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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

Activities
  • 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.

Reflection

  • 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?
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Part Two

Your teacher will direct you to the activities below that will help you with your project.

Bias in Visual Stories

How do you identify artistic bias or even bias in the media? Why is it important to understand? We can help!

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

Compare two well-known visual stories - one you like and one you don't - and work to find the commonalities.

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The Art of Disagreeing

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

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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

Latest News

The Year We Lived, The Future We Saw

News
At the start of the year, you may have examined major global and national events and made predictions about what might come next with...
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List of Nature Labs Topics Covered in the 2025/26 School Year

News
Predicting Our Year Ahead (summary and activity) National Wildlife Day Inflation and the Economy: Rate Cuts (summary and analysis) National Tree Day World Rivers Day World News Day Truth and...
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Canada’s New Governor General – Louise Arbour

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Canada has a new Governor General! Today, former Supreme Court justice and human rights advocate Louise Arbour was installed as Canada’s 31st Governor General,...
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Resources From the Curated Library

6 Reasons Why You Should Prototype Your Idea Before Developing It

Sub-Category: Prototyping Source: Entrepreneur File Type: Article Overview: Why you should always prototype an idea before developing it Web Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/322320

Understanding How Design Thinking, Lean and Agile Work Together

Understanding How Design Thinking, Lean and Agile Work Together Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Peer Review Source: Mind the Product File Type: Guide Overview: From problem to solution assessment: process breakdown Web Link: https://www.mindtheproduct.com/understanding-design-thinking-lean-agile-work-together/

How to ask the better question

How to ask the better question Sub-Category: Interviews Source: TED File Type: Video Overview: How to ask the better question

Journalism’s Biggest Problem Is Not What You’d Expect—And It’s Entirely Fixable

Journalism’s Biggest Problem Is Not What You’d Expect—And It’s Entirely Fixable Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Journalism Source: The Observer File Type: Essay/Analysis Overview: The real problem with journalism: sourcing Web Link: https://observer.com/2015/04/journalisms-sourcing-problem/

Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion

Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion Sub-Category: Fact vs Opinion Source: Literacy Ideas File Type: Guide Overview: Looking at the difference between fact and opinion Web Link: https://www.literacyideas.com/teaching-fact-and-opinion

Featured Podcasts

Podcasts

Amanda Gierling

How to affect change? Well, in a world of endless opportunity, sometimes it requires a bit of focus, but it also requires the ability...

Danijela Puric-Mladenovic

Kendra Neef

Elliott Ingles

Dr. Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko

Additional Resources

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Art Resources

The Perfect Pitch

Visual Storytelling Resources
View ideas on different pitch methods. Browse the Curated Library for presentation and pitch ideas. Read this guide on making the perfect pitch. How can you become...
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Toolkit for Action

Active Citizenship
Want to see if your idea has succeeded? Measure your outcomes!
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Get Inspired

Visual Storytelling Resources
Part One How? Get outside. Use your phone and/or a sketchbook to capture aspects of nature around you Find textures, colours, shapes, lines and other elements...
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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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