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36. Fact-Checking Using the CRAAP Test, SIFT Method, or SMART Check

Activity Description

 
The CRAAP Test
Source: Evaluating Resources and Misinformation: the CRAAP Test (License: CC0/Public Domain)
Our students need digital skills and one of the most pressing skills is how to evaluate resources and misinformation. In this activity, students will first study the information at the UChicago Library for three tests that can be used: The SIFT Method, The CRAAP Test, and the SMART Check. Then students will practice using these tests.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language, ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation, ASE: High School Diploma, CTE: Career Technical Education

Levels

Intermediate, High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
37. Fast Food Nutrition: Should Fast Food Have Warning Labels?

Activity Description

Burger
Source: Pixabay by Patricia Maine Degrave (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 
In this project, students discuss and evaluate their eating habits and the positives and negatives of fast food, search the internet for information about ingredients and food labels, evaluate a menu item they purchase at fast food restaurants and present an alternative healthier option, and finally compose a paragraph about their opinion on the topic of warning labels for fast food.

Has EEE Lesson Plan

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language, ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced, Low, Intermediate, High
38. Figure This: Math Problem Solving

Activity Description

Problem-Solving
Source: Figure This Challenge Index (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics sponsors this, Take a Challenge Web site that has 80 problem-solving challenges that can be used for algebra and geometry students. The site is also available in Spanish and if you do not have Internet access at your school, look for the link at the bottom of the page to Printing the Challenges for printed copies of each challenge.

Has EEE Lesson Plan

Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation

Levels

Intermediate, High
39. Figuring Out the Tip

Activity Description

 

Moomoo Math and Science
Source: Moomoo Math and Science (License: CC0/Public Domain)

Watch the video instructions for students to figure out the tip to pay for a restaurant meal. It is a good introduction to this math and science help Web site and to calculating percents. Students use the worksheet to practice.

Has EEE Lesson Plan

Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels
40. Flippity: Games and Flashcards

Activity Description

Flippity
Source: Flippity homepage showing numerous activities (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 

In this activity, students are given a weekly set of vocabulary words to study. Each day a different activity is introduced to help students learn the vocabulary. The week ends with a Flippity Quiz Show game and quiz.

Flippity is a powerful tool that takes the information you enter on a Google Sheet template and then quickly and easily creates numerous online games to help students with vocabulary and spelling. Games include a Jeopardy-style quiz show, Bingo, Hangman, Crossword Puzzles, Word Search, quizzes that generate a certificate when completed, Memory, and more. Imagine your English as a Second Language (ESL) students practicing vocabulary words with flashcards that speak to them. You can even insert images and videos. Activities can be shared to your Google Classroom, Website, Moodle course, or accessed on the Flippity Website.

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Program Areas

ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation, ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language, ASE: High School Diploma, CTE: Career Technical Education, AwD: Adults with Disabilities

Levels

All Levels, All Levels
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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN220124 from the Adult Education Office, in the Career & College Transition Division, California Department of Education, with funds provided through Federal P.L., 105-220, Section 223. However, OTAN content does not necessarily reflect the position of that department or the U.S. Department of Education.