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Year 6

Media influence: How do I decide what is true online?

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  • Online safety

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This unit focuses on distinguishing truth from misinformation online and developing critical thinking skills. Pupils learn about online motivations and bias, recognising fake and AI-generated images, algorithms and echo chambers, verifying content and finding reliable health information.

In Year 6, pupils are becoming more critical of the information they encounter online. Building on previous learning about media literacy, this unit focuses on advanced skills for distinguishing truth from misinformation, including AI-generated content. This is timely as misinformation becomes more sophisticated. By learning these concepts now, pupils develop essential abilities to evaluate sources, recognise manipulation, verify content and find reliable information.

  1. Online motivations and bias
  2. Recognising fake and AI-generated images
  3. Algorithms and echo chambers
  4. Verifying what I see online
  5. Finding health information online
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