Here is an interesting lesson that grade 7 & 8 teachers might want to try in their class.
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/lessons/elementary/internet/upload/Taming-the-Wild-Wiki_Sept09.pdf
Overview
Students are introduced to Wikipedia, the user-edited online encyclopedia, and given an overview of its strengths and
weaknesses as a research source. They are taught how to evaluate the reliability of a Wikipedia article and then
attempt to improve an existing article.
Learning Outcomes
Students will:
• learn how to evaluate a Wikipedia article for reliability
• learn how to effectively use Wikipedia as a research source
• assess the reliability of sources
• state and defend an opinion
• research a topic and publish their research
• contribute to a public debate
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