Are you getting your right to accurate and reliable information?
I can explain ways to make sure I am getting accurate and reliable information and why this is important.
- Year 7
Are you getting your right to accurate and reliable information?
I can explain ways to make sure I am getting accurate and reliable information and why this is important.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Article 17 of the UNCRC makes sure children have the right to accurate and reliable information.
- This right says that the Government is responsible for promoting child-friendly media and protecting them from harm.
- Reliable information helps people exercise their rights, participate in decisions and make informed choices.
- Children accessing media often encounter misinformation, disinformation and malinformation.
- Evaluating, cross-checking, analysing, using logic and critical thinking skills are vital for spotting misinformation.
Keywords
Right - something we are guaranteed by law
Information - knowledge communicated concerning a particular fact or subject, often presented to us in the media
Reliable information - knowledge communicated about a particular fact or subject, often presented to us in the media, that can be trusted, believed and verified with external sources
Reliable - something which is able to be trusted, believed and verified
Common misconception
We can easily tell when information is unreliable and inaccurate.
There are several ways that misinformation can convince us that untruths are real without us always realising.
Equipment
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The right to health is protected by Article ...
Q2.Which organisation wrote the UNCRC?
Q3.What does the NHS not promote?
Q4.Match the start of the sentence with its ending.
Q5.The money given by high income countries to low income countries to protect their right to health is called international ...
Q6.What does the right to health uphold?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Children have the right to accurate and __________ information.
Q2.What does the UNCRC say that the UK Government have a responsibility to provide?
Q3.How does reliable information help a child?
Q4.Match the word with its definition.
