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Chapter Seven

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Part One

THE MORE YOU KNOW (THE LESS YOU KNOW) - if you're a critical thinker, you know you gotta watch the story below
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Hot Takes (From Your Inquiry Media)

Does one individual matter?

We’re featuring two prominent voices from your Inquiry Media that have different takes on the question you’ve been exploring. Listen to these podcasts and really try to understand and empathize with the different perspectives.

Caribou Patrol

Podcasts
Can we afford to save the mountain caribou? Caribou Patrol - an Indigenous-led stewardship program - says we can’t afford not to. One of...
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Marie-Eve Marchand

Podcasts
In 2018, the sound of wild bison stampeding across a remote valley in Banff National Park became possible for the first time in over...
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What do you think?

  • Which perspective resonates with you? One, both or none? Why?
  • Do you understand the perspective you disagree with?
  • What is the bias of each expert? How are you able to identify that bias?
  • Do you understand that everyone has a bias? Is bias always a bad thing?

Activity

  • Get together in small groups and discuss the entire Inquiry Media story, and the featured podcasts. Do you think one individual matters? Is there a solution to this issue or even a way forward? Which voices in the story did you agree with? Who did you disagree with and why? If there are different perspectives within your group, try to understand them, while also working to identify the commonalities between your perspectives.

Did this story leave you with a question? 

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The best questions will be answered by Environment and Climate Change Canada’s scientists on video just for you! Make sure you include your name and school.

Part Two

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

Bias in Science Media

How do you identify bias in science-focused media stories? Why is it important to understand? We're here to help you acquire the tools.

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.

Go!

Find Common Ground

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

Begin

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

Part Three

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

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Resources From the Curated Library

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

Prototyping in Policy — What For?!

Prototyping in Policy — What For?! Sub-Category: Prototyping Source: Medium File Type: Essay/Analysis Overview: Does prototyping work in policy-making? Web Link: https://medium.com/legal-design-and-innovation/prototyping-in-policy-what-for-c7c567d922ec

6 Ways To Make A Team Of Rivals Work

Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Collaboration Source: Forbes File Type: Opinion Overview: How to make a team of rivals work in today's workforce Web Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastianbailey/2012/10/04/6-ways-to-make-a-team-of-rivals-work/#56b81a576bd0

The starving polar bear raises a question: Is fake news okay for a good...

Journalistic Objectivity Evolved the Way It Did for a Reason

Journalistic Objectivity Evolved the Way It Did for a Reason Sub-Category: Journalism Source: Time Magazine File Type: Essay/Analysis Overview: How and why journalism objectivity evolved Web Link: https://time.com/5443351/journalism-objectivity-history/

‘Both sides-ism’ a big problem in journalism

Source: The Post and Courier Website: https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/both-sides-ism-a-big-problem-in-journalism/article_9bab8232-b6bd-11e8-84ca-5784be02719c.html
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How to Make Better Decisions

How To
Why it's important to make better decisions Achieving goals: Good decisions are often the foundation for achieving personal or professional goals. Better decisions can help...
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Dealing with Stress

How To
What Causes Stress? Present a list of common stressors, such as exams, grades, peer pressure, social media, family expectations, extracurricular activities and even societal issues. Discuss...
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Maintaining Mental Health

How To
Part One As a class, work together to find the organizations in your community that assist with mental health. Highlight the organizations you have heard of...
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How to Work in a Group

How To
Why it's important to know how to work in a group Achieving goals: Working in a group can help you achieve goals that would be...
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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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Failure and Resiliency

Critiquing
Resiliency is the ability to bounce back from difficult or stressful situations, to cope with adversity and to adapt to change. It's an essential...
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How to Think Critically

Critical Thinking
Critical thinking takes your ideas to a new level by reflecting and analyzing your reasoning and that of others. It’s a great skill to...
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Tips for Better Time Management

How To
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How to Solve a Problem

Critical Thinking
Analyzing a problem and finding a solution can be challenging. From figuring out how to fix your phone, to determining how to sustain biodiversity...
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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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