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Chapter Seven

Dig Deeper

Part One

Lesson Media
  • Watch video (overview of concepts in this chapter)
  • Reflect (activities and discussions)

Part Two

Lesson Media
  • Break down concepts and definitions
  • Test your comprehension
  • Apply your knowledge
  • Continue to work on your final project

Part One

THE MORE YOU KNOW (THE LESS YOU KNOW) - if you're a critical thinker, you know you gotta watch the story below

Read Story Instead

Prefer reading instead? Here's the text version of your lesson.

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Questions & Activities

Reflect on your lesson with short activities, or by exploring referenced articles, featured podcasts, term definitions, and more!

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Featured Hot Take

Separating fact from opinion and weighing the validity of competing facts can be overwhelming. Don’t be overwhelmed! Dawna Friesen – an award-winning journalist and the anchor of Global National – wants to help.
 
We’re featuring this podcast across all five Nature Labs subjects. You might not like every course you take in school, but they are all related. By listening to this podcast, hopefully you’ll better understand why.
  • Have we forgotten the value of mainstream media or has mainstream media lost its values?
  • How important is it to think critically about the information we consume? Can the media help us be better critical thinkers?
  • Can good questions overcome bias or will bias always filter through in the questions we ask?
  • Are we equipped to separate good research from fake news if how we see the world is so clearly coloured by our biases?
More on Dawna Friesen

Part Two

YOUR TEACHER WILL DIRECT YOU TO THE ACTIVITIES BELOW THAT WILL HELP YOU WITH YOUR PROJECT.

Bias in the Media

How do you identify bias? Why is it important to understand? We're going to guide you through this confusing topic.

Find out!

Self-Reflection

Take the time to re-reflect on your values and upbringing in order to better understand your biases and how they influence your opinions.

Reflect

Bias Analysis

Is your final project being influenced by your bias? Is that a good thing? Is that a bad thing? Time to analyze your project for blind spots.

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Find Common Ground

Find a story related to your final project that you instinctively disagree with and work to find positive attributes.

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The Art of Disagreeing

Is it possible to disagree respectfully? Absolutely! Learn and practice how to disagree without being disagreeable.

Learn more

Fake News

What is fake news? How to determine a reliable source of information? We'll help you separate fact from fiction.

So fake

Further Exploration

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Resources From the Curated Library

Quick takes on how to bring prototyping into policy-making

Sub-Category: Prototyping Source: Medium File Type: Guide Overview: How to bring prototyping into policy making Web Link: https://medium.com/legal-design-and-innovation/quick-takes-on-how-to-bring-prototyping-into-policy-making-cc720f306d93

Why are collaboration and compromise important in business?

Why are collaboration and compromise important in business? Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Collaboration Source: Virgin File Type: Opinion Overview: Why collaboration and compromise are critical in business Web Link: https://www.virgin.com/entrepreneur/why-are-collaboration-and-compromise-important-business

Is it news or views?

Is it news or views? Sub-Category: Fact vs Opinion Source: The Globe and Mail File Type: Article Overview: Is it news or views? Web Link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/public-editor/article-is-it-news-or-views/

Opinion vs. Analysis

Opinion vs. Analysis Sub-Category: Fact vs Opinion Source: CBC File Type: Article Overview: The difference between opinion and analysis Web Link: https://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/community/editorsblog/2013/06/opinion-vs-analysis.html
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Featured Podcasts

Podcasts

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Additional Resources

Bias Analysis

Careers Resources
This activity will use information you uncovered in Chapter Two and in the self-reflection activity you did this chapter. Why? It's time to analyze...
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The Art of Disagreeing

Careers Resources
Disagreements and conflict are a part of life. Whether you disagree with someone because of your beliefs, habits, personality, communication style, ambitions or priorities,...
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Fake News

Careers Resources
Fake news refers to false or misleading information that is most often spread through social media. It's usually created and distributed intentionally to misinform,...
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Chapters

Chapter One

The System of Things

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Chapter Five

Here’s How

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Chapter Nine

Own Your Hypocrisy

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Chapter Two

The Context of It All

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Chapter Six

Your Turn

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Chapter Ten

Keep Going

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Chapter Three

We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

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Chapter Seven

Dig Deeper

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Chapter Eleven

One Last Thing

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Chapter Four

Hard Stuff is Hard

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Chapter Eight

Be Better

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Chapter Twelve

The End (of the Beginning)

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