6.1 f Evaluating Resources in 2025

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​Objective: My goal for the day is to learn how to evaluate information for credibility, reliability, bias, and intent.

Do this!

Buy this!

Think this!

Open Ended

Is this credible?

Multiple Choice

Is NOAA credible?

• Yes

• No

​More reliable

​Less reliable

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a primary source and a secondary source?

• A primary source is a firsthand account, while a secondary source interprets that account.

• A primary source is less reliable than a secondary source.

Multiple Select

What are the key aspects to consider when checking a website?

• Date

• Author

• Facts and Sources

• Purpose

Open Ended

Which part of CARP do you think is most important?

Multiple Choice

Is it current?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

The authority who produced the video is the BBC.

The BBC is the world’s leading public service broadcaster

"We’re impartial and independent, and every day we create distinctive, world-class programmes and content which inform, educate and entertain millions of people in the UK and around the world."

Based on what you just read, is the BBC an expert on the news?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Established by a Royal Charter, the BBC is principally funded through the licence fee paid by UK households. Our role is to fulfil our mission and promote our Public Purposes.

Our commercial operations including BBC Studios, the BBC’s award-winning production company and world-class distributor

The BBC’s Board ensures that we deliver our mission and public purposes which are set out in the Charter. The Executive Committee is responsible for day-to-day management. We are regulated by Ofcom.

Based on this information from their website, are they reliable?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

The mission of the BBC is "to act in the public interest, serving all audiences through the provision of impartial, high-quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain".

1. To provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them.

2. To support learning for people of all ages

3. To reflect, represent and serve the diverse communities of all of the United Kingdom’s nations and regions

Based on this information, what is their purpose for creating the content?

• To provide impartial news and information, support learning for all ages, and to represent and serve the diverse communities in the UK.

• To provide politically biased news and information. to increase the support of my political campaign by making a monetary donation to further my political career.

Multiple Choice

Is the BBC a credible source of information?

• Yes

• oN

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Multiple Choice

Is the video produced by the BBC Real News or Fake News?

• Real

• Fake

Poll

How confident do you feel about this topic now?

• I can identify sources of information for reliability.

• I think I might be able to identify sources of information for reliability.

• I am struggling to identify sources of information for reliability.