Inferring From Evidence: Data Over Time

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Features

  • Time: 5 min share — 15 minute discussion

  • Response sheets (2 per page)

  • Large print pages of the graphs

  • Challenge question: what’s another way we could interpret this? can we trust the evidence here? what other effects could these phenomena have?

Sources

  • (see doc)

  • more coming soon


Lesson: Intro to Cognitive Bias

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Time 50-60 minutes

Goal Identify and explain different types of cognitive bias

Optional infographic: Civics in a Partisan Age

Agenda

  1. Do Now

  2. Video: Why do human brains love fake news?

  3. Recognizing types of bias

    1. Notes (graphic organizer included)

    2. Review Quiz

  4. Poster: Examples & Prevention

  5. Exit Ticket

Assessments

  1. Formative

    1. Do Now

    2. Graphic organizer

    3. Exit Ticket

  2. Summative

  3. Poster (group)

Sources

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Inferring from Evidence: Correlation v. Causation

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Features

  • Time: 5 min review — 15 minute discussion

  • 4 graphs, 3 questions per graph: identifies x-, y-axis & increase/decrease

  • Response sheets (6 per page), graphs (2 per page)

  • Challenge question: what else? why? how do we know?

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