someone have to lie online?
- they are older than us
- they want to help others
- they want to impress others ✓
- they want to trick others ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- People do not have to tell the truth online.
- It is easy to lie online.
- People have their own reasons for making and doing things online.
- Trusted adults can help us spot lies online.
Common misconception
Everything posted on the internet is always correct.
Because of adult behaviour, it is natural for children to assume that the internet is always correct. However, content can be created by anyone, and people have their own motivations for posting content, beyond telling the truth.
Keywords
Truth - something that is real
Lie - something that is not true
Reason - why something has happened
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